Categoría: Stem Cell Research
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FDA Authorizes Device for Bone Marrow Stem Cell Preparation
A leading manufacturer of medical machinery that is used in the processing of stem cells has received FDA approval for the marketing of its newest device.
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Veterinarians Achieve Success With Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Animals
As crippled horses, dogs and cats show dramatic improvement after being treated with adult stem cell therapy, their progress parallels similar advancements for humans.
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Doctors in India Use Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
With newer, improved techniques for the administration of adult stem cells, an already viable therapy is made even more effective in the treatment of devastating spinal cord injuries.
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FDA Postpones First U.S. Clinical Trial of Embryonic Stem Cells
Plans for the first clinical trial in the U.S. ever to be conducted with embryonic stem cells have now been postponed by the FDA.
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Adult Stem Cell Company Selected for Prestigious Conference in Israel
The biotech company Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., specializing in adult stem cells, has been chosen to present at the First Annual Israeli Presidential Conference.
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Neural Stem Cells Discovered in Adult Human Spinal Cord
An intercultural consortium of researchers from across the European Union issues the first report identifying neural stem cells in the adult human spinal cord.
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Phase III Clinical Trials Begin With Cord Blood Stem Cells in the Treatment of Metabolic Disorders in Pediatric Patients
Aldagen Inc. has announced the beginning of Phase III clinical trials in which the first pediatric patient has been treated with a proprietary adult stem cell product specifically developed as a therapeutic modality for inherited metabolic diseases.
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Adult Stem Cells Show Positive Results in a Pre-Clinical Study of Multiple Sclerosis
The biotech company Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. has found improvement in an animal model of multiple sclerosis with the use of a therapeutic product developed from mesenchymal stromal cells.
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Cautionary Response Issued for Clinical Trials With Embryonic Stem Cells
As the first clinical trials ever to be conducted in the U.S. with embryonic stem cells are about to commence, FDA regulators convene a special meeting to debate the inherent risks and dangers.
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An Adult Stem Cell Bill Advances in the Colorado State Legislature
Scientists, doctors, patients and lawmakers work together to draft a state law that would expedite the storage and therapeutic administration of umbilical cord blood stem cells.