Stem cell transplant makes rats more social – Spectrum
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Stem cell transplant makes rats more social
Spectrum The findings hint at the promise of stem cell therapy for autism, although any clinical application of this treatment is a long way off, says Jennifer Donegan, postdoctoral fellow in Daniel Lodge’s lab at the University of Texas Health Science Center … |
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Stem cell drive seeks 100 registrants
Whistler Question Greg Bikadi and his wife, Bernadine Sampson, are exceptionally grateful to CBS’s OneMatch stem cell donation program. Thanks to a generous donor, their 14-year-old daughter Kuya7 Sydney was able to receive a bone marrow transplant this summer to … |
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Scientist Hwang’s stem cell line to be registered
The Korea Herald The Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said it has concluded that the human embryonic stem cell line, called NT-1, was developed by a process of parthenogenesis, also known as the “virgin birth.” This is when an egg develops on its … |
The San Diego Union-Tribune |
Parkinson’s stem cell therapy shows signs of safety
The San Diego Union-Tribune In an early test of its therapy for Parkinson’s disease, International Stem Cell Corp. in San Diego said Monday that the stem cell-based treatment appears to be safe. The first patient in the Phase 1 clinical trial, conducted in Australia, was treated … |
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Deficiency of tumor suppressor gene may allow brain cancer cells to survive outside niches
News-Medical.net “Cancer stem cells require ‘niches’ to remain viable but it is unclear how they survive in an environment outside of these niches both within the same tissues or during invasion to other organs,” said Hu. “We discovered that QKI is a major regulator of … |
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The stem–cell struggle: Multiracial patients’ hunt for a match
The Globe and Mail Hundreds of Canadians are waiting for stem–cell transplants, but only half of them will find a donor, according to Canadian Blood Services. For multiracial patients, the chances of finding a match are infinitely smaller. As Vancouver filmmaker Jeff … |
Nature.com |
Disgraced stem–cell entrepreneur under fresh investigation
Nature.com Public prosecutors in Turin, Italy, are investigating whether disgraced stem–cell entrepreneur Davide Vannoni — convicted on criminal charges last year for administering unproven stem–cell therapies in Italy — is offering his treatments again, this … |