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A therapy developed by Aileen Anderson and Brian Cummings of UC Irvine's Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center in collaboration with researchers at StemCells Inc. will be the basis of the world's first clinical trial using human neural stem cells to treat spinal cord injury. http://phys.org/news210960182.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:31:19 EST news210960182 When researchers tested three different labeling agents on three different stem cell populations to determine what effect the labeling agents had on stem cell phenotype, biological behavior and migration abilities, they found changes in stem cell proliferation depending on the type of contrast agent used. http://phys.org/news207826601.html Biology Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:50:06 EST news207826601 University of Michigan researchers have created the state's first human embryonic stem cell line, achieving a long-sought goal that provides the foundation for future efforts to develop innovative disease treatments. http://phys.org/news205412944.html Biology Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:10:52 EST news205412944 Two-thirds of all human embryos fail to develop successfully. Now, in a new study, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that they can predict with 93 percent certainty which fertilized eggs will make it to a critical developmental milestone and which will stall and die. The findings are important to the understanding of the fundamentals of human development at the earliest stages, which have largely remained a mystery despite the attention given to human embryonic stem cell research. http://phys.org/news205330724.html Biology Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:19:10 EST news205330724 (AP) -- An appeals court ruled Tuesday that government funding of embryonic stem cell research can continue for now. http://phys.org/news204953277.html Biology Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:40:01 EST news204953277 (AP) -- The Obama administration has told an appeals court that a judge's order halting federal funding of stem cell research would result in destruction of valuable biological materials and set back taxpayer-funded work. http://phys.org/news204810062.html Biology Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:41:29 EST news204810062 (PhysOrg.com) -- University of Connecticut researchers are exploring how to take a patient's own cells, re-engineer them, and replace them in the body. http://phys.org/news204554398.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:50:02 EST news204554398 (PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical researchers at the University at Buffalo have engineered adult stem cells that scientists can grow continuously in culture, a discovery that could speed development of cost-effective treatments for diseases including heart disease, diabetes, immune disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. http://phys.org/news204389634.html Biology Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:55:59 EST news204389634 Two University of South Florida stem cell researchers propose creating an independent national "Stem Cell Research Ethics Consortium" to provide better guidance on stem cell issues for regulatory agencies, law makers and policy makers. http://phys.org/news204286037.html Biology Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:30:01 EST news204286037 (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter said Thursday that Congress should "get busy" on giving legal stature to the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research to avoid giving a final say on the issue to a conservative Supreme Court. http://phys.org/news203860412.html Biology Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:10:02 EST news203860412 The first randomized, placebo-controlled U.S. clinical trial to assess the use of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMC) in patients after a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI; severe heart attack) demonstrated a strong safety profile for this cell therapy, based on phase 1 results published in the September issue of the American Heart Journal. http://phys.org/news203680830.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:00:48 EST news203680830 (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter on Monday initiated a drive to legalize federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, superseding conflicting court decisions that he said are slowing critical work to find cures for crippling diseases. http://phys.org/news203613597.html Biology Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:40:02 EST news203613597 The use of stem cells for research and their possible application in the treatment of disease are hotly debated topics. In a special issue of Translational Research published this month an international group of medical experts presents an in-depth and balanced view of the rapidly evolving field of stem cell research and considers the potential of harnessing stem cells for therapy of human diseases including cardiovascular diseases, renal failure, neurologic disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, pulmonary diseases, neoplastic diseases, and type 1 diabetes mellitus. http://phys.org/news203334402.html Biology Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:47:13 EST news203334402 A US appeals court suspended Thursday a ban on state-funding for embryonic stem cell research pending a full appeal of the case, in a major boost to President Barack Obama's administration. http://phys.org/news203257784.html Biology Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:04 EST news203257784 (AP) -- The Obama administration is asking a federal appeals court to lift an order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, a day after being turned down by the judge who issued the order. http://phys.org/news203190539.html Biology Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:49:13 EST news203190539 (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday refused to lift his order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, saying that a "parade of horribles" predicted by federal officials would not happen. http://phys.org/news203102052.html Biology Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:14:29 EST news203102052 Kansas State University has been a issued a patent for a plentiful and noncontroversial source of stem cells from a substance in the umbilical cord. http://phys.org/news203088631.html Biology Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:30:59 EST news203088631 Human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells can generate any given cell type in the adult human body, which is why they are of interest to stem cell scientists working on finding therapies for spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease, burns, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and other ailments. http://phys.org/news203080507.html Biology Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:30:01 EST news203080507 Female induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, reprogrammed from human skin cells into cells that have the embryonic-like potential to become any cell in the body, retain an inactive X chromosome, stem cell researchers at UCLA have found. http://phys.org/news202724223.html Medicine & Health Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:17:41 EST news202724223 (AP) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research. http://phys.org/news202535194.html Biology Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:46:57 EST news202535194 (PhysOrg.com) -- Promising work by Joanna Wysocka, PhD, has been thrown into an uncertain limbo by a recent injunction suspending federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. http://phys.org/news202484234.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:50:01 EST news202484234 The US Justice Department said Tuesday it will appeal as early as this week a judge's decision to block federal funding for stemcell research. http://phys.org/news201896190.html Biology Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:16:39 EST news201896190 A US court on Monday ordered a temporary halt to federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, which President Barack Obama had authorized, saying it involved the destruction of human embryos. http://phys.org/news201800584.html Biology Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:44:06 EST news201800584 Are there too many stem cell research journals? This question has been posed by Drs. Paul Sanberg and Cesar Borlongan of the Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair at the University of South Florida. Their article appears in the current issue of Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. http://phys.org/news201321744.html Biology Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:42:41 EST news201321744 (AP) -- Scientists are making progress in testing stem cells to treat a variety of diseases, but they're warning about clinics that push unproven treatments. http://phys.org/news199941053.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:20:01 EST news199941053 (PhysOrg.com) -- A newly published University of Arizona study shows that media coverage of stem cell research remained generally positive despite opposition from the George W. Bush White House. The study shows that news organizations don't always follow a president's carefully crafted agendas on issues. http://phys.org/news199110700.html Other Sciences Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:50:01 EST news199110700 A new study by UCSF cardiologists and researchers found that high concentrations of cocoa flavanols decrease blood pressure, improve the health of blood vessels and increase the number of circulating blood-vessel-forming cells in patients with heart disease. The findings indicate that foods rich in flavanols - such as cocoa products, tea, wine, and various fruits and vegetables - have a cardio-protective benefit for heart disease patients. http://phys.org/news197628864.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:10:01 EST news197628864 Researchers at Oregon State University and the California Institute of Technology have discovered that a genetic regulator which is critical to many life functions also plays a key role in the formation of "T cells," a type of white blood cell that's important in immune function. http://phys.org/news197206086.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:00:01 EST news197206086 Leading stem cell researchers from institutions around the world are issuing warnings about unproven stem cell therapies being marketed on the Internet and have launched a website to educate and protect patients seeking such treatments. Often conducted outside of the United States, most of these therapies have little or no benefit — and can be dangerous as well as costly. http://phys.org/news197206683.html Biology Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:38:16 EST news197206683 Stem cell research holds promise for improving the quality of human life -- especially embryonic stem cells, which can potentially develop into any tissue in the human body. However, basic scientific problems still remain unresolved -- but Tel Aviv University researchers are leading the way to inventive solutions. http://phys.org/news195219783.html Biology Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:10:03 EST news195219783