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Stem Cell Supporter Or Obstructionist? Kander vs. Blunt in Epic Missouri Senate Struggle – Huffington Post

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2016-09-06 NEWS

Stem Cell Supporter Or Obstructionist? Kander vs. Blunt in Epic Missouri Senate Struggle
Huffington Post
Senator Blunt has repeatedly voted to deny funding to embryonic stem cell research. He also has stated he would ban it—and even co-sponsored a bill to put scientists in prison for an advanced form of stem cell research. This year, he has an opponent, …

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2016-09-06 NEWS

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Two Nobel judges fired over stemcell doctor scandal
The Guardian
Anders Hamsten had previously resigned from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden over the employment of stemcell surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. Harriet Wallberg, who was president of the university when Macchiarini was hired, was fired from her current job as …
2 Nobel Judges to Be Dismissed Over StemCell Doctor ScandalABC News
2 Nobel Judges Dismissed Over StemCell Scientist’s ScandalNewsmax
Nobel prize panel demands resignation of judges over scandal involving celebrated Italian stem cell surgeonTelegraph.co.uk
ABC Online
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2016-09-06 NEWS

Men’s Journal

Does Stem Cell Therapy Actually Work?
Men’s Journal
While it’s still unclear exactly how stem cells work, accumulating data suggests that they’re an effective way to treat joint pain and injury — arthritic knees, torn ACLs and rotator cuffs, and more. Anecdotal evidence indicates cells can do far more
Should we restrict untested stem cell treatments?Genetic Literacy Project

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2016-09-06 NEWS

This Stem Cell Company Has Major Potential
Seeking Alpha
Among stem cell companies with potential for major advancement, my personal favorite is Mesoblast and not just because it’s close to home, in Australia. MESO’s four tier-1 products are: MPC-150-IM, for advanced heart failure; MPC-300-IV, …

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2016-09-06 NEWS

Fox News

2 Nobel judges to be dismissed over stemcell doctor scandal
Fox News
The panel that awards the Nobel Prize in medicine is dismissing two judges for their roles in a scandal over a disgraced stem cell scientist at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute. Nobel Assembly secretary Thomas Perlmann told Swedish news agency TT on …
Two Nobel judges to be dismissed over stemcell doctor scandalPhys.Org
Nobel Prize Judges Fired in Paolo Macchiarini Medical ScandalNewsweek
Swedish Nobel judges fired in Karolinska medical scandalBBC News
The Independent
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2016-09-06 NEWS

The Herald-News

Stem cells rebuild shoulders, knees, hips
The Herald-News
Dwelling in your body right now are stem cells, the body’s own internal repair system. Scientists discovered that amniotic fluid contains a high concentration of these amazing, regenerating stem cells, which can be saved and re-purposed for restoring

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2016-09-06 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

Should we restrict untested stem cell treatments?
Genetic Literacy Project
So far the Food and Drug Administration has not aggressively regulated stem cell clinics. The reason is the stem cells being used typically come from the patient’s own body…. But now that the treatments are being offered so much more widely, the FDA

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