Etiqueta: stem cells
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Nanotubes Expedite the Healing Power of Stem Cells
At the intersection of nanotechnology and biology, scientists combine small-scale engineering with medical therapies.
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California Embryonic Stem Cell Funding is Delayed
In yet another indication of a globally stressed economy, and in yet another setback to embryonic stem cell research, the state of California has announced that it must delay the distribution of nearly $60 million in stem cell grant money.
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Multiple Sclerosis Patients Improve After Adult Stem Cell Therapy
Doctors in Chicago use adult stem cells derived from bone marrow to halt and reverse the progression of multiple sclerosis.
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California’s Stem Cell Progress Revisited
Nearly 5 years after the controversial Proposition 71 was voted into law, and with very little concrete progress to show for it, scientists are reevaluating the field of embryonic stem cell research in California.
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Neuralstem Receives Patent for Neural Stem Cell Immortalization Technology
The company Neuralstem has been awarded a patent for its proprietary technology to immortalize human neural stem cells.
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FDA Approves First Human Embryonic Stem Cell Trial
The biotech company Geron has received FDA approval to conduct the first human clinical trial with embryonic stem cells.
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Mesoblast Announces Approval of First Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial Utilizing Adult Stem Cells
The Australia-based company Mesoblast Limited announces institutional approval to begin the first human clinical trials of adult stem cell treatment for the prevention of osteoarthritis in the knee after acute traumatic injury.
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Opexa Briefs Shareholders on Corporate Update
Opexa Therapeutics holds an informative briefing on both executive and scientific company news.
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Corneal Blindness in the U.K. to be Treated with Aborted Fetal Stem Cells
In a controversial ruling, the Scottish company ReNeuron has received authorization to conduct a clinical trial in which patients will be treated for corneal blindness with stem cells harvested from aborted human fetuses.
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Cardiac Dysfunction Secondary to Diabetes is Treated with Adult Stem Cells
Scientists in Egypt demonstrate the ability of bone marrow stem cells to treat chronic cardiac disease that is associated with diabetes.