News

October 2008

‘You would barely know adult stem cells exist’

(Times Higher Education)

Building a New Prostate

(Science)

Stem Cell Breakthrough: Mass-Production Of ‘Embryonic’ Stem Cells From A Human Hair

(ScienceDaily)

A breakthrough, then a surge, in stem cell research

(PhysOrg)

Stem cell generation from ordinary cells now safe

(Reuters)

Adult Stem Cell Trial The First of Its Kind

(KCPW)

Stem cells from testicles an option to embryos

(AP)

September 2008

Scientists Find Way to Regress Adult Cells to Embryonic State

(Washington Post)

Key Advance In Treating Spinal Cord Injuries

(Medical News Today)

Engineered stem cells carry promising ALS therapy

(PhysOrg)

Tooth stem cells give brain surgery hopes

(Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

New artificial heart pump assists and repairs defective hearts

(iTWire)

New Stem Cell Screening Tool Takes Adult Stem Cell Research To New Level

(Science Daily)

Hearing restoration may be possible with cochlear repair after transplant of human cord blood cells

(PhysOrg)

August 2008

Japanese create stem cells from wisdom teeth

(PhysOrg)

Cord blood can be used to treat adult leukemia

(WRAL)

Unlikely hero doesn’t forget home

(Thanh Nien Daily)

Stem cell research provides near miracle treatments

(abc12.com)

Injured? Horsing Around With Stem Cells May Get You Back in the Saddle

(Wired)

Scientists create 20 disease-specific stem cell lines

(PhysOrg)

Research to Advance with New Human Stem Cell-Based Models

(MedPage Today)

Skin cells produce library of diseased stem cells

(Reuters)

Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Motor Neurons in ALS Patients

(HealthDay)

July 2008

Fruit-fly study adds weight to theories about another type of adult stem cell

(PhysOrg)

Biotech bailing on stem cells?

(The Scientist)

Australia: Stem cell therapy plan for placentas

(Sydney Morning Herald)

Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair

(PhysOrg)

Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study

(Reuters)

Cord blood helping baby with ‘bubble boy’ disease

(USA Today)

Muscle stem cell advance hailed

(BBC)

Stemcell transplant a lifesaver for Ryan

(West Australian)

New technique to harvest stem cell

(The Press Association)

Hacking the Hack of Stem Cell Reprogramming

(Wired)

New Technique Produces Genetically Identical Stem Cells

(ScienceDaily)

Adult Stem Cells Reprogrammed In Their Natural Environment

(ScienceDaily)

 

June 2008

A Stem Cell Treatment Without Controversy

(Voice of San Diego)

Improved Technique Makes it Easier to Form Powerful Stem Cells

(Bloomberg)

Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Transplants May Help ALS Patients

(ScienceDaily)

La. Gov. Jindal signs cloning bill

(Houma Today)

Stem-Cell Treatments for Pets

(TIME)

Stem Cells Could Replace Plastic Surgery

(LiveScience)

Stroke without thrombolytics calls stem cells

(StemCellPatents)

UT Southwestern researchers create molecule that nudges nerve stem cells to mature

(Eureka! Science News)

Stem cell researchers give old muscle new pep

(PhysOrg)

Therapeutic Potential Of Cord Blood Stem Cells Enhanced With New Technology

(ScienceDaily)

Stem cells apparently cure boy's fatal disease

(Los Angeles Times)

Adult stem cell findings offer new hope for Parkinson's cure

(PhysOrg)

Embryo-free stem cell research gets boost

(Telegraph)

Olfactory Mucosa is a Potential Source for Autologous Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

(Stem Cells)

Blood and marrow transplant corrects collagen VII deficiency

(Huliq)

Bill: No public funds for therapeutic cloning

(The Press Democrat)

 

May 2008

Researchers develop human stem cell line containing sickle cell anemia mutation

(PhysOrg)

Lab-grown body parts no longer the stuff of sci-fi

(Belleville News-Democrat)

Stem-cell therapy is no miracle cure

(Times Online)

Adult Cells Steal Trick from Cancer to Become Stem Cell-Like

(Scientific American)

No ethical, medical or scientific basis for destructive embryo research

(Irish Examiner)

Cord Blood Bank Becomes Law

(Oklahoma.gov)

 

April 2008

New type of stem cells coaxed into heart tissue

(Reuters)

Mature Mouse Cells Reprogrammed to Stem Cell-Like State

(HealthDay)

Feds Back Stem Cell Surgery for Vets

(ABC)

California Stem Cell Agency Exaggerated Its Role in Funding Key Research

(PRNewswire)

House backs funds ban for stem-cell research

(2theadvocate)

Stem Cells From Menstrual Blood Show Therapeutic Potential

(GEN)

Campaigners against human embryo research launch legal challenge

(Telegraph)

Reprogrammed Stem Cells Work on Parkinson’s

(Technology Review)

Valuable blood discarded

(Akron Beacon Journal)

Stem cells mature

(Akron Beacon Journal)

Stem cells made to mimic disease

(BBC)

Fetal Cells Detected in Mothers’ Blood Years After Donor Egg Pregnancies

(HealthDay)

March 31

• Stem Cells From Hair Follicles May Help ‘Grow’ New Blood Vessels (ScienceDaily)

March 28

• Report: Crazy Xs (Nature)

March 27

• Umbilical cord blood cell therapy in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease (PHYSORG)
• Missouri appeals court looks at stem cell ballot (Columbia Missourian)

March 26

• Nebraska governor signs stem cell bill (Omaha World-Herald)

March 17

• Market for adult stem cells multiplies (Chicago Tribune
• Stem cell bill won’t be revived (The News Journal)

March 12

• The Aging Brain Helped By Injection Of Human Umbilical Cord Blood (Medical News Today)

March 10

• Scientists to create iPS cells from Japanese patients (The Daily Yomiuri)

March 7

• Blood Stem Cells Originate in the Placenta (US News & World Report)

February 27

• Stem cell breakthrough may reduce cancer risk (New Scientist)

February 26

• Adult Stem Cells May Treat Many Diseases (WebMD)
• HealthFirst-Adult stem cell therapy (ABC)

February 21

• Stem Cell Bill Changed By Committee (AP)
• Judge rewrites ballot summary for stem cell initiative (AP)

February 19

• Adult stem cells: Still a sense of wonder (Temple Daily Telegram)

February 15

• Researchers get closer to safe stem cell treatments (AFP)

February 13

• Plucking Cells out of the Bloodstream (Technology Review)
• Stem cell researchers face marathon task (The Daily Yomiuri)

February 12

• Human Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Embryonic Stem Cells (ScineceDaily)

February 8

• Nebraska lawmakers poised for stem cell debate (Columbus Telegram)

February 4

• Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells (Yahoo! News)

January 30

• Japan to Widen Ban on Reproductive Stem Cell Study, Asahi Says (Bloomberg)

January 29

• Cancer drug activates adult stem cells (Physorg.com)
• Bush backs more funds for ‘ethical’ stem cell research (AFP)

January 25

• New Stem Cell Discovery for Diabetes (WebMD)

January 24

• Doctors Report Transplant Breakthrough (Wired)

January 23

• Surgeons attempt to repair hearts with stem cell injections (The Guardian)
• The 110th Congress can end debate about embryonic stem cell research (TheHill.com)

January 14

• First bioartificial heart may signal end of organ shortage (Telegraph)
• Stem Cells Modified to Home in Where They’re Needed (Washington Post)

January 10

• A Dog’s Stem Cell Life (ABC News)
• Stem cell breakthrough leaves embryos unharmed (New Scientist)

January 9

• Japan researcher proposes stem cell bank (Washington Post)

January 7

• Next Steps for Stem Cells (Technology Review)
• Stem cell shots rescue terminally ill children ((premium) New Scientist )

January 4

• Osiris gets $224.7 mln contract for adult stem-cell therapy (Reuters)

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