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Stem-cell advance offers hope to people with heart failure Financial Times Sun, 26 Aug 2007 7:04 PM PDT Human embryonic stem cells can repair damaged hearts, according to research on animals published today. If the results are confirmed in clinical trials, heart disease may be a multibillion-dollar market for stem-cell therapies. Stem cell advance warms the heart Financial Times Sun, 26 Aug 2007 2:18 PM PDT Human embryonic stem cells can repair damaged hearts, according to animal research published on Monday. If the results are confirmed in clinical trials, heart disease may be a multibillion dollar market for stem cell therapies. Stem-Cell Procedure Could Rebuild Heart Tissue NPR Sun, 26 Aug 2007 3:21 PM PDT Heart muscle doesn't regenerate when it's damaged, one reason heart attacks are so debilitating. A dream of researchers is to build new heart muscle using transplanted cardiac stem cells. Scientists at the University of Washington have taken a potentially important step in that direction, using embryonic stem cells as their starting material. Stem-cell research shows heart regrowth The Wichita Eagle Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:11 PM PDT Human embryonic stem cells have been used to regrow the heart muscles of rats that had survived lab-induced heart attacks, scientists from the University of Washington and a private biotechnology company reported Sunday. Because the rebuilt heart muscle halted the progression of heart failure, the findings offer encouragement that treatments based on embryonic stem cells someday might be used ... When is a stem cell not really a stem cell? EurekAlert! Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:07 AM PDT Working with embryonic mouse brains, a team of Johns Hopkins scientists seems to have discovered an almost-too-easy way to distinguish between "true" neural stem cells and similar, but less potent versions. When Is A Stem Cell Not Really A Stem Cell? Science Daily Sun, 26 Aug 2007 2:03 PM PDT Working with embryonic mouse brains, a team of Johns Hopkins scientists seems to have discovered an almost-too-easy way to distinguish between "true" neural stem cells and similar, but less potent versions. Their finding could simplify the isolation of stem cells not only from brain but also other body tissues. Chua: Stem cell claims of miracle cures baseless The Star Online Sun, 26 Aug 2007 5:24 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Claims that stem cells can cure diseases such as cerebral palsy and Down Syndrome are baseless, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said. Don't be fooled by stem cell claims The Star Online Sun, 26 Aug 2007 6:23 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysians should not be fooled by baseless claims that stem cells can cure diseases such as cerebral palsy and Down's Syndrome, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. Hope rises for off-the-shelf heart repair kit Guardian Unlimited Sun, 26 Aug 2007 4:08 PM PDT An experimental stem cell treatment that has proved successful in rats could lead to an off-the-shelf heart repair therapy for heart attack patients.

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