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Science Daily - Thu Nov 26, 2:21 pm ET
Scientists have demonstrated that stem cells protect and repair the lungs of newborn rats. The study finds that rats treated with stem cells ran twice as far, and had better survival rates. Currently, there is no treatment for the lungs of babies born too early. Scientists predict these results will lead to a new treatment for these babies within three years.
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EurekAlert! - Thu Nov 26, 12:27 pm ET
( Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research ) An international team led by Dr. Bernard Thébaud, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Clinical Scholar, demonstrates that stem cells protect and repair the lungs of newborn rats.The study finds that rats treated with stem cells ran twice as far, and had better survival rates. Currently, there is no treatment for the lungs of ...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 23, 4:05 pm ET
PALO ALTO, Calif.----StemCells, Inc. announced today that its president and CEO, Martin McGlynn, was recently featured on BioBusiness.TV’s “Stem Cell Review” discussing the Company’s therapeutic product development programs, including the promise of human neural stem cells and the broad potential application of the Company’s lead product candidate, HuCNS-SC® cells, in a variety of central ...
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Scientific American - Wed Nov 25, 9:33 am ET
Researchers are now one step closer to being able to use skin tissue derived from stem cells for the treatment of burn victims, according to a study published November 21 in The Lancet . [More]
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The Tuscaloosa News - Thu Nov 26, 4:44 am ET
McClatchy-Tribune News Service CHICAGO | A treatment that uses adult stem cells to rebuild failing hearts reduced chest pain and improved activity of severely ill patients one year after injection, a Northwestern University researcher working with a Chicago device maker reported Tuesday at a major heart conference.
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Marketwire - Wed Nov 25, 11:14 am ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2009) - Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SSS) ("SCT") announced today that Dr. Allen Davidoff, VP of Product Development, will be moderating a meeting and panel discussions as part of a public forum discussing "Demystifying innovations and advancing the commercialization of Alberta's emerging technologies" in Regenerative Medicine. This public ...
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BioresearchOnline - Wed Nov 25, 3:02 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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KVOA Tucson - Tue Nov 24, 7:27 pm ET
Its been called the next big frontier in medicine, but stem cell treatment is still in its infancy. Some patients say they don't have time to wait for the studies, so they're ready to risk it all on a controversial transplant.
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US News & World Report - Tue Nov 24, 5:31 pm ET
Resolution before university regents would have cut back stem cell research at the school.
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald - Wed Nov 25, 5:29 am ET
LINCOLN — Some opponents of human embryonic stem cell research, foiled in their attempts to change University of Nebraska policy on such research, are looking again to the Nebraska Legislature.
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MyNC.com - Tue Nov 24, 11:51 am ET
Stem cells found in the fluid that surrounds fetuses in the womb may be more flexible in treating diseases and conditions than originally thought, researchers said Monday.
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 10:00 am ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Stem Cell and Advanced Technologies Market" report to their offering.
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redOrbit - Mon Nov 23, 6:54 pm ET
Two separate studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (18:8), - now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct - have shown that transplanted human-derived umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells transplanted in an animal model had positive therapeutic effects on specific lung and heart disorders the animal models ...
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Omaha World-Herald - Tue Nov 24, 1:09 am ET
Some opponents of human embryonic stem cell research, foiled in their attempts to change University of Nebraska policy on such research, are looking again to the Legislature.
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 7:47 am ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Advances in the Stem Cell Industry: The Future Impact of Innovation, and an Evaluation of the Commercial Landscape" report to their offering.
