Categoría: Stem Cells
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Pfizer and University College London Form Licensing Agreement
Big Pharma and academia team up for a new venture in regenerative medicine.
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South Korea Conditionally Lifts Embryonic Stem Cell Research Ban
The National Committee on Bioethics in Seoul has agreed to approve a new embryonic stem cell research project, subject to certain conditions.
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Cornell Conducts Adult Stem Cell Study on Horses
A group of veterinarians at Cornell University has conducted a controlled study in which autologous adult stem cells were evaluated in the treatment of tendon injuries in horses.
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Adult Stem Cells From Fat Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Three patients with multiple sclerosis show significant improvement after being treated with their own fat-derived adult stem cells.
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NIH Issues Guidelines Restricting Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The U.S. National Institutes of Health have released a draft of guidelines for human embryonic stem cell research, limiting the use of federal funds to research on «spare» embryos that were originally created for reproductive purposes only.
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Adult Stem Cells Treat Stroke Patients in Clinical Trial
In an FDA-approved clinical trial, the first patient to receive an adult stem cell therapy for the treatment of stroke shows significant improvement.
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Equine Stem Cell Technique to be Tested in People
Scientists in London announce that a novel adult stem cell therapy which has already been successfully used in race horses for repairing damaged Achilles tendons will now be tested on people.
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Pluripotent Stem Cells Created From Monocytes
Scientists in Germany create pluripotent stem cells from human adult monocytes.
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Common Virus Kills Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Researchers in Canada have discovered the ability of an ordinary harmless virus to selectively target and kill breast cancer stem cells.
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Stem Cells Produce Mammalian Ova Throughout Life
A popular dogma is overturned as scientists discover that mammalian females are not born with a finite number of ova, as previously thought, but instead continue to produce new ova throughout life.