Etiqueta: stem cells
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Adult Stem Cell Company Selected for Prestigious Conference in Israel
The biotech company Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., specializing in adult stem cells, has been chosen to present at the First Annual Israeli Presidential Conference.
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Neural Stem Cells Discovered in Adult Human Spinal Cord
An intercultural consortium of researchers from across the European Union issues the first report identifying neural stem cells in the adult human spinal cord.
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President Bush Addresses National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks on abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and other topics at the 5th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast held in Washington, D.C. this morning.
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Stem Cells from Menstrual Blood Differentiate into Cells Resembling Cardiac Precursor Cells
A team of researchers in Japan has succeeded in differentiating cardiac precursor-like cells from mesenchymal stem cells that were derived from human menstrual blood.
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Phase III Clinical Trials Begin With Cord Blood Stem Cells in the Treatment of Metabolic Disorders in Pediatric Patients
Aldagen Inc. has announced the beginning of Phase III clinical trials in which the first pediatric patient has been treated with a proprietary adult stem cell product specifically developed as a therapeutic modality for inherited metabolic diseases.
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Adult Stem Cells Show Positive Results in a Pre-Clinical Study of Multiple Sclerosis
The biotech company Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. has found improvement in an animal model of multiple sclerosis with the use of a therapeutic product developed from mesenchymal stromal cells.
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Cautionary Response Issued for Clinical Trials With Embryonic Stem Cells
As the first clinical trials ever to be conducted in the U.S. with embryonic stem cells are about to commence, FDA regulators convene a special meeting to debate the inherent risks and dangers.
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Adult Stem Cells Show Positive Results in a Pre-Clinical Study of Ischemic Stroke
The biotech company Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. has found improvement in an animal model of ischemic stroke with the use of a therapeutic product developed from mesenchymal stromal cells.
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An Adult Stem Cell Bill Advances in the Colorado State Legislature
Scientists, doctors, patients and lawmakers work together to draft a state law that would expedite the storage and therapeutic administration of umbilical cord blood stem cells.
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Alzheimer’s Slowed by Stem Cells From Umbilical Cord Blood
Stem Cells derived from umbilical cord blood are found to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in mice.