Systemic stem cell therapy reduces malignant mesothelioma growthNews-Medical.netSystemic delivery of stem cells expressing an apoptosis-inducing protein can successfully incorporate into malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cells and subsequently induce their death, according to preclinical study findings. While further validation … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Could Stem Cells Breathe New Life into the Field of Blood Substitution?Scientific AmericanThey culled stemlike cells from blood circulating through a patient’s body and manipulated them into becoming red blood cells nearly identical to those that normally transport oxygen in the body. The team injected two milliliters of the stem–cell … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Genetic Engineering NewsWhile commercial providers of stem cells and stem cell-derived products have instituted quality-control measures, they are aware that no single, unchanging quality-control regime will suffice for all purposes. Instead, providers aim to apply “fit for … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Western Daily PressThe condition is not officially recognised in the UK and no treatment exists, but in the US, where a larger number of Iraq veterans have succumbed to it, a hospital in Chicago has developed a “reboot” treatment which uses stem–cells to recharge the …Former army medic ‘poisoned by uranium in Iraq’ raises £100000 … Continue reading
AlgemeinerGamida-Cell Ltd. Israel stem cell treatment developer Gamida-Cell Ltd. is in talks to be acquired by Novartis, the pharmaceutical giant, for up to $600 million, according to Israel’s Globes business daily, citing sources familiar with the deal. Gamida …Novartis Trying to Buy Israeli Stem Cell Research DeveloperThe Jewish PressNovartis In Advanced Talks to Acquire Israeli … Continue reading
UC Merced Connect: Stem cell research gets $500000 boostMerced Sun-StarUC Merced professor Kara McCloskey was recently awarded a highly competitive $500,000 grant to continue research in human stem cell biology, as part of an effort to enhance stem cell research in California. In February, the California Institute for … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
The Japan TimesWASHINGTON – A U.S. scientist who assisted Haruko Obokata with what appeared to be groundbreaking stem cell research has corrected a paper she published in a U.S. magazine in 2011, citing an erroneous figure. Charles Vacanti, a professor at Harvard …Reliability of stem cell ‘breakthrough’ questionedNHS ChoicesRiken left red-faced as stem cell scientists … Continue reading
U.S. scientist corrects Obokata’s 2011 stem cell study | The Japan TimesThe Japan TimesWASHINGTON – A U.S. scientist who assisted Haruko Obokata with what appeared to be groundbreaking stem cell research has corrected a paper she published in a U.S. magazine in 2011, citing an erroneous figure. Charles Vacanti, a professor at Harvard … …read … Continue reading