UTMB gets grant for stem cell research
Galveston County Daily News Tue, 05 Feb 2008 9:56 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. |
Stem cell lines created from discarded IVF embryos
PhysOrg Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:43 PM PST
Human embryos that are discarded every day as medical waste from in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics could be an important source of stem cells for research, according to a team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. |
Proposal to allow stem cell usage may reach ballot
The Grand Rapids Press Tue, 05 Feb 2008 7:44 AM PST
Petition language for a ballot proposal on embryonic stem cell research was approved Monday, and so the battle for hearts and minds in Michigan officially begins. |
Stott-Despoja ignites new stem cell row
The Mercury Tue, 05 Feb 2008 7:54 AM PST
SENATOR Natasha Stott-Despoja has begun lobbying state MPs to support stem cell research legislation, sparking a political row with opponents of the move. |
AssureImmune, an Adult Stem Cell Collection and Preservation Company, Launches Premier Services in South Florida
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 05 Feb 2008 7:04 AM PST
BOCA RATON, Fla.----AssureImmune LLC, a company specializing in collecting and preserving adult stem cells, today announced its launch of premier banking services in South Florida. AssureImmune, which began in early 2007, is one of the few adult stem cell collection and preservation companies in the world that uses state-of-the-art automated equipment to collect, test and preserve stem cells ... |
NeoStem Announces NY State License for Adult Stem Cell Collection
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 05 Feb 2008 5:30 AM PST
NeoStem, Inc. , which is pioneering the pre-disease collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need, today announced receipt of a provisional license for comprehensive tissue procurement services for the collection of adult stem cells from the New York State Department of Health for the ProHEALTH Care Associates, LLP stem cell collection facility. |
NU stem cell study a step in the right direction (Letter to the editor)
Daily Northwestern Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:58 PM PST
As many of you may have read, a researcher in the Feinberg School of Medicine recently began a national trial of stem cells and their effectiveness in combating critical limb ischemia ("National study to test ability of stem cells to clear out arteries," Jan. |
Stem cells nudge closer to ballot spot
Detroit Free Press Tue, 05 Feb 2008 0:27 AM PST
Campaigns to lift Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research and to scrap much of the state tax system got the go-ahead Monday to begin circulating petitions in an effort to put the issues before voters in November. |
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