Categoría: Stem Cells
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Induced Pluripotent Cells Created From Blood
Scientists have created the first iPS cells from human peripheral blood.
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Spinal Cord Injuries Treated With Adult Stem Cells
Scientists demonstrate both safety and feasibility of an adult stem cell therapy for the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
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Act of Congress Offers Financial Incentive for Cord Blood Banking
New legislation in the U.S. allows for tax benefits in the banking of adult stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood.
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A Safer Way to Reprogram Cells
Scientists develop a «safer», but still not completely safe, way to create induced pluripotent stem cells, without the need for harmful retroviral vectors.
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Members of The President’s Council on Bioethics Object to Obama’s Stem Cell Policy
Over half the members of the President’s Council on Bioethics have issued a letter of objection in which they formally protest President Obama’s new stem cell policy.
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First Clinical Trial With Human Stem Cells Approved In India
The biotech company Stempeutics has received regulatory authorization to commence the first clinical trial ever to be conducted with human stem cells in India, for the use of adult stem cell therapy in the treatment of two different diseases.
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Growing New Cartilage With Your Own Adult Stem Cells
Scientists in Scotland have developed a new technique for growing cartilage with adult stem cells.
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Old Dogs Learn New Stem Cell Tricks
Unburdened with a canine equivalent of the FDA, elderly dogs in Australia are learning how to be young again, thanks to adult stem cell therapy.
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Adult Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes Shows Progress
Opexa Therapeutics shows strong preclinical data for its autologous adult stem cell diabetes therapy.
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Growing a New Heart With Adult Stem Cells
Humans are beginning to emulate salamanders in their regenerative abilities.