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Stem cell use is blood bank's gain The Record Thu, 13 Sep 2007 8:44 PM PDT Of the thousands of stem cell transplants performed annually worldwide on cancer patients, just 1 to 2 percent use samples taken from umbilical cord blood and placentas donated by the mothers of newborns. Stem Cell Therapy Disappoints Against Rare Kidney Ailment MedicineNet.com Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:44 PM PDT Title: Stem Cell Therapy Disappoints Against Rare Kidney Ailment Category: Health News Created: 9/13/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/13/2007 Stem Cell Therapy Goes to the Dogs--and Horses Newsweek Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:53 AM PDT While many promising stem cell therapies are still awaiting approval for use in humans, vets are already using the technology to treat arthritis and tendon ailments in dogs and horses. Women Undergoing IVF To Donate Eggs For Stem Cell Research In Return For Reduced Treatment Costs, UK Medical News Today Thu, 13 Sep 2007 9:13 PM PDT The MRC is to fund a research proposal from a team at the North East England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) for a project to find ways of improving the efficiency of therapeutic cloning - a technique which would allow scientists to create patient-specific stem cells and develop regenerative therapies for many debilitating conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and Parkinson's disease. [click ... UCLA receives $20 million for stem-cell study Pasadena Star-News Thu, 13 Sep 2007 6:26 PM PDT Three years after California voters backed a massive initiative to funnel $3 billion into stem-cell research, momentum and funding has grown, and the state is poised to become the national leader in the controversial field. Putting Stem Cell Research On The Fast Track - Two Groups Of Researchers Provide Tools To Speed Stem Cell Research Medical News Today Thu, 13 Sep 2007 4:12 PM PDT Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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. [click link for full article] Stem Cell research Firm Aldagen Secures $9M in Additional Financing Local Tech Wire Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:26 AM PDT Durham — Aldagen, a biotechnology firm focused on stem cell research, has closed on an additional $9 million as part of a continuing C round. The firm closed on $14 million in financing along with $3 million in debt through deals announced in December. Taiwan researchers join stem cell experiment on spinal injuries Central News Agency Thu, 13 Sep 2007 7:18 AM PDT Taipei, Sept. 13 (CNA) China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) in Taichung has joined the China Spinal Cord Injury Network (ChinaSCINet) to take part in the network's experiments to determine whether stem cell therapy is effective in treating patients with spinal damage, hospital sources disclosed Thursday. UCSF Finding Advances Embryonic Stem Cell Strategy Medical News Today Thu, 13 Sep 2007 5:13 AM PDT UCSF scientists are reporting what they say is a significant improvement in the technique for genetically reprogramming mouse cells to their embryonic state, a process that transforms the cells, in essence, into embryonic stem cells.The finding, published on-line as an immediate early publication in Cell Stem Cell (Sept. [click link for full article] Women undergoing IVF to donate eggs for stem cell research in return for reduced treatment costs News-Medical-Net Thu, 13 Sep 2007 5:58 AM PDT The Medical Research Council (MRC) is to fund a research proposal from a team at the North East England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) for a project to find ways of improving the efficiency of therapeutic cloning - a technique which would allow scientists to create patient-specific stem cells and develop regenerative therapies for many debilitating conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and ...

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