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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.
The newly approved lines were created by researchers at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Rockefeller University, in New York, using private donations during the eight years that federal funding for stem-cell research was restricted by former President George W. Bush . The approval of the lines was announced today by Francis Collins , director of the National Institutes of ...
Updated 6:11 p.m. BETHESDA, Maryland -- The National Institutes of Health has approved the first 13 lines of embryonic stem cells for use by federal researchers, ushering in a new era of research that is both promising and controversial. The Wednesday move by the NIH is the first fruit of an executive order by President Barack Obama that revoked a ban on using stem cells derived from embryonic ...
National Institutes of Health chief Francis Collins, a Staunton native, on Wednesday announced the first 13 human embryonic stem cell "lines" approved for federal research funding, under new rules put forward by the Obama administration this year.
Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the Dec. 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Rush University Medical Center was the only Illinois site and one of 10 cardiac centers across the country that participated in the 53-patient, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase I trial. Rush ...
Biotech companies soar as federal government names new stem cell lines for testing
Having a variety of stem cell lines available could help researchers treat a variety of diseases and conditions.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins said the agency has approved 13 human embryonic stem cell lines for research that were created in a manner that was "beyond reproach" and "ethically defensible."
The Obama administration approved Wednesday the first human-embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally funded scientists under a new policy designed to dramatically expand government support for one of the most promising -- but also most contentious -- fields of biomedical research.
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, openinga new era for the potentially life-saving field.
The National Institutes of Health said Wednesday that it had approved 13 new human embryonic stem cell lines for use by federally financed researchers, with 96 more under review.
Washington - Thirteen embryonic stem cell lines were approved for use Wednesday by federally-funded US researchers, making them the first among scores of cell colonies likely to become available under a new policy outlined by President Barack Obama i...
Scientists got a green light Wednesday to apply for use of 13 embryonic stem cell lines from an approved list developed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the government's prime medical research agency. In making the announcement, Dr. Francis S. Collins, NIH director, said that the decision was in accord with guidelines adopted in July and that more lines are likely to be added in the ...
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Chicago heart researchers say they've determined adult stem cells might help repair heart tissues damaged by a heart attack.
Stem cell scientists have modified a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line to glow red when the stem cells become red blood cells. The modified hESC line, ErythRED, represents a major step forward to the eventual aim of generating mature, fully functional red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells.
Embryonic stem cell research is taking another leap forward as the government has approved 13 lines of master cells for federally-funded study. KCBS’ Melissa Culross Reports
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