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Stem cells cure sickle cell in mice UPI Fri, 07 Dec 2007 2:36 PM PST U.S. researchers say they have developed a new stem cell technique that successfully treats sickle cell anemia in mice. State stem cell agency rejects 10 applications for grant money San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:04 PM PST California's stem cell agency on Friday acknowledged that it has turned back 10 grant applications worth millions of dollars because the applications were accompanied by letters of support from members of its own governing board. But the state-financed... Hadassah launches lobbying effort to promote stem cell legislation JTA Fri, 07 Dec 2007 7:56 PM PST Professor Benjamin Reubinoff, director of the Hadassah Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Center, does test studies for stem cell research at the Hadassah Medical Center, in Jerusalem in June 2004. Stem cell probers see hope in work on sickle cell anemia The Star-Ledger Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:02 PM PST New Jersey stem cell researchers are closely monitoring a breakthrough experiment in which scientists cured sickle cell anemia in mice by tweaking their skin cells and manipulating them to create healthy replacement tissue, work they view as inspiring. Stem Cells from Skin Cure Mice of Sickle Cell Anemia Fox News Fri, 07 Dec 2007 9:20 AM PST Scientists say they cured mice of sickle cell anemia by using skin cells reprogrammed to mimic embryonic stem cells. Advanced Cell Technology in search of corporate stem cell partners bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 07 Dec 2007 8:41 AM PST A Los Angeles developer of stem cell treatments is on the hunt for corporate partners to develop recently acquired products and therapies. Headaches at state's stem cell institute San Jose Mercury News Fri, 07 Dec 2007 5:36 PM PST Scrambling to deal with their second conflict-of-interest snafu in three weeks, officials at California's stem-cell institute said Friday they have rejected 10 new applications for research grants because some of its board members wrote in support of the grants. Stem Cells Ease Sickle Cell Anemia MedicineNet.com Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:30 PM PST Title: Stem Cells Ease Sickle Cell Anemia Category: Health News Created: 12/7/2007 Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2007 Stem cells reverse sickle cell anemia in mice Los Angeles Times Fri, 07 Dec 2007 0:16 AM PST Rodents treated with reprogrammed adult cells show vast improvement after three months. The therapy is several years away from being applied to humans. Taking the next step in a series of breakthrough stem cell experiments, scientists have cured sickle cell anemia in mice by rewinding their skin cells to an embryonic state and manipulating them to create healthy, genetically matched ... New Stem Cell Technique Effects Cure Local Tech Wire Fri, 07 Dec 2007 1:48 PM PST WASHINGTON — Scientists have the first evidence that those "reprogrammed stem cells" that made headlines last month really have the potential to treat disease: They used skin from the tails of sick mice to cure the rodents of sickle cell anemia.

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