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Scientists have rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat age-related macular degeneration in humans.
An international team of scientists has rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat age-related macular degeneration in humans.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shares of companies developing stem cells are surging on news that the federal government has cleared 13 new stem cell lines for testing, bringing to a close nearly a decade of restrictions.
( University of California - Santa Barbara ) An international team of scientists has rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat age-related macular degeneration in humans.
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Adult stem cells appear to help repair heart attack damage, a new study shows.
The U.S. government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March.
( Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ) The body is a battle zone. Cells constantly compete with one another for space and dominance. Though the manner in which some cells win this competition is well known to be the survival of the fittest, how stem cells duke it out for space and survival is not as clear. A study on fruit flies published in the Oct. 2 issue of Science by Johns Hopkins ...
Image Caption: Dave Buchholz and Sherry Hikita stand in the Stem Cell Lab at University of California - Santa Barbara. Credit: George Foulsham, Office of Public Affairs, UCSB
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving field.
The Obama administration has begun approving new lines of human embryonic stem cells that are eligible for federally funded experiments, opening the way for millions of taxpayer dollars to be used to conduct research that was put off-limits by President George W. Bush.
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Adult stem cells appear to help repair heart attack damage, a new study shows. The phase 1 study of 53 patients found that stem cells from donor bone marrow promoted the growth of new blood vessels in heart tissue damaged by heart attack.
Scientists at the Children's Hospital in Boston researchers at the Rockefeller University in New York, have produced 11 new lines of stem cells just approved by the National Institute of Health. Each line could yield millions of cells.
Researchers in Columbus are applying for samples from the 13 embryonic stem-cell lines the federal government approved Wednesday.
Title: Human Embryonic Stem Cells Get NIH Nod Category: Health News Created: 12/3/2009 10:35:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2009 10:35:40 AM
Cutting edge facelift procedure improves facial appearance by utilizing stem cells in patients own unwanted body fat.
Title: U.S. Approves New Stem Cell Lines for Publicly Funded Research Category: Health News Created: 12/2/2009 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2009
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