GOP wants to close stem cell lab doors
The Boston Globe “Stem Cell research was one issue that many observers thought would fly under the radar in this year’s presidential election.” Read more »
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Shooting Down Cancer
Economist “A theory linking the scourge to stem cells may offer new ways of treating this most terrifying of diseases.” See related article – The Root...
The Puzzling Rise and Fall of a Dark-Horse Alzheimer’s Drug
Science, News “The announcement last week that a closely watched phase III clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease had failed to show a significant effect deals yet...
The New York Stem Cell Foundation Expands Scientific Team
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NYSCF MAB Member Announces Breakthrough in Cell Reprogramming
NYSCF hails Dr. Douglas Melton’s announcement that he and colleagues at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have turned adult pancreatic cells into insulin-producing beta cells in...
Despite Breakthroughs, Embryonic Stem Cells Still Needed
Wired Science “The transformation of pancreas cells from one type to another has been hailed as a breakthrough: until now, such tricks required of scientifically —...
NYSCF Applauds Cell Breakthrough by Dr. Douglas A. Melton
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GlaxoSmithKline and Harvard Stem Cell Institute Announce Major Collaboration Agreement
HarvardScience “GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) today announced that they have entered into a five-year, $25 million-plus collaborative agreement to build a unique...
NYSCF Announces Third Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference, October 14-15
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NYSCF Applauds Harvard Stem Cell Institute’s Creation of 20 New Stem Cell Lines
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Summer Outreach Event
New York Social Diary, August 2008 Read more »
NYSCF Reception in East Hampton
Panache, August 2008 Read more »
Scientists create first personalized stem cells in ALS patients
The Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2008 Read more »
Scientists report a breakthrough in stem cell production
The Boston Globe, August 1, 2008 Read more »
Neurons created from skin cells of elderly patients with ALS
Harvard Stem Cell Institute “Less than 27 months after announcing that he had institutional permission to attempt the creation of patient and disease-specific stem cell lines,...
New York Researchers in Stem Cell Breakthrough
Crain’s New York Business, July 31, 2008 Read more »
Scientists Make Stem Cells From ALS Patient
NPR, July 31, 2008 Read more »
Scientists Reach Stem Cell Milestone
Time, July 31, 2008 Read more »
Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Motor Neurons in ALS Patients
The Washington Post, July 31, 2008 Read more »
Major New ALS Research – NYSCF Plays Critical Funding Role
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Consent issues restrict stem-cell use
Nature “Stanford University is to tell its researchers that around one-quarter of the human embryonic stem-cell lines eligible for US government funding are now off-limits because...
Stem cells hold promise for Muscular Dystrophy
US News and World Report Researchers at Harvard have reported that they have managed to repair damaged muscles in mice with a form of muscular dystrophy...
New technique produces genetically identical stem cells
EurekAlert Adult cells of mice created from genetically reprogrammed cells can be triggered via a drug to enter an embryonic-stem cell like state, without the need...
The ethics of egg manipulation
Nature “Many couples are faced with the unpleasant choice between not having a child of their own and risking the passing on of a debilitating disease. ...
Wall Street Journal Profiles Researcher Who Proposes Technique That Could Produce Stem Cells Without Harming Embryos
KaiserNetwork.org “The Wall Street Journal on Saturday profiled researcher Donald Landry, chair of Columbia University’s Department of Medicine, who has proposed a laboratory technique that could...