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Stem Cell Therapy Disappoints Against Rare Kidney Ailment HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 12 Sep 2007 2:02 PM PDT WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- In a disheartening result that confounds existing research, a team in France says a new stem cell therapy for a rare kidney disease is no better than the usual chemotherapy-only approach. Stem cell breakthrough The Mercury Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:31 PM PDT AUSTRALIAN scientists have made a stem cell breakthrough that could shed light on mysterious reproductive ailments suffered by millions of women. Putting Stem Cell Research On The Fast Track Science Daily Wed, 12 Sep 2007 8:03 AM PDT Engineers have developed tools to help solve two of the main problems slowing the progress of stem cell research -- how to quickly test stem cell response to different drugs or genes, and how to create a large supply of healthy, viable stem cells to study from only a few available cells. Launch Of New Journal Stem Cell Research Announced By Elsevier Medical News Today Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:11 PM PDT Elsevier has announced that it is launching a new journal, Stem Cell Research, in September 2007. The journal will be published 6 times a year and will focus on high quality research in all aspects of stem cell science and applications.The new journal (http://www.elsevier. [click link for full article] Cancer stem cell subpopulation drives metastasis of human pancreatic cancer PhysOrg Wed, 12 Sep 2007 9:54 AM PDT Scientists have identified a distinct subpopulation of cancer stem cells (CSCs) that is responsible for metastasis of a deadly human pancreatic cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the September issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, provides insight into the role of CSCs in cancer initiation, progression, and metastasis and suggests new directions for development of more effective ... Nigeria: Country Hosts Workshop on Stem Cell Transplantation AllAfrica.com Wed, 12 Sep 2007 6:22 AM PDT As part of her efforts towards becoming a leader in the race to develop stem cell transplantation as a solution to many of today's incurable diseases including the dreaded Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Nigeria is to host an international workshop on the new treatment system between October 5 and 6 this year. Corydon girl, hit third time with cancer, tries stem cell transplants Corydon Democrat Wed, 12 Sep 2007 6:28 AM PDT A Corydon girl who is battling her third round of cancer is now trying stem cell transplants as a way to beat the often deadly disease. Maggie Bays was first diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma late in the summer of 2005, just months before her 10th birthday. Cancer stem cell subpopulation drives metastasis of human pancreatic cancer EurekAlert! Wed, 12 Sep 2007 9:08 AM PDT Scientists have identified a distinct subpopulation of cancer stem cells (CSCs) that is responsible for metastasis of a deadly human pancreatic cancer.

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