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Stem cell transplants may induce long-term remission of multiple sclerosis – National Institutes of Health (press release)

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2017-02-01 NEWS

Stem cell transplants may induce long-term remission of multiple sclerosis
National Institutes of Health (press release)
New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person’s own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune …

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2017-02-01 NEWS

Digital Trends

‘Metroid’ gets unofficial prequel with fan-made ‘Metroid: Rogue Dawn’
Digital Trends
Pirates seized a capsule said to contain a newly discovered life form in a state of suspended animation. Rogue Dawn surrounds the events that led up to the theft of the capsule which ultimately placed the Metroid’s under the control of Ridley and the

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2017-02-01 NEWS

Nature.com

Developmental biology Human–pig embryo made
Nature.com
Previous attempts to engraft human stem cells into developing mice have met with limited success. Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, and his colleagues instead worked with embryos of pigs

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2017-02-01 NEWS

New Scientist

Clinic claims it has used stem cells to treat Down’s syndrome
New Scientist
A CLINIC claims it has used stem cells to treat Down’s syndrome in up to 14 people. “As far as we know, it’s the first time that stem cells have been used to treat Down’s syndrome,” says Jyoti Titus, manager at Nutech Mediworld clinic in New Delhi, India.

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