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New Stem Cell Tools To Aid Drug Development Science Daily Thu, 04 Sep 2008 7:21 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 programs. New Stem Cell Screening Tool Takes Adult Stem Cell Research To New Level Science Daily Thu, 04 Sep 2008 8:22 AM PDT A bioinformatic system takes adult stem cell research to a new level. Rather than using stem cells from embryonic sources, which opens difficult ethical and complicated scientific issues, scientists have been looking to adult human stem cells, culled from a person's own body. Adult stem cells are now being cultivated from various tissues in the body -- from skin, bones and even wisdom teeth. Stem cell research puts interstate rivalry on hold EurekAlert! Thu, 04 Sep 2008 6:19 AM PDT ( Monash University ) Scientists from the Monash Institute of Medical Research will compare two different methods of creating patient-specific stem cells: somatic cell nuclear transfer and induced pluripotent stem cells. Tel Aviv University researchers create new stem cell screening tool EurekAlert! Thu, 04 Sep 2008 7:21 AM PDT ( American Friends of Tel Aviv University ) A bioinformatic system takes adult stem cell research to a new level. State Sen. Tom George says stem-cell ballot proposal limits oversight of growing industry The Kalamazoo Gazette Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:38 AM PDT KALAMAZOO -- A statewide ballot proposal that would loosen restrictions on stem-cell research fails to provide enough oversight to regulate an industry that still is young and growing, said a local lawmaker who opposes the measure. Researchers Tout Need for All Forms of Stem Cell Research Newswise Thu, 04 Sep 2008 8:28 AM PDT In light of a recent breakthrough study in adult stem cell research published in Nature, a group of the world's leading researchers, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), cautions against discounting the potential benefits of all forms of stem cell research, adult and embryonic alike. Researchers create new stem cell screening tool PhysOrg Thu, 04 Sep 2008 8:11 AM PDT Stem cell research is the next great leap in medicine. In the future, new tissue grown in a laboratory could replace a failing heart, or new cells take the place of damaged cells in the brain. Rather than using stem cells from embryonic sources, which opens difficult ethical and complicated scientific issues, scientists have been looking to adult human stem cells, culled from a person's own ... Stem cell research puts interstate rivalry on hold PhysOrg Thu, 04 Sep 2008 8:11 AM PDT Victoria and New South Wales have put aside their competitive interstate rivalry to collaborate on a stem cell research project, as announced by Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings and NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, Verity Firth, today. Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Receives Positive Review from Data Safety & Monitoring Board Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 04 Sep 2008 1:54 PM PDT Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp.(TSX-V: SSS) has received results from the Data Safety Monitoring Board that provides oversight for the Company's Phase IIb REGENESIS trial. The DSMB has completed a safety analysis and has recommended the trial continue as per the protocol. Stem Cell Transplantation Benefits Mice With Childhood Motor Neuron Disease Medical News Today Thu, 04 Sep 2008 5:10 AM 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.

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