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New stem cell technique cures mice of sickle cell Contra Costa Times Sun, 09 Dec 2007 3:17 AM PST WASHINGTON -- Using a newly developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia -- the first direct proof the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, potentially fatal disease. Reprogrammed stem cells cure sickle cell anaemia News-Medical-Net Sun, 09 Dec 2007 3:30 PM PST Scientists in the U.S. have made a breakthrough in the fight against sickle cell anaemia, a blood disease caused by a defect in a single gene. Scientists discover alternatives to embryonic stem cells Daily Vidette Sun, 09 Dec 2007 7:00 PM PST Scientists hope two recent breakthroughs in the area of stem cell research will slow ethical worries that have plagued the field for years. Researchers from Medistem, an Arizona biotechnology firm, are using menstrual stem cells as an alternative to embryonic stem cells. Saving baby with cord blood stem cell transplant The Borneo Post Sun, 09 Dec 2007 6:32 PM PST SINGAPORE: Hoh Sin Jun looks like any ordinary toddler. He likes to have stories read to him, loves toys and is curious about the world around him. He is the very picture of a healthy, happy, two-year-old child. Sickle-Cell Anemia In Mice Treated With Reprogrammed Adult Cells Medical News Today Sun, 09 Dec 2007 2:17 AM PST Mice with a human sickle-cell anemia disease trait have been treated successfully in a process that begins by directly reprogramming their own cells to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, without the use of eggs. [click link for full article] Highest Reported Complete Remission Rate of 35 Percent Achieved in a Phase III Front-Line Multiple Myeloma Trial With ... PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Sun, 09 Dec 2007 2:40 PM PST Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of results from the 682 patient, randomized, Phase III VISTA trial. These patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma were ineligible for stem cell transplantation .

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