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November 2006
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October 2006
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September 2006
Frogs study may aid diabetes cure
- Scientists are a step closer to developing a cure for diabetes after studying
the embryos of frogs. Research has found that a protein discovered in the
African clawed frog can be used to help stem cells grow into new pancreatic
cells for sufferers. 09/11/2006 Frog research team makes diabetes leap
- SCOTTISH scientists have made a breakthrough towards developing stem cell
treatments for diabetes after carrying out research on an African frog. 09/10/2006
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August 2006
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July 2006
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Revolutionary Stem Cell
Transplant in Athens a World First - Revolutionary stem-cell transplant in Athens a
world first. A baby-girl born in Athens last week will become the donor of stem
cells taken from the umbilical cord that will be transplanted to her 4-year-old
brother suffering from chronic granulomatous disease, a congenital heterogeneous
immunodeficiency disorder resulting from the inability of phagocytes to kill
intested microbes, resulting in increased susceptibility to severe
infectionsthat ultimately leads to early death. 07/26/2006 EU funds stem cell
research - European Union ministers agreed today to permit limited use of EU
funds for research involving human embryonic stem cells, provided it does not
entail destroying embryos. 07/25/2006 Bush Veto Draws Line on Stem
Cells - Announcing the first veto of his presidency,
President Bush said he rejected a popular bill on stem cell research Wednesday
because it "crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to
respect."Bush struck a defiant tone, saying the bill would have forced taxpayers
"to fund the deliberate destruction of human embryos. And I'm not going to allow
it." 07/20/06 Seneca
Health Program Seeks to Stem Diabetes - Diabetes affects half of all Seneca
Nation members, either personally or because a family member has the disease.
That staggering statistic has motivated those both on and off the three Seneca
reservations to take action. 07/20/2006 Seneca
health program seeks to stem diabetes - Diabetes affects half of all Seneca
Nation members, either personally or because a family member has the disease.
That staggering statistic has motivated those both on and off the three Seneca
reservations to take action. 07/18/2006 - Stem Cells May Avert Amputation - Using a patient's own stem cells, Indiana University doctors are pioneering a new way to prevent amputations in people with severe peripheral arterial disease. Known as PAD, it is a vascular disorder that affects the blood circulation in the feet, legs, kidney, stomach and arms. 07/11/2006
- Hope Stem Cells will Help Heart Patients - Sufferers of Australia's number one killer - cardiovascular disease - are being offered new hope of treatment by world-first stem cell research in Adelaide. 07/11/2006
- Experiment Could be Male Infertility Breakthrough - In a breakthrough that could help improve the treatment of male infertility, scientists have produced mice using sperm grown in the laboratory from embryonic stem cells. 07/10/2006
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June 2006
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Stem Cell Research Holds Cow
Promise - Stem cell research could provide the answer to a range of
problems that have plagued the Australian dairy industry since it began,
according to Monash Institute of Medical Research senior scientist Paul
Verma. 06/27/2006
Baby Sister's Gift of
Life - In that one day the Bentleigh mother learned
her two-year-old daughter Kristen had acute lymphocytic leukemia and gave birth
to Kristen's saviour sister Emily, whose umbilical cord blood was used in a stem
cell transplant four years later. 06/26/2006
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Umbilical Cord
Blood Provides a Lifesaving Solution - Freckle-faced Brandyn Orr thinks
a lot about his future. At age 12, he would like to be a computer programmer, or
a repairman, or maybe even an artist. While his three younger brothers defy
gravity on the trampoline at the family¹s Mesa home, Brandyn sits at an old
picnic table in the front yard, rattling off all the things he knows about
fixing cars and patching up homes. 06/25/2006 Mother's Joy as Hospital Harvests Stem Cells - Scientist Catherina McCauley is now enjoying having her newborn baby daughter at home, after banking precious stem cells that
can be used to treat an illness she may suffer in the future. 06/16/2006
UW Scientists Make Headway with Stem Cells - Scientists at the University of Washington are optimistic that they've made what they call meaningful progress toward learning how to repair damaged human livers with stem cells. 06/13/2006
Stem Cell
Research; Injecting Stem Cells from a woman's Own Muscle May Effectively Treat
Urinary Incontinence - In the first
clinical study of its kind in North America, women with stress urinary
incontinence (SUI) were treated using muscle-derived stem cell injections to
strengthen deficient sphincter muscles responsible for the condition. Results of
the study, led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, suggest that the approach is
safe, improves patients' quality of life and may be an effective treatment for
SUI. 06/12/2006
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May 2006
- CalbaTech
Contributes to Key Effort Supporting Stem Cell Research to Cure Diabetes, Other
Major Diseases - CalbaTech, Inc. , an emerging life sciences company
concentrating on banking adult stem cells for possible future therapeutic uses
and providing products and platforms to the biotech, pharmaceutical research
market and to academic institutions, today announced its stem cell subsidiary
LifeStem, Inc. contributed five Stem Cell Microbank services to the Los Angeles
chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes ... 05/30/2006
Stem
Cell Study Seeks to Prevent Congestive Heart Failure - Researchers at the Minneapolis Heart Institute
Foundation have launched a study to examine whether administration of stem cells
to first time heart attack patients can prevent the development of congestive
heart failure (CHF). 05/25/2006 Rep.
Langevin Continues Push for Stem Cells - Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI)
today announced that he will be traveling to London, England, next week to learn
more about that country's investments in adult and embryonic stem cell research.
This bipartisan congressional trip comes on the heels of the one-year
anniversary of House passage of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act, which passed in May 2005 by a bipartisan vote of 238-194. 05/23/2006 NJ
Catholic hospitals to support adult stem cell research - Lawmakers who support embryonic stem cell research and Roman Catholic
officials who oppose it don't often find themselves joined in agreement, but
that's what they did Tuesday to promote adult stem cell research through the
state's Catholic hospitals. 05/23/2006 Researchers
Team to Create Lines of Human Embryonic Stem Cells - The
University of California at Irvine and an Orange County fertility clinic are
teaming to create at least five new lines of human embryonic stem cells,
becoming one of the few groups in the country to try to produce fresh lines for
the study of everything from spinal-cord injuries to Parkinson's disease. 05/19/2006 Hatch Pushing for Senate Vote on
Stem Cells - Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is pressing Senate
leaders to open debate on a package of bills dealing with stem cell research in
hopes that Congress could vote to expand the research by the end of May. 05/10/2006 Democrats Push for Stem
Cell Vote in US Senate - Senate Democrats sought
on Thursday to jump-start a long-awaited debate on legislation to allow federal
funding of embryonic stem cell research by considering it while it debates other
health measures this month. 05/04/2006 Research
proposals sought for Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery - A
grant program aimed at stimulating collaborative research projects to be
included in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery has begun with an open
invitation to University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers to submit initial
proposals by June 1, 2006. 05/01/2006.
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April 2006
International Support For Swedish Stem
Cell Research - The commitment is a collaborative effort involving the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in the U.S., the Research
Fund of the Swedish Diabetes Association, and the Swedish Research Council. 04/28/2006 Badgerland
presence at BIO 2006 - Following
Monday's blockbuster announcement of a $150 million public-private investment in
the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will
have considerable momentum as it vies for attention at BIO 2006 this weekend in
Chicago. 04/26/2006 Osiris Completes Enrollment in
Stem Cell Trial for Knee Repair -
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has completed enrollment in
the first human clinical trial of a stem cell therapy to repair tissue in the
knee. A total of 55 patients were treated in the Phase I/II double blinded,
placebo-controlled trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of
Chondrogen(TM), a preparation of adult stem cells formulated for direct
injection into the knee. 04/25/2006 Stem Cells From
Fat Tested to Regrow Breast Tissue - Cytori
Therapeutics Inc. said on Thursday that it will begin the first clinical trial
to test whether stem cells derived from fat can be used to regenerate breast
tissue in Japan next month. 04/20/2006 Researchers
Regenerate Tendons, Ligaments with Stem Cells - Israeli researchers are
using adult stem cells to regenerate torn tendon and ligament tissue at Hebrew
University in Jerusalem. Adult stem cells are being used by an Israeli research
team to create a new orthopedic solution to a difficult and common problem: how
to heal torn ligaments and tendons. 04/19/2006 Cord Blood Research
Revived - Women who give birth in Georgia will be encouraged to donate
their umbilical cords and placentas to provide raw material for medical
treatment and stem cell research under an executive order signed Friday by Gov.
Sonny Perdue. 04/15/2006 Gov. Perdue Creates
Commission for Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Research and Medical
Treatment - Today Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an Executive Order creating the
Governor's Commission for Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Research and Medical
Treatment. The commission will establish a network of postnatal tissue and fluid
banks in partnership with universities, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and
private firms in Georgia for the purpose of collecting and storing postnatal
tissue and fluid. 04/14/2006 Stem Cell Research; Research Into
the Behavior of Leukemic Cells May Enhance Recovery from Radiation and
Chemo - Scientists have uncovered new
information about what orchestrates the complex balance between blood stem cells
and mature blood cells, a relationship that is often disrupted in leukemia. The
results, published in a recent issue of Cancer Cell, will lead to a better
understanding of the behavior of leukemic cells and may have vital clinical
applications for patients recovering from chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or
bone marrow transplantation. 04/10/2006 UW Team Chips at Barrier to Cell
Therapies - Many scientists are trying to convert
embryonic stem cells into disease-fighting heart cells, brain cells or pancreas
cells that could be injected as therapies into patients with heart disease,
Parkinson's disease or diabetes. 04/09/2006 Stem
Cell Transplants Reverse Neurological Damage in Animals - A
single dose of adult donor stem cells given to animals that have neurological
damage similar to that experienced by adults with a stroke or newborns with
cerebral palsy can significantly enhance recovery from these types of injuries,
according to a new research. 04/08/2006 S'pore Firm Uses Stem Cells to
Help Burn Victims - A SINGAPORE company has used stem cells to help victims of
serious burns and other wounds to grow fresh skin. While more work must be done
to test the promise of the new treatment, the procedure has so far allowed three
patients to do away with painful skin grafts. 04/07/2006 US Doctors Use Stem Cells to
Replace Organs - Doctors in the US are reporting increased
success in using stem cell technology, to replace damaged body parts. After
replicating skin and cartilage from scratch, they have now built functioning
bladders, and are working towards customised blood vessels, lungs and even
hearts. It is another milestone in what is called regenerative medicine. Doctors
have not only grown human organs in the lab, tonight they're reporting these
custom-made bladders are working well four years after being implanted in
patients. 04/04/2006 - Maryland House
Approves Stem Cell Research Legislation, Sends Measure To Governor 04/04/06
- Historic gift will drive research
innovation - The largest
individual gift ever to benefit UW-Madison - $50 million from alumni John and
Tashia Morgridge - will pave the way for pioneering scientific collaboration at
the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. 04/03/2006
- Mo. Appeals
Court Upholds Language In Title of Stem Cell Research
Ballot 04/03/06
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March 2006
Md. Approves Fund
To Support Medical Stem Cell Research - Maryland will become one of four states that have
agreed to fund stem cell research, following final passage yesterday of
legislation in the House of Delegates and a pledge from Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich
Jr. (R) to sign it, despite misgivings by most lawmakers in his party. 03/30/2006 Democrats Place Hopes on Stem
Cells - As state Rep. Linda Stender tries to oust Republican Rep. Michael
Ferguson from his congressional seat representing north-central New Jersey, she
hopes the promise of embryonic stem cell research, and Ferguson's opposition to
it, gives her a distinct advantage. 03/27/2006 Stem
Cell Discovery - Stem cells from human testicles could cure diseases such as
Parkinson's, it was claimed last night. 03/25/2006 Breakthrough Points to
New Stem Cell Source - A scientific breakthrough may have
discovered a way of creating stem cells without using human embryos, a study
released today by the journal Nature has revealed. 03/24/3006 Stem Cell Faithful - Even with
California's stem-cell research institute mired in legal challenges that block
most of its financing, businesses in the Bay Area and elsewhere are betting
their bottom lines that stem cells one day will yield staggering new medical
cures and profits. 03/23/2006 Stem Cells - The basic building blocks
of the human body. Embryonic stem cells (right), the tiny cluster that develops
in the first days after fertilisation of a human egg, divide and divide again to
become blood, nerves and tissue as required. Scientists hope one day to find a
way to direct them to become specific cells, for instance to repair the damaged
myelin sheath around the nerves in people with multiple sclerosis. 03/20/2006 Biosouthwest
2006 Focuses on Regional Strengths, Arizona BioIndustry Will Benefit Everyday
Lives - BioSouthwest 2006, the premier biotech and
bioscience conference with a Southwestern regional focus, is April 3 & 4 in
Tucson. The region's latest crop of startups and maturing companies will be
featured as they respond to the issues of our times. The consequences of an
aging baby boomer generation, bioterrorism such as the Anthrax attacks post
9/11, and emerging infectious threats have all inspired diverse innovations. 03/17/2006 Scientists
Here Find Proteins Controlling Stem Cell Behaviour - The
three-year effort called for special technology developed by the GIS, which made
the large-scale mapping of the proteins possible and allowed the scientists to
determine exactly where the on-off switches were among the strings of chemical
letters that make up the genome - the genetic material of a particular organism. 03/15/2006 Bill
Would Establish Center for Umbilical Cord Blood - After losing her mother to kidney cancer, Melissa Roder-Goldschmidt
wanted to donate her newborn daughter's stem-cell-rich umbilical cord blood to a
public bank in hopes that it might help someone else with a similar
diagnosis. 03/15/2006 N.J. wants Newark
Stem-Cell Center - Trenton -- New Jersey would borrow $50 million more than
the original $200 million slated for stem-cell research facilities, under a bill
amended by the Senate Monday that adds funds to construct an institute in Newark
aimed at studying adult stem cells. 03/14/2006 Fast Facts - Stem cells,
extracted from a newborn's umbilical cord, are used to renew and replace damaged
bone marrow to provide undiseased cells to the patient's blood system. 03/13/2006 Japanese Scientists Discover
Fast-growing Stem Cell - A team of researchers has succeeded in engineering stem
cells taken from tooth germ to quickly develop into liver or bone tissue, the
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology's Research
Institute (AIST) for Cell Engineering said. 03/11/2006 Scripps Dives into
Research on Embryonic Stem Cells - The Scripps Research Institute will take its
first major plunge into the controversial study of embryonic stem cells as part
of a consortium of three California-based bioscience institutes and a university
pushing to build their state's first center exclusively for the
research. 03/11/2006 Senate Approves
Stem-Cell Legislation - The Senate passed a stem-cell research bill
yesterday that would allow for the use of embryos and adult stem cells, leaving
House lawmakers to accept it or push for embryonic research only, which could
kill the legislation. 03/10/2006 Stem Cell Bill
Passes Senate; Future Uncertain - The Maryland
Senate and House of Delegates have approved significantly different bills
funding research on stem cells taken from human embryos, leaving supporters
little more than a month to resolve their differences. 03/09/2006 New Cord Blood
Program Earns Praise - "The first donation was about an hour after the press
conference ," said Mary Fenimore of the Brady Kohn Foundation. The nonprofit
group developed the program that offers free donation services to parents of
about 7,000 babies born at Christiana Hospital each year. 03/09/2006 |
