Etiqueta: stem cells
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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.
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Teeth as a Form of Health Insurance
Mothers of toddlers in England are being encouraged to store the baby teeth of their children as a future source of stem cells.
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Heart Patients Report Dramatic Improvement with Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Clinical Trials
In FDA-approved clinical trials conducted in the U.S. with autologous adult stem cell therapy, heart patients show swift and significant improvement.
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Common Enzyme Sheds Light on Health and Disease
An enzyme which is well known for its connection to a number of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes, now appears to play an important role in healthy brain maintenance.
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A High-Profile Proponent of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Sharply Criticizes Obama’s Policy
In an op-ed article published today in The Washington Post and entitled Obama’s Science Fiction, Dr. Charles Krauthammer issues a harsh and incisive criticism of Obama’s policy on embryonic stem cell research.
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Geron Seen as Scientifically and Financially Risky
Doctors, scientists, and now also institutional investors lack confidence in Geron’s highly publicized upcoming clinical trial with human embryonic stem cells.