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Kearney Hub - Fri Nov 20, 3:13 pm ET
LINCOLN -- The NU Board of Regents kept open new possibilities in embryonic stem cell research today, voting 4-4 on a resolution that would have restricted the university's research involving those stem cells.
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KETV 7 Omaha - Fri Nov 20, 2:14 pm ET
OMAHA, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska Board of Regents rejected a resolution Friday that would limit research using stem-cells. The proposal would have required University researchers to abide by rules set during the George W. Bush administration, limiting research to existing stem-cell lines.
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Science Daily - Mon Nov 23, 9:21 am ET
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that stem cells found in amniotic fluid meet an important test of potential to become specialized cell types, which suggests they may be useful for treating a wider array of diseases and conditions than scientists originally thought.
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Science Daily - Mon Nov 23, 12:06 pm ET
Two recent studies investigating the use of human umbilical cord blood stem cell (UCB) transplants for lung and heart disorders in animal models found beneficial results. When human UCB-derived mensenchymal cells were transplanted into newborn laboratory rats with induced oxygen-deprived injury, the effects of the injury lessened. A second study found that UCB mononuclear cells transplanted into ...
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EurekAlert! - Thu Nov 19, 7:21 pm ET
( INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) ) Stem cell research is making great strides. This is yet again illustrated by a study carried out by the I-STEM Institute, published in the Lancet on Nov. 21, 2009. The I-STEM team, directed by Marc Peschanski has just succeeded in recreating a whole epidermis from human embryonic stem cells.The goal is to one day be able to ...
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Marketwire - Mon Nov 23, 8:43 am ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. ("SCT" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SSS) today announced its financial results for the period ended September 30, 2009. Financial Review The Company's loss for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $957,537 to $3,369,200 ($0.03 per common share) from the loss of $4,326,737 ($0.04 per common ...
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The Daily Nebraskan - Sun Nov 22, 11:13 pm ET
The University of Nebraska’s stem cell research policy stands. ...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 7:30 am ET
OCEANSIDE, Calif.----International Stem Cell Corporation , www.internationalstemcell.com announced today that it is collaborating with renowned stem cell researcher Jeanne F. Loring, Ph.D., and the Scripps Research Institute to study parthenogenetic stem cells and potentially therapeutic cells that can be derived from them.
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The Argus Leader - Sun Nov 22, 3:01 am ET
Two opposing sides are staking out their ground in a fight over stem-cell science in South Dakota, with one group now saying it might take its case to the Legislature instead of to voters in an election. South Dakotans for Lifesaving Cures will decide by early December whether to ask lawmakers in January to overturn the state's ban on embryonic stem cell research. "We'll make an announcement ...
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redOrbit - Wed Nov 18, 4:08 pm ET
Transplanting people’s own stem cells into heart lessens pain, improves ability to walkThe largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ability to walk.
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The Vanguard - Mon Nov 23, 1:13 pm ET
Associate Dean of Allied Health Dr. Julio Turrens gave a lecture about the ethics of stem cell research and abortion Nov. 17 in an event sponsored by the College Democrats.
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The Daily Commercial - Mon Nov 23, 8:07 am ET
US university board votes down stem-cell changes MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska's governing board ...
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Science Daily - Tue Nov 17, 8:26 pm ET
The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of patients with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ability to walk. They also experienced fewer deaths than those who didn't receive stem cells. The stem cells were injected in an effort to spur the growth of small blood ...
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GenomeWeb News - Sat Nov 21, 2:16 pm ET
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Medistem Laboratories will collaborate with Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Kansas City Veterans Administration to characterize the epigenetic profile of stem cells derived from menstrual blood, the company said today.
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Omaha World-Herald - Sat Nov 21, 1:09 am ET
A regents vote means that NU can move forward on all aspects of stem cell study.
