Monday, March 3rd, 2008
International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO) announced that its human parthenogenetic stem cell lines will be used in Germany in studies aimed at creating specific cell types to treat human neural diseases such as Parkinson's disease.
The work will be headed by Dr. Albrecht Mueller of the University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
PrimeGen Biotech announced that company researchers have successfully used purified proteins and DNAs in non-viral methods to reprogram adult human cells into stem cells.
Participating in this week's Stem Cell Summit in New York, the company reported that this new class of stem cells -- derived from adult human tissues such ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC) reported for the first time a robust and highly efficient process for the generation of high-purity hepatocytes (liver cells). The research, described online (ahead of print) in the journal STEM CELLS, signifies a significant step towards the efficient generation of hepatocytes for use in ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The focus of two recent Nobel prizes, a species of roundworm has made possible another advance in the understanding of how cells talk to one another, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in the journal Current Biology.
In 2002, researchers won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Recent arrests by Egyptian authorities of several people suspected to have HIV are undermining efforts to prevent the spread of the virus and violating human rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said in a joint statement released on Friday, the AP/Minneapolis Star Tribune reports (Kratovac, AP/Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2/15).
HRW ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Neural cells derived from human embryonic stem cells helped repair stroke-related damage in the brains of rats and led to improvements in their physical abilities, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
This study, to be published in the Feb. 20 issue of the ...
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