Scientists report a breakthrough in stem cell production
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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...
Stem Cell Research: more support brings more papers
Nature Reports: Stem Cells Countries with less restrictive policies for deriving human embryonic stem cells produce more than their expected share of scientific publications in the...
The UK and California announce an international collaboration to advance stem cell research
MRC Press Release “The Medical Research Council and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state's stem cell agency, have announced an international collaboration...
Canadian-Led Research Team Grows Early-Stage Heart Cells From Stem Cells
Canadian Press “A Canadian-led international research team has determined how to grow early – stage human heart cells from embryonic stem cells, a step that could...
Heart Cells Cultured in the Lab
BBC News “Scientists have moved a step closer to creating functioning heart tissue for transplants in the lab.” Read more »
German Lawmakers Ease Limits on Stem Cell Research
Reuters “German lawmakers voted on Friday to ease restrictions on stem cell research although the approved changes did not go as far as many scientists had...
FDA to Vet Embryonic Stem Cells’ Safety
Nature “Investors, biotech companies and other stem-cell stakeholders are meeting in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this week for the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) first public hearing...
Reprogrammed Stem Cells Work on Parkinson’s
Technology Review “A study in rodents suggests that skin cells can be transformed ino neurons to treat neurodegeneration.”Read more »
Stem Cell Studies in People Examined by FDA on Safety
Bloomberg.com “Embryonic stem cells may someday cure disease, reverse paralysis or restore memory. Scientists worry they also may trigger benign tumors, and even cancer.”Read more...
Q&A: Human-Animal Embryo Research
Times Online “A Times expert explains why a team from Newcastle upon Tyne are causing controversy over stem cell legislation.”Read more »
NYSCF Joins All New Yorkers in Welcoming Governor David Paterson
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Stem Cells Help Rats Recover Function After Stroke
Reuters “Transplanting brain cells produced from human embryonic stem cells helped fix stroke damage in the brains of rats, according to scientists who hope to test...
Stem Cell Research in California: The Game Is On
Cell “The California Initiative embodied in Proposition 71 was designed to boost embryonic stem cell research and its translation into cell therapies in the face of...
Germany Considers Changing Stem Cell Laws
MSNBC.com “BERLIN – German lawmakers are considering changes to laws on stem cell research as pressure grows for an easing of restrictions that local scientists complain...