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• Scientists successfully reprogram blood cells

  
  Biology News Net — Authority: 137
  Researchers have transplanted genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells into mice so that their developing red blood cells produce a critical lysosomal enzyme –preventing or reducing organ and central nervous system damage from the often-fatal genetic disorder Hurlers syndrome.
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• What You Need to Know about Stem Cell Research

  
  Health and Medic — Authority: 139
  Stem cell research is one of the most important breakthroughs that happened in November 1998. It was when two separate researchers successfully took stem cells from aborted fetuses and human embryos. Stem cell research deals with studying the embryonic stem cells. Stem cells or embryo cells are those specialized cells ...
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• Event: Adult Stem Cells Saved My Life

  
  Reflections of a Paralytic — Authority: 122
  I was surprised and honored to get an email from Dr. David Prentice this past weekend inviting me to Family Research Council’s Adult Stem Cells Saved My Life Education & Awareness Campaign premier in Kansas City this coming Saturday, Nov. 14th. Sadly, when most people think of stem cells they think of those ...
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• $11 Million NIH Grant For Stem Cell Research Awarded To Rhode Island Hospital

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Rhode Island Hospital has received an $11 million grant to fund research that will lead to a general understanding of stem cell biology and identify unique approaches to tissue regeneration in lung and marrow diseases.
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• A Step Forward In Cell Reprogramming

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  There are increasingly more research groups that try to discover the mechanisms of cell differentiation in order to reprogramme differentiated cells. On this occasion, investigators from the CRG have described a process of cell reprogramming which results in morphologically and functionally distinct cells with a 100% ...
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• Scientists reveal how induced pluripotent stem cells differ from embryonic stem cells

  
  Biology News Net — Authority: 137
  The same genes that are chemically altered during normal cell differentiation, as well as when normal cells become cancer cells, are also changed in stem cells that scientists derive from adult cells, according to new research from Johns Hopkins and Harvard.
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• Destroying Human Embryos for Immoral, Counter-Productive Experiments

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 145
  Chip Maxwell, the executive director of the Nebraska Coalition for Ethical Research, fires both barrels (and hits both targets) with splendid op/ed columns for both the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star . They are both well worth reading so do check them out. * "Let Ethics Drive Research Debate" ...
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• Elizabeth Bathory must be dancing in her grave

  
  Byzantine Ramblings — Authority: 112
  This from yesterdays Washington Times.Aborted fetus cells used in beauty creamsValerie RichardsonA San Francisco cosmetics company has ignited an outcry among pro-lifers for including an unexpected ingredient in its anti-aging creams: skin-cell proteins from an aborted fetus.Children of God for Life, a watchdog group ...
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• Scientists Reveal How Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Differ From Embryonic Stem Cells And Tissue Of Derivation

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  The same genes that are chemically altered during normal cell differentiation, as well as when normal cells become cancer cells, are also changed in stem cells that scientists derive from adult cells, according to new research from Johns Hopkins and Harvard.
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• NOXXON Announces Initiation Of First-in-Human Clinical Trial With Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilizing Spiegelmer(R) NOX-A12

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  NOXXON Pharma AG, the biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of novel drugs based on its unique proprietary Spiegelmer® technology, announced today the successful initial dosing of healthy volunteers in a first-in-human clinical trial with Spiegelmer® NOX-A12. NOX-A12 is NOXXONs second drug candidate ...
  6 days ago

• Stem Cell Connections to Health

  
  PlacidWay - Destination For Health & Wellness Tourism — Authority: 122
  by PlacidWay | Integrative Medical Center Many people don’t know the difference between different types of stem cells and their potential uses in the development of treatments for a multitude of illnesses and disease processes. Stem cells from different part of the body are identified by different names. ...
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• Ohio-Based Stem Cell Research Center Applying Findings to Develop New Technology

  
  Ohio Business Development Coalition | Blog — Authority: 416
  Ohio is leading the pack yet again. This time we are talking about stem cell research. One Northeast Ohio center is working to apply its stem cell research findings to develop new technology . Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Debra Grega, Ph.D., executive director at The Center for Stem Cell and ...
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• Every sperm is a living, breathing person!

  
  Scholars and Rogues — Authority: 589
  Every sperm and every egg, fertilized or not, is a living, breathing person, endowed by its Creator with certain inalienable rights. At least, that’s what the proposed 2010 personhood amendment to the Colorado state constitution implies. No, it doesn’t say that literally, but thanks to the vague wording of the ...
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• Stress and Cheeseburgers Kill Stem Cells and You

  
  Today With President Barack Obama — Authority: 450
  Stress kills stem cells, which are needed for life. Every tissue in our body has stem cells in it. Aging is the process of losing stem cells, according to Doris Taylor, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Repair at the University of Minnesota. As we age, the number of stem cells decrease and their function ...
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• The Top 5: Bizzom Buzzworthy News Stories

  
  Bizzom — Authority: 428
  Gang Rape at Richmond High School scene of the gang rape at Richmond High School on October 26th Saturday, October 24th , a 15 year old student was involved in a gang rape at Richmond High School. This story broke out to the media on Monday. What’s appalling here, there were students who stopped and ...
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• Placental Precursor Stem Cells Require Testosterone-Free Environment To Survive

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Trophoblast stem cells (TSCs), cells found in the layer of peripheral embryonic stem cells from which the placenta is formed, are thought to exhibit "immune privilege" that aids cell survivability and is potentially beneficial for cell and gene therapies. Further, the survivability of TSCs has been thought to require ...
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• UCSF Diabetes, Brain Tumor Stem Cell Grants To Drive Development Of Therapies

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Two teams of UCSF scientists have received grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance their stem cell based strategies for treating diabetes and brain tumors. The intent of the grants is for teams to file new drug applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within four years, ...
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• Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  
  Quintessentially Quilly — Authority: 482
  As most of you know, my mother died of breast cancer when I was 3 years old. She was a 35 year-old wife and mother of five. She died 47 years ago, and in that time, though many strides have been made in Breast Cancer treatment, there is still no cure. Cryo-Cell [...]
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• Reaping the Benefits of Stem Cell Therapies

  
  PlacidWay - Destination For Health & Wellness Tourism — Authority: 122
  by Integrative Medical Center Reaping the Benefits of Stem Cell Therapies Placenta stem cell therapy is a fairly recent development in stem cell therapy research. Doctors have been studying the beneficial components of stem cells found within the placenta. A process that utilizes stem cells found in ...
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• Germany gives a 3 year imprisonment for embryo destruction so why are these Americans trying to get to Germany for stem cell treatment

  
  Values Voter News — Authority: 490
  Excellent article below from Mary Meets Dolly!!! Please review links and videos below article that are quite complementary of the article below. Why Germany is REALLY ahead in stem cell treatments A husband and wife pair in western Washington state are trying to raise money for him to go to Germany for a stem ...
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