Prominent scientist calls for stem cell studies to be withdrawnBoston GlobeAccording to Japanese news reports, a respected scientist and co-author of two high-profile papers that described a controversial technique for creating stem cells has called for the studies to be withdrawn because of errors. For weeks, the papers … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Scientist urges withdrawal of his own ‘breakthrough’ stem cell researchReuters UKRobin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at Britain’s National Institute for Medical Research, cautioned against premature assumptions on whether the research was flawed. “I have an open mind on this,” he told Reuters. “I’m waiting to hear from several … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Center advancing treatments, officials sayLawrence Journal WorldTopeka — Eight months after the establishment of the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at Kansas University Medical Center, the center is conducting clinical trails and advancing treatments for numerous diseases, KU officials said Monday. “We are very …Stem cell center starting trialsTopeka Capital JournalGuidelines for Stem … Continue reading
Stem cell center starting trialsTopeka Capital JournalSeven months after a bill to create a regional stem cell therapy hub at the University of Kansas Medical Center took effect, two doctors from the center say it is enrolling patients in clinical trials and beginning their work. David Prentice and …Stem Cell Center advancing treatments, officials sayLawrence … Continue reading
FDA approves Israel-developed stem cell ‘factory’ for researchThe Times of IsraelAn Israeli-invented process to speed up injury repairs got a big boost last week when the FDA approved the use of mass-produced manufactured therapeutic stem cells produced by Pluristem Therapeutics for use in studies on treating injuries. The …Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTI) Granted new Patent … Continue reading
Ten-year-old donates stem cells to save brother’s lifeTaipei TimesA 10-year-old girl voluntarily donated her stem cells to save the life of her brother, who had a rare and aggressive form of lymphoma and could have died in months were it not for her timely donation. The brother, a 12-year-old sixth-grader at New … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Call for acid-bath stem–cell paper to be retractedNature.com (blog)Less than 40 days after a team led by Haruko Obokata of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan, presented two stunning papers claiming a method of using a simple acid-bath method to reprogramme mature mammalian cells back to an … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
STAP cells paper coauthor asks for retractionU-T San DiegoA coauthor of a disputed study on a new way generating stem cells through exposure to acid and other stresses has asked for its retraction, according to press reports. Teruhiko Wakayama asked for retraction of two papers describing so-called STAP cells … …read more &nbs… Continue reading