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Potential of adult stem cells discussed New York (UPI) Mar 17, 2008 
U.S. drug companies are making significant progress behind the scenes in harvesting the potential uses of adult stem cells and preparing to market them.
Representatives of a number of companies met with institutional investors in New York recently to discuss a science that is projected to yield $87 million in drug sales this year alone, The Chicago Tribune reported Monday.
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Pochon, South Korea (UPI) Jan 29, 2008 South Korean and Canadian studies suggested stroke victims might benefit from transplantation of human mesenchymal or bone marrow stem cells. In the South Korean study, researchers transplanted human mesenchymal stem cells, or hMSCs, into animal stroke models with cerebral artery occlusion. The animals were monitored by magnetic resonance imaging at two days, one week, two weeks, six we ... more Lab successfully clones human embryos 
La Jolla, Calif. (UPI) Jan 17, 2008 A U.S. laboratory said it is the first to create and document a cloned human embryo using somatic cell nuclear transfer. Stemagen, a private research lab in La Jolla, Calif., said five blastocysts were developed from 25 donated mature oocytes. Three were confirmed to be clones based on DNA fingerprinting demonstrating the presence of the skin cell donor DNA in the blastocyst, while one ... more Human stem cell breakthrough cited 
Worcester, Mass. (UPI) Jan 10, 2008 U.S. researchers said they've found a way to create human embryonic stem cells without destroying the embryo. The firm Advanced Cell Technology said the development of five human embryonic stem cell lines has the potential to end the ethical debate surrounding the use of embryos to derive stem cells, the company said Thursday in a release. Single cells were removed from the emb ... more Cancerous stem cells researched 
New York (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 Researchers at three U.S. medical centers are testing a cancer drug under the theory that some cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells. The researchers said cancerous stem cells are aberrant cells that maintain and propagate malignant tumors. The stem cells may be impervious to most standard cancer therapies, The New York Times said Friday. While critics say the stem cell enthusi ... more UN Analysis Lays Out Global Choices On Cloning For Human Species 
New York NY (SPX) Nov 12, 2007The world community quickly needs to reach a compromise that outlaws reproductive cloning or prepare to protect the rights of cloned individuals from potential abuse, prejudice and discrimination, according to authors of a new policy analysis by the United Nations University's Institute of Advanced Studies. A legally-binding global ban on work to create a human clone, coupled with freedom ... more |
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West Palm Beach FL (UPI) Jul 06, 2007Doctors have succeeded in growing new blood vessels from a person's own bone marrow cells, but researchers said Friday they are still some years away from being able to use these test-tube grown vessels to replace diseased arteries. "Our studies show that bone marrow is an excellent source of stem cells that can be coaxed into creating blood vessels," Stelios Andreadis, associate professor in th ... more University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Culture Blood-Forming Stem Cells From Human Fat Tissue 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 15, 2007Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully isolated and cultured human hematopoietic stem cells from fat, or adipose, tissue, suggesting that they have found another important source of cells for reconstituting the bone marrow of patients undergoing intensive radiation therapy for blood cancers. They are presenting this ground-breaking research at the ... more House Defeats Cloning Bill
Washington (UPI) June 07, 2007The U.S. House of Representatives defeated a measure Wednesday banning the use of cloned human embryos in reproduction. Lawmakers defeated the measure despite opposition of virtually every member of Congress to using embryos to start human pregnancies. But the bill ran into staunch opposition from anti-abortion groups and from more than 30 pro-life Democrats. The bill would have made it a ... more Stem Cells Closer To Trials 
Washington (UPI) May 09, 2007Despite the limitations on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, two companies recently said they are close to entering clinical trials with the versatile cells. Geron plans to file an investigational new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration by the end of the year for using cells derived from embryonic stem cells for treating spinal injuries. ... more Senate Defies Bush On Stem Cells
Washington (UPI) April 11, 2007The Senate moved Wednesday to repeal the Bush administration's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, marking the second time in less than a year Congress has voted by wide bipartisan margins to reverse the president. President Bush vetoed the bill last year and threatened this week to do so again. If he does, the Senate could move soon to attempt to override the veto. Wednesd ... more |
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Quebec City, Canada (SPX) Feb 23, 2007Scientists from Universite Laval's Faculty of Medicine have succeeded in producing neurons in vitro using stem cells extracted from adult human skin. This is the first time such an advanced state of nerve cell differentiation has been achieved from human skin, according to lead researcher Professor François Berthod. This breakthrough could eventually lead to revolutionary advances in the treatme ... more Scientists Clone Mice from Adult Skin Stem Cells 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 14, 2007For cells that hold so much promise, stem cells' potential has so far gone largely untapped. But new research from Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists now shows that adult stem cells taken from skin can be used to clone mice using a procedure called nuclear transfer. The findings are reported in the Feb. 12 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Acade ... more Poodle Cloned In South Korea 
Seoul (AFP) Jan 24, 2007South Korean scientists who created the world's first cloned dog, an Afghan hound, have now cloned a poodle, a news report said Wednesday. The Korea Times quoted a source as saying that a team led by Professor Lee Byung-Chun cloned a poodle bitch midway through last year at the College of Veterinary Medicine of Seoul National University (SNU). The team had previously cloned one male and three fe ... more Stem Cell Buzz May Help Industry 
Washington (UPI) Jan 17, 2007Stem cell companies may benefit from the buzz surrounding the field generated by the anticipated clash between Congress and President Bush and increased regulatory attention being given to adult stem cell products. Companies focused on embryonic stem cell therapeutics have issued releases about their research recently in an apparent attempt to capitalize on the increased attention on the field a ... more Researchers First To Map Gene That Regulates Adult Stem Cell Growth 
Lexington KY (SPX) Jan 16, 2007A new discovery in stem cell research may mean big things for cancer patients in the future. Gary Van Zant, Ph.D., and a research team at the University of Kentucky published their findings today in Nature Genetics, an international scientific journal. The researchers genetically mapped a stem cell gene and its protein product, Laxetin, and building on that effort, carried the investigation all ... more
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