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UTMB gets grant for stem cell research Galveston County Daily News Fri, 15 Feb 2008 9:24 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 Sciences to quit Scotland The Herald Fri, 15 Feb 2008 4:15 PM PST Stem Cell Sciences, the pioneering Edinburgh University spin-out whose technology has put Scotland on the global front line of medical and pharmaceutical research, is to quit the country after its rent was hiked by almost 50%. Discovery Could Help Reprogram Adult Cells To Embryonic Stem Cell-like State Science Daily Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:23 AM PST Researchers have taken a major step toward eventually being able to reprogram adult cells to an embryonic stem cell-like state without the use of viruses or cancer-causing genes. In a new paper, the researchers report that they have discovered how long adult cells need to be exposed to reprogramming factors before they convert to an embryonic-like state, and have "defined the sequence of events ... Committee to reconsider stem cell bill Ralston Recorder Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:12 PM PST A legislative committee decided Thursday to reconsider a bill it advanced last week on embryonic stem cell research. The Judiciary Committee voted 8-0 to bring back Legislative Bill 606 for more work on a proposed compromise. (AFX UK Focus) 2008-02-15 07:40 GMT: Stem Cell Sciences to consolidate commercial ops, close Edinburgh site Interactive Investor Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:49 PM PST LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Stem cell producer Stem Cell Sciences has announced a "comprehensive restructuring programme" aimed at improving financial growth and increasing its focus on commercialisation efforts. Stem cell studies give further clues to cancer proliferation and potential treatments New Kerala Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:40 PM PST Washington, February 14 : Swiss scientists are studying stem cells to deepen their understanding of how cancer cells grow and how they can be killed, while a UK research team has achieved a breakthrough in understanding the cause of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer. Major Advance In Understanding Cell Reprogramming Slashdot Fri, 15 Feb 2008 9:09 AM PST Researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital have taken a major step toward eventually being able to reprogram adult cells to an embryonic stem cell-like state without the use of viruses or cancer-causing genes. In a paper released online today by the journal Cell Stem Cell, Konrad Hochedlinger and colleagues report that they have both discovered how long ... Stem Cell Procedure In China A Success For Local Girl First Coast News Fri, 15 Feb 2008 9:49 PM PST JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Just back after 34 days in China, six-year-old Rylee Lovett is already seeing things differently. She left for the trip nearly blind but now, "Just after 4-and-a-half weeks we were there it's showing signs of improving," says Rylee's mom Shayla Lovett. Americans Go Abroad for Stem Cell Therapy ABC News Fri, 15 Feb 2008 6:13 AM PST One American brought his family to China, hoping for relief from his disease. Exchange Of Signals Between 2 Types Of Skin Cells May Provide A New Understanding Of How Stem Cells Differentiate And ... Medical News Today Fri, 15 Feb 2008 4:17 AM PST Genes, it turns out, are only as active as the signals that turn them on and off. Now scientists from Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Institute have identified the signaling molecule that ratchets up and clamps down the activity of key genes in dermal papilla, a type of skin cell whose unique collection of proteins ultimately instruct epithelial stem cells to make hair.

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