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Bill could make Colorado a national leader in adult stem cell transplants Colorado Springs Gazette Tue, 18 Mar 2008 8:12 PM PDT DENVER - Colorado could become a national leader in the adult stem cell transplant movement under a bill unveiled Tuesday by a Democratic state legislator. Stem-Cell Therapy in China Draws Foreign Patients NPR Tue, 18 Mar 2008 4:50 AM PDT Patients are traveling to China to receive experimental stem-cell treatments not offered in the United States. One company claims it has restored vision to blind children, raising controversy in both China and the U.S. Update: Stem cell drive under way San Juan Journal Tue, 18 Mar 2008 3:32 PM PDT Top photo, Greg King explains to Herb Mason the process used to determine whether he is a possible stem cell donor, today at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. Bottom photo from right, Steve Buck swabs his cheek while Kerwin Johnson signs Bob Jones up for a saliva test. Stem Cell Therapy International Signs Definitive Agreement With Histostem, Ltd. of Korea Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 18 Mar 2008 6:46 AM PDT Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. New Stem Cell Bill Could Save Lives FOX 31 Denver Tue, 18 Mar 2008 8:54 PM PDT A state lawmaker introducing a groundbreaking bill to help several illnesses through stem cells. These aren't the controversial embryonic stem cells, but cells that come from umbilical cords. FOX 31's Tammy Vigil has more on how this possible new law could save lives. New Hope For Regenerating Damaged Human Retina: Sleeping Stem Cells Successfully Awakened Science Daily Tue, 18 Mar 2008 9:29 AM PDT Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered what chemical in the eye triggers the dormant capacity of certain non-neuronal cells to transform into progenitor cells, a stem-like cell that can generate new retinal cells. The discovery, published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, offers new hope to victims of diseases that harm the retina, such as macular ... Scientists successfully awaken sleeping stem cells EurekAlert! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 8:28 AM PDT Boston, MA—Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered what chemical in the eye triggers the dormant capacity of certain non-neuronal cells to transform into progenitor cells, a stem-like cell that can generate new retinal cells. Scientists successfully awaken sleeping stem cells PhysOrg Tue, 18 Mar 2008 9:07 AM PDT Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered what chemical in the eye triggers the dormant capacity of certain non-neuronal cells to transform into progenitor cells, a stem-like cell that can generate new retinal cells. The discovery, published in the March issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS), offers new hope to victims of diseases that harm the ... Stem Cell Therapy to merge with Korean company BizJournals Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:10 AM PDT A Tampa company said it has a definitive agreement to merge with Histostem Co. Ltd. New Interventional Radiology Treatment Shows Hope for People With Complications from Bone Marrow, Stem Cell Tranplants Newswise Tue, 18 Mar 2008 6:21 AM PDT The standard treatment to treat graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after bone marrow or cord blood transplant is intravenous steroids that alter the immune response; however, it is not always effective and failure results in very high mortality. In a study released today, 15 patients who failed standard treatment were given a high dose of steroids directly to the affected organ. By delivering the ...

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