Etiqueta: stem cells

Through iPS cell technology, scientists turn ordinary skin cells into retinal cells.

The Olympic medalist Shannon Miller has signed a marketing endorsement partnership with StemCyte, one of the world’s leading cord blood banks.

Prosecutors in South Korea have recommended a four-year prison term for Hwang Woo-suk, whose fraudulent stem cell reports caused an international scandal.

Dr. Francis Collins, the newly appointed director of NIH, states his intention for a practical, scientific focus at NIH.

The University of California at Davis has been awarded two separate multi-million-dollar grants for the study of adult stem cells in the treatment of various neurodegenerative and blood diseases.

The adult stem cell company Stemedica has requested a meeting with the FDA as the first step in the clinical evaluation of its proprietary adult stem cell product for the treatment of ischemic stroke.

Doctors in India are using autologous adult stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease in a 55-year-old patient.

In an innovative application of laboratory technology, scientists observe a "movie" of adult stem cells in the process of repairing the brain.

A group describing themselves as "pro-embryo" has filed a lawsuit against NIH, claiming that the new stem cell policy of the Obama administration violates federal law.