News tagged with embryonic stem cells
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Novel protein critical for cellular proliferation discovered
Accurate duplication of genetic material and the faithful segregation of chromosomes are critical for cell survival. The initiation of DNA replication is linked both to cell cycle progression and chromatin organization. In ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Researcher discovers mechanism for changing adult cells into stem-like cells
In 2006, Dr. Shimya Yaminaka of Kyoto University in Japan set the stem cell and regenerative medicine research world on fire when he successfully transformed differentiated mouse skin cells into cells that looked and behave ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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U-M announces its first human embryonic stem cell line
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.
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Earlier, more accurate prediction of embryo survival enabled by Stanford research
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 ...
Oct 03, 2010 |
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Stem cell pioneer mentioned for Nobel Prize
(AP) -- A Japanese researcher who discovered how to make stem cells from ordinary skin cells and avoid the ethical quandaries of making them from human eggs could be a candidate for the medicine award when ...
Oct 03, 2010 |
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Researchers achieve major breakthrough in cell reprogramming
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers has made so significant a leap forward in reprogramming human adult cells that HSCI co-director Doug Melton, who did not participate in the work, ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Court OKs US-funded stem cell research for now
(AP) -- An appeals court ruled Tuesday that government funding of embryonic stem cell research can continue for now.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Appeals court considers ban on stem cell research
(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.
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Stem cell technique offers new potential to treat blindness
(PhysOrg.com) -- University College London scientists are pioneering a stem cell treatment to replace diseased parts of the retina, which could lead to a future treatment for retinal diseases that affect around 3,000 children ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Northwestern first site open for spinal cord stem cell trial
Northwestern Medicine is the first site open for enrollment in a national clinical research trial of a human embryonic stem cell-based therapy for participants with a subacute thoracic spinal cord injury. Following the procedure, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Scientists show Six3 gene essential for retinal development
New research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators adds to evidence that the Six3 gene functions like a doorman in the developing brain and visual system, safeguarding the future retina by keeping the ...
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Lawmakers: protect embryonic stem cell research
(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 ...
Sep 16, 2010 |
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First US trial of bone-marrow stem cells for heart attack patients proves safe
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 ...
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Sep 14, 2010 |
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Senator pushes bill legalizing stem cell research
(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 ...
Sep 13, 2010 |
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A smart use for wisdom teeth: Making stem cells
For most people, wisdom teeth are not much more than an annoyance that eventually needs to be removed. However, a new study appearing in the September 17 Journal of Biological Chemistry shows that wisdom teeth contain a valu ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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