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Gentler Chemotherapy Before Stem Cell Transplant Causes Long-term Remission Of Follicular Lymphoma, Study Suggests Science Daily Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:14 PM PST Treating relapsed follicular lymphoma patients with a milder chemotherapy regimen before they receive a blood stem cell transplant from a donor resulted in long-term complete remission for 45 of 47 patients in a clinical trial. High-dose Chemo And Stem Cell Transplant Shows Little Or No Survival Benefit For Breast Cancer, Analysis Shows Science Daily Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:12 PM PST High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation, the controversial, arduous, yet once-popular combination treatment that fell out of favor as a therapy for breast cancer, has proven not to be beneficial as an adjuvant therapy for women with node-positive disease, according to an expansive analysis. Strong Support For Embryonic Stem Cell Research Declines, Overall Support Remains Stable, Poll Finds Medical News Today Thu, 03 Jan 2008 1:01 PM PST Strong support for human embryonic stem cell research has declined nationwide from 27% in 2005 to 21% in 2007, but overall support has remained stable at about 54%, according to a survey released late last month by Virginia Commonwealth University, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. [click link for full article] (AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-03 14:08 GMT: Reneuron says IND application for stem cell therapy still on hold Interactive Investor Thu, 03 Jan 2008 6:12 AM PST LONDON (Thomson Financial) - ReNeuron Group PLC said its Investigational New Drug application to US regulators for its stem-cell therapy to treat strokes is still on hold. Desperate Americans seek unproven cell treatments in China Straits Times Thu, 03 Jan 2008 8:17 PM PST BEIJING - THEY'RE paralysed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments - and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments in China. Copy Number Variation May Stem From Replication Misstep Science Daily Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:15 PM PST Genome rearrangements, resulting in variations in the numbers of copies of genes, occur when the cellular process that copies DNA during cell division stalls and then switches to a different genetic "template." Osiris Therapeutics Awarded Department of Defense Contract for Prochymal(TM) Fully Valued at $224.7 Million Centre Daily Times Thu, 03 Jan 2008 2:44 PM PST Osiris Therapeutics (Nasdaq:OSIR) announced today that it has been awarded a $224.7 million contract, including purchase options, from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to develop and stockpile Prochymal, an adult stem cell therapy, for the repair of gastrointestinal injury resulting from radiation exposure. LifeCell accredited by DSIR PharmaBiz Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:48 PM PST The research and development division of LifeCell, pioneers in cord blood stem cell banking in India, has been recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR).

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