New stem cell tools to aid drug development
EurekAlert! Tue, 02 Sep 2008 4:19 PM PDT
( Durham University ) UK scientists have designed, developed and tested new synthetic molecular tools for stem cell research to direct the formation of certain tissue types for use in drug development programs. |
Stem cell transplantation benefits mice with childhood motor neuron disease
EurekAlert! Tue, 02 Sep 2008 2:19 PM PDT
The motor neuron disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the second most common genetic disorder leading to death in childhood. There is currently no cure for SMA, but some clinicians and researchers consider stem cell transplantation as a potential therapeutic strategy. And now, work using a mouse model of SMA suggests that spinal cord neural stem cells might be a possible treatment for ... |
New stem cell tools to aid drug development
News-Medical-Net Tue, 02 Sep 2008 4:25 PM PDT
Scientists have designed, developed and tested new molecular tools for stem cell research to direct the formation of certain tissue types for use in drug development programmes. |
POLICY FOR STEM CELLS
PharmaBiz Tue, 02 Sep 2008 7:53 PM PDT
With little progress in finding effective remedies for treatment of certain chronic medical conditions and diseases, medical experts across the world are increasingly turning to stem cell therapy for treatment solutions. |
San Bruno company banking on cord blood
San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 02 Sep 2008 8:14 AM PDT
Wendy and Steve Grant have made a $100 million business out of something that everyone is born with and is almost always thrown away: stem-cell rich blood from umbilical cords. The Los Altos Hills couple, along with Wendy Grant's father Tom Moore, founded... |
JCI online early table of contents: Sept. 2, 2008
EurekAlert! Tue, 02 Sep 2008 2:20 PM PDT
( Journal of Clinical Investigation ) This release contains summaries, links to PDFs and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, Sept. 2, 2008, in the JCI, including: With or without you: premature ageing whether or not protein is modified; Stem cell transplantation benefits mice with childhood motor neuron disease; How to spot a heart attack soon after it ... |
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