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Researchers: Stem cell treatment cures boy's fatal disease Temple Daily Telegram Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:06 PM PDT Using stem cells from umbilical cord blood and bone marrow, researchers apparently have cured a fatal genetic disease in a 2-year-old Minneapolis boy, a feat that could open the door for a variety of stem cell treatments. Group pitches stem cell research option The Advocate Fri, 06 Jun 2008 5:18 PM PDT The subject of stem cell research brings out plenty of emotion. Now a nonprofit group says it has a way to avoid the controversy, but it needs your tax dollars to do it. Life-Share Blood Banks wants $3.5 million to build an umbilical cord blood bank. Scientific Information Largely Ignored When Forming Opinions About Stem Cell Research Science Daily Fri, 06 Jun 2008 9:26 AM PDT When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people. 19 Mo. Republicans Form Committee That Aims To Protect Embryonic Stem Cell Research Medical News Today Fri, 06 Jun 2008 8:11 AM PDT Nineteen "prominent" Missouri Republicans, including former U.S. Sen. John Danforth, recently launched a campaign committee aimed at protecting human embryonic stem cell research in the state, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. "Lab On The Lake" To Kick Off World Stem Cell Summit Medical News Today Fri, 06 Jun 2008 5:11 AM PDT Stem cell enthusiasts will be able to enjoy Lab on the Lake, a public forum and festival as part of the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit organized by the Genetics Policy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center and WiCell. RNL Bio exports stem cell technology to Japan. RNL Bio Co Ltd Posted on: 05 Jun 08 PharmiWeb Fri, 06 Jun 2008 1:41 AM PDT RNL Bio Co Ltd., a premier Korean biotech company, dedicated to the commercialization of adult stem cell therapeutics for various human degenerative ailments has signed a licensing agreement with Seems, Inc, a Japanese biotech company for RNL's stem cell technology. Adult Stem Cell Findings Offer New Hope For Parkinson's Cure Science Daily Fri, 06 Jun 2008 8:27 AM PDT New research provides evidence that a cure for Parkinson's disease could lie just inside the nose of patients themselves. Adult stem cells harvested from the noses of Parkinson's patients gave rise to dopamine-producing brain cells when transplanted into the brain of a rat. Stem cells help cure boy's fatal disease Winston-Salem Journal Fri, 06 Jun 2008 9:04 PM PDT Using stem cells from umbilical-cord blood and bone marrow, researchers have apparently cured what was previously a fatal genetic disease in a 2-year-old Minneapolis boy, a feat that could open the door for a variety of stem-cell treatments. Researchers: Stem cells appear to cure boy's disease Lawrence Journal-World Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:09 PM PDT Using stem cells from umbilical cord blood and bone marrow, researchers apparently have cured a fatal genetic disease in a 2-year-old Minneapolis boy, a feat that could open the door for a variety of stem cell treatments. For the first time in his life, Nate Liao is wearing normal clothes, eating food that has not been pureed and playing with his siblings. Enzyme Plays Key Role In Cell Fate Medical News Today Fri, 06 Jun 2008 2:10 AM PDT The road to death or differentiation follows a similar course in embryonic stem cells, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears online in the journal Cell Stem Cell."Caspases, known as 'killer enzymes,' that are activated during programmed cell death, are also active in the initial phases of cell differentiation," said Dr.

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