ImmunoCellular to file IND application for cancer stem cell vaccine Pharmaceutical Business Review Thu, 22 May 2008 6:45 PM PDT ImmunoCellular Therapeutics has announced that recently completed proof-of-principle studies demonstrate efficacy of its cancer stem cell vaccine technology in treating glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, in preclinical animal models. | Method To Duplicate Primitive Stem Cells And Prevent Cell Differentiation Discovered At USC Medical News Today Thu, 22 May 2008 7:11 AM PDT Research from the University of Southern California (USC) has discovered a new mechanism to allow embryonic stem cells to divide indefinitely and remain undifferentiated. The study, which is published in the May 22 issue of the journal Nature, also reveals how embryonic stem cell multiplication is regulated, which may be important in understanding how to control tumor cell growth. | VistaGen Licenses Customized Stem Cell-Based Drug Discovery Assays to Sanwa, a Japanese Pharmaceutical Company Centre Daily Times Thu, 22 May 2008 9:17 AM PDT VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company using leading-edge embryonic stem cell (ES Cell) technologies for predictive toxicology and drug discovery, today announced that Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co. Ltd. (Sanwa), an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, has, pursuant to the terms of the parties' joint research and development agreement, selected to ... | Steelman campaign finds more stem cell money The Springfield News-Leader Thu, 22 May 2008 1:03 AM PDT When Sarah Steelman's gubernatorial campaign donated money from a pro-stem cell group to charity on Tuesday, they included an additional $500 the state treasurer took from two of Missouri's leading proponents of embryonic stem cell research four years ago. | Bone Cells Found to Influence Blood Stem Cell Replication and Migration Newswise Thu, 22 May 2008 10:24 AM PDT Using a novel investigatory technique, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have established that osteoblasts, cells responsible for bone formation, are also directly involved in the proliferation and expansion of blood-forming hematopoietic stem cells. | Catholic leaders back adult stem cell research Christian Today Thu, 22 May 2008 7:22 AM PDT A grant from Catholic leaders aims to boost research into adult stem cells as an alternative to the creation of hybrid embryos which the Government approved this week | Stem cells replicate, but not the way we think: Study New Kerala Thu, 22 May 2008 0:30 AM PDT Washington, May 22 : New findings have shed light on the little known process of embryonic stem cell replication and would help scientists control tumour cell growth more effectively. | UF receives $1M for research, thanks to Naples couple Naples Daily News Thu, 22 May 2008 6:06 PM PDT A Naples family has donated $1 million to the University of Florida to research experimental stem cell therapy for potentially treating children with blindness. Robert and Debbie Forbis, owners of Naples-based Premier Electric, have made the $1 million gift to the College of Medicine's Department of Ophthalmology to study the safety and effectiveness of umbilical cord stem cell therapy for ... | | |
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