Scots parents to make medical history when they donate stem cells to daugtherDeadline NewsSCOTS parents will make medical history next month when they donate stem cells to their cancer-stricken daughter. Mackenzie Furniss, nine, is suffering from an advanced form of childhood cancer and needs an experimental treatment to save her life. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Adult cells turned into stem cells in the bodyNHS ChoicesA “breakthrough” study in which stem cells were created from living adult tissue means that damaged and diseased organs could eventually be regenerated inside the bodies of living patients, The Daily Telegraph has reported. The Independent said the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Medical News TodayA team of scientists in Spain has reprogrammed adult cells in live mice to revert to stem cells that appear as potent as embryonic stem cells. The team reports its findings online this week in the journal Nature. The study is the first to achieve in …Scientists grow new stem cells in a … Continue reading
Science World ReportWhat scientists refer to as induced pluripotent stem cells have become widely known among the medical field and may prove to be even more promising than embryonic stem cells. For this study, the study authors looked again at the possibilities of these … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
No Point in Testing Controversial Stem Cell Treatment, Italian Panel SaysScience NowROME—An expert panel that the Italian government asked to come up with a trial design for a controversial Italian stem cell therapy has thrown in the towel. The group, made up of top Italian scientists, has concluded that the treatment—designed by … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Pluristem Awarded Stem Cell Therapy PatentDrug Discovery & DevelopmentPluristem is studying a placenta-based stem cell therapy called PLX as a treatment for conditions including peripheral artery disease, or the narrowing of large arteries that supply blood to the extremities. In June, the Food and Drug Administration …Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI): Celgene’s And Osiris’ IP Positions … Continue reading
Advisers declare Italian stem–cell therapy ‘unscientific’Nature.com (blog)A scientific advisory committee in Italy yesterday (11 September) gave a decided thumbs down to a controversial stem–cell treatment slated for a €3 million, government-sponsored clinical trial. The committee had been appointed by the health minister to … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cells Created In Living Mouse, Suggesting New Possibilities In …Huffington PostLONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have succeeded in generating new stem cells in living mice and say their success opens up possibilities for the regeneration of damaged tissue in people with conditions ranging from heart failure to spinal cord injury. …read more &nbs… Continue reading