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Living With Alzheimer’s Disease – Video

RUBY33wn — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:18:09 +0000

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27-10-2006 00:42 The story of living with the horrible disease, how it affects the afflicted and their loved ones. Stem Cell research is the most promising research in terms of potential cures for this and many other currently incurable diseases.

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Ontario's first cardiac stem cell transplant performed last week

jos — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:14:16 +0000

Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time …

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Ontario's First Cardiac Stem Cell Transplant Performed Last Week at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre

KenyaHENRY — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:40:35 +0000

Newswise — Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient’s own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time of coronary bypass surgery. Researchers hope that stem cell therapy may be developed into a novel treatment for the 50,000 Canadians diagnosed each year with advanced heart failure.

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Blindness Study Opens the Door for Further Stem Cell Trials

Claudine30DICKERSON — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:41:00 +0000

Success, without side effects, will allow human research to continue.

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Eye Study Is a Small but Crucial Advance for Stem-Cell Therapy

tobylee02 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:26:44 +0000

The results show that the treatment can be safe, but whether it can be effective is another question. The first published clinical trial of stem-cell therapy is a tremendous boon to the company leading the experiment—but it's only a small step forward for the field.

Stem Cell Research Today: Larry Goldstein – CIRM Science Writer’s Seminar – Video

Billie21Banks — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:38:49 +0000

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17-11-2011 09:48 (Part 1 of 9) Larry Goldstein, MD, spoke at the Scientific Writer’s Seminar, a workshop presented on September 17, 2008 at CIRM headquarters in San Francisco. Goldstein presented an overview of the basic principles and concepts of stem cell biology and stem cell clinical trial development. He has a CIRM grant to use human embryonic stem cells to understand and to develop new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Stem-cell breakthrough improves vision in blind patients

GabrielaSharpe19 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:48:20 +0000

A glimpse of hope was offered to blind people this week after U.S.

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Therapeutically useful stem cell derivatives in need of stability

raelifin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:20:35 +0000

It is hoped that human embryonic stem cells can be used to generate cell populations with therapeutic utility.

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BioTime Licenses Technology for Key Regulatory Gene Underlying Cancer and Stem Cell Reprogramming from The Wistar …

tobylee02 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000

BioTime, Inc. today announced that it has obtained an exclusive license from The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, PA for technology related to a gene designated as SP100.

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Breakthrough Therapy Using Cord Blood Banking Driving Stem Cell Industry

WestKayla23 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:20:00 +0000

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire -01/24/12)- Given some positive trends, the stem cell market could be set to skyrocket this year. A recent report from Kalorama Information titled “Worldwide Markets for Transplantation, Cord Blood Banking and Drug Development,” estimates that the market for stem cell technologies will rise to over $700 million this year and could reach over $1 billion. Five Star Equities examines the outlook for companies in the Biotechnology industry and provides equity research on Cord Blood America Inc.

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Booming Stem Cell Market Benefits Advanced Cell Technology and Neostem

GabrielaSharpe19 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:20:00 +0000

NEW YORK, NY– – Given some positive trends, the stem cell market could be set to skyrocket this year. A recent report from Kalorama Information titled “Worldwide Markets for Transplantation, Cord …

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Stem Cell Study May Show Advance

WestKayla23 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:59:45 +0000

A treatment for eye diseases derived from human embryonic stem cells might have improved the vision of two patients, bolstering the beleaguered field, researchers reported.

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Catholic Church Declares Support For Adult Stem Cell Research

raelifin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:28:49 +0000

(This is a guest op-ed by Steven Myers,??a director of NeoStem, Inc., a publicly traded biosciences company and co-host of the first international Adult Stem Cell conference held in Vatican City,) By Steven Myers There is no area of medical science as misunderstood by the public as ?stem cell? science and its extraordinary potential for …

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Embryonic Stem Cell Study Shows Promise

raelifin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:49:07 +0000

A treatment that improved the vision of two women with forms of macular degeneration could be a breakthrough for regenerative medicine after a recent setback.

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Stem cell eye remedy 'seems safe'

jos — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:08:06 +0000

Early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method is safe, say researchers.

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ACT Announces Europe’s First Human Embryonic Stem Cell Transplant in Patient with Stargardt’s Disease

RUBY33wn — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. , a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced treatment of the first patient in its Phase 1/2 clinical trial for Stargardt’s macular dystrophy using retinal pigment epithelial cells derived from human embryonic stem cells .

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Stem cell fraud probe centered in Texas

GabrielaSharpe19 — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:23:13 +0000

Two Texas men have been charged in federal indictments with conspiring to defraud people suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, muscular dystrophy, cancer and other diseases by advising and treating them with unapproved stem cell treatments.

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Federal stem cell fraud probe centered in Texas

jos — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:55:02 +0000

Two Texas men are accused of selling unapproved stem-cell treatments to people suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease

Investigation: Arizona clinic linked to illegal stem cell treatments

raelifin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:43:36 +0000

An Arizona clinic has ties to a northern Mexico treatment center that offers stem cell procedures. One recent recipient says it's a scam.

University of Kentucky offers stroke stem cell trial

MCDONALDAlissa27 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:46:43 +0000

( University of Kentucky ) The University of Kentucky will be the first site in the state and one of a select few in the entire country participating in the first stages of a groundbreaking study to investigate the effects of MultiStem, a human adult stem cell product, on patients with acute ischemic stroke.

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