Japanese stem cell fraudOptometry TodayThe researcher behind breakthrough stem cell research in Japan has been found guilty of scientific misconduct. Dr Haruko Obokata came under investigation after concerns were raised about two of her recent papers published in Nature. The research … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell transplantation from unrelated donor saves 2-year-oldTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: A 2-year-old boy previously suffering from Thalassemia Major was diagnosed as free from the blood disorder following a successful stem cell transplantation from an Indian donor. This is the first reported case in the country of Thalassemia … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
VIDEO | Ateneo graduate dies after undergoing stem cell therapyInterAksyonMANILA, Philippines – A cum laude graduate from the Ateneo de Manila University, who was suffering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, died last year after undergoing embryonic stem cell therapy that was allegedly administered by Antonia Park, the alternative … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Caribbean International Holdings Appoints Leader in Stem Cell Research to …Wall Street JournalMIAMI, FL–(Marketwired – April 07, 2014) – Caribbean International Holdings (PINKSHEETS: CIHN) is excited to announce that it has appointed Rafael Gonzalez, Ph.D to its Advisory Board. Dr. Gonzalez is currently responsible for the development of … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Japan Stem–Cell Researcher Obokata Is HospitalizedWall Street Journal (blog)Last week, Japan’s prestigious Riken institute said the 30-year-old Dr. Obokata’s research at Riken, which had seemed to offer a groundbreaking way of making stem cells easily, contained basic errors and wasn’t backed up by laboratory notes. Dr …Stem–cell row ‘a blow for science’The Japan TimesMore stem … Continue reading
BBC NewsA seven-year-old boy whose second fight against a rare cancer was charted in a blog by his father has been given the all-clear. Laughlin Whiteley, of Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, had a stem cell transplant in February after he was diagnosed with acute … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Unborn baby’s stem cells may save sick brothergulfnews.comThe baby was conceived in-vitro, or outside the body, after a special genetic screening was done to see if the baby’s stem cells would not be rejected by the boy who is suffering from thalassaemia. A child with thalassaemia can only be cured through a … and more … Continue reading
Unborn baby’s stem cells help sick brother, 4gulfnews.comThe baby was conceived in-vitro, or outside the body, after a special genetic screening was done to see if the baby’s stem cells would not be rejected by the boy who is suffering from thalassaemia. A child with thalassaemia can only be cured through a … and more … Continue reading