Etiqueta: stem cells
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Large-Scale Adult Stem Cell Trials Planned for Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis lead a nationwide, multicenter clinical trial to study the efficacy of adult stem cell therapy in the treatment of children with sickle cell anemia.
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Indian Company Plans Off-The-Shelf General Stem Cell Therapy
Stempeutics Research, headquartered near Bangalore, India, is currently developing broad stem cell therapies that are applicable to a wide variety of diseases.
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Pfizer Funds New Company for the Development of New Stem Cell Therapy for Eye Diseases
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer is helping to create a new company dedicated to the development of adult stem cell therapies for diabetes-induced retinal damage.
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Stem Cells Discovered in Surface of Heart
Researchers discover stem cell precursors of cardiomyocytes located in the outer layer of heart tissue.
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Veterinarians Achieve Success With Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Animals
As crippled horses, dogs and cats show dramatic improvement after being treated with adult stem cell therapy, their progress parallels similar advancements for humans.
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Doctors in India Use Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
With newer, improved techniques for the administration of adult stem cells, an already viable therapy is made even more effective in the treatment of devastating spinal cord injuries.
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Adult Stem Cells Identified in Bladder
Scientists at UC-Davis Children’s Hospital are the first to identify stem cells in the adult human bladder.
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FDA Postpones First U.S. Clinical Trial of Embryonic Stem Cells
Plans for the first clinical trial in the U.S. ever to be conducted with embryonic stem cells have now been postponed by the FDA.
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Researchers Report First Successful Creation of Heart Tissue From Adult Heart Stem Cells
Scientists in the Netherlands are the first to isolate stem cells from the adult human heart, from which they were then able to grow new heart tissue.
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Stem Cells From Menstrual Blood Offer New Hope in Organ Transplantation and in the Treatment of Numerous Diseases
Stromal cells found in menstrual blood offer a highly preferable alternative therapy to a number of diseases including those requiring organ transplantation.