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Sexual Function Affected By Stem Cell Transplant According To Long-Term Study Medical News Today Thu, 20 Sep 2007 6:12 PM PDT A long-term study found that a type of stem cell transplant used for patients with life-threatening diseases, such as leukemia and lymphoma, results in decreased sexual function and activity for recipients. Further, males are likely to recover from these changes over time, while the sexuality of female patients remains compromised. [click link for full article] Researchers: Testicles May Be Stem Cell Source KDKA Pittsburgh Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:26 AM PDT Researchers hope to one day extract stem cells from testicles that could be directed to grow into all kinds of tissues to repair everything from a damaged heart to brains destroyed by Alzheimer's to insulin-producing cells to cure diabetes.   CBS News Interactive: Stem Cell Research City to host £10m stem-cell conferences Edinburgh Evening News Thu, 20 Sep 2007 4:29 AM PDT EDINBURGH is to host two prestigious stem cell conferences as part of a package of new event wins for the Capital worth almost £10 million to the city's economy. NIH Announces Advanced Cell Technology's 'Single Cell Embryo Biopsy Technique' as a Means to Derive Embryonic Stem ... PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 20 Sep 2007 6:00 AM PDT OTC Bulletin Board: ACTC - News) On Tuesday, September 18, 2007, the National Institutes of Health announced that it would begin implementing President George W. Bush's Executive Order to explore methods to expand the number of approved pluripotent stem cell lines "without creating a human embryo for research purposes or destroying, discarding, or subjecting to harm a human embryo or fetus." Scientists Find Less Controversial Stem Cell NPR Thu, 20 Sep 2007 6:39 AM PDT Scientists in New York say they may have found cells as promising as embryonic stem cells. Scientists are enthusiastic about the potential for treating a variety of diseases with embryonic stem cells. But obtaining the cells is controversial since it means destroying an embryo. Testicles Tested As Stem Cell Source CBS News Thu, 20 Sep 2007 0:30 AM PDT "We don't have any reason to think that it won't work, but it's early days," says a medical researcher of a technique to extract stem cells from testicles to repair damaged organs and cells elsewhere in the body. Testicles Tested As Stem Cell Source CBS 13 Sacramento Thu, 20 Sep 2007 5:59 AM PDT Researchers hope to one day extract stem cells from testicles that could be directed to grow into all kinds of tissues to repair everything from a damaged heart to brains destroyed by Alzheimer's to insulin-producing cells to cure diabetes. $7.2 million grant to aid search for ALS stem cell therapy University of Wisconsin - Madison Thu, 20 Sep 2007 1:27 PM PDT With the help of a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ), a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will explore the potential of stem cells and natural growth factors to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. UW-Madison receives $7.2 million stem cells ALS grant Wisconsin State Journal Thu, 20 Sep 2007 3:39 PM PDT UW-Madison stem-cell scientists have received a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study rats with Lou Gehrig's disease. About 30,000 Americans have the disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The progressive condition, usually fatal within a few years after diagnosis, weakens muscles and eventually makes people unable to breathe. The five-year ... Disgraced Stem-Cell Scientist Moves Lab to Thailand Wired News Thu, 20 Sep 2007 8:36 AM PDT His research into inter-species nuclear transplant thoroughly discredited, Hwang Woo-suk moves his base from South Korea to Thailand's friendlier climes to avoid the ethical disputes that would arise by remaining in Seoul.

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