Keyword News: [stem cell]

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert

Friday, February 1, 2008 10:31 PM PST

UTMB gets grant for stem cell research Galveston County Daily News Fri, 01 Feb 2008 9:59 PM PST GALVESTON — A $500,000 grant from the Cullen Foundation will support neurological stem cell research at the University of Texas Medical Branch by funding the purchase of an advanced microscope and supporting a postdoctoral fellow who assists in the studies to optimize stem cell therapy. Carbohydrate Regulates Stem Cell Potency Science Daily Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:17 AM PST A carbohydrate molecule that coats certain proteins on the cell surface, is critical for the proper proliferation and potency of embryonic stem cells, researchers report. Stem cells' tremendous therapeutic potential arises from their ability to continually self-renew and turn into any adult cell type. Researchers have long been trying to uncover the basis of these abilities, but while several ... Stem cell research company clones human embryo News Democrat & Leader Fri, 01 Feb 2008 6:49 AM PST Stemagen, a privately held embryonic stem cell research company, announced recently it has become the first in the world to create, and meticulously document, a cloned human embryo using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Stem Cell Therapy Studies For Stroke, Cerebral Palsy Prepare For Clinical Trials BioresearchOnline Fri, 01 Feb 2008 6:56 AM PST Finding answers about optimal dosage and timing for stem cell therapy in adults with strokes and newborns with ischemic injuries is a goal of two new federally funded studies First Patients Treated In Cytori's Stem & Regenerative Cell Heart Attack Study Medical News Today Fri, 01 Feb 2008 4:16 AM PST Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTX) enrolled the first two patients in a clinical trial using adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells in the treatment of heart attack. In this trial, patients' cells are made available using Cytori's Celution™ System, a real-time cell processing device. Sales of Stem Cell Products Expected to Reach $87 Million in 2008, Leading Medical Industry Analyst Says PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 01 Feb 2008 5:30 AM PST Stem cell product sales in the United States totaled $36 million in 2007, a 119 percent increase from the previous year, and are expected to reach $87 million, a 144 percent increase, in 2008, according to Robin R. Scientists claim victory in blocking stem-cell law after letter in Times Times Online Fri, 01 Feb 2008 3:12 PM PST The letter, published last week, expressed alarm that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill would delay potentially life-saving research by requiring all tissue used to create cloned embryonic stem cells to have the explicit consent of its donor. Cell's phase 2 study shows promising results PharmaBiz Fri, 01 Feb 2008 2:46 AM PST The results of a phase II clinical study by Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) showed that the addition of radioimmunotherapy (RIT) to high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) produced a high rate of progression-free survival at two years without a significant increase in the toxicity of the HDC regimen underscoring the potential role for RIT in ASCT. The ... Controversial stem cell treatment draws Australians to Indian clinic The Age Fri, 01 Feb 2008 7:13 AM PST Critics are sceptical, but two women say doctors in Delhi have changed their lives. Pope says some science 'shatters' human dignity Gulf Times Fri, 01 Feb 2008 9:59 PM PST VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI said on Thursday that embryonic stem cell research, artificial insemination and the prospect of human cloning had "shattered" human dignity.

See more news stories that match my keyword

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.