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Stem cell researchers give old muscle new pep - PhysOrg

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Shown here is muscle tissue from an old mouse. After UC Berkeley researchers manipulated the biochemical response of adult stem cells in the old tissue, the muscle was able to repair itself from damage almost as well as muscle from young mice. Photo >>> Read more ...

Scientists to issue stem-cell guide - Philadelphia Inquirer

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

The world's leading group of stem-cell researchers yesterday announced it would issue guidelines for turning basic stem-cell research into safe, effective therapies. The International Society for Stem Cell Research's recommendations are aimed at >>> Read more Sponsored by: Achieving Success With Affiliate Program

‘Science to Market’: a New Forum for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Forbes

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

BIOTECHNICA 2008 has a new forum for pharmaceutical biotechnology. For the first time, the European Association of Pharma Biotechnology (EAPB) - in cooperation with the science congress European BioPerspectives - will be hosting the conference >>> Read more BOSTON, June 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've ...

Study: Brain stem cells can be awakened - Political Gateway

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

BOSTON, June 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified specific molecules in the human brain that can awaken and sedate brain stem cells. The scientists at the Schepens Eye Research Institute say such brain stem cells, when activated, can >>> Read more John Wagner , professor ...

Aussies joining new stem cell research - ninemsn

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Australian scientists have joined growing international efforts to develop ethically-acceptable stem cell technologies to revolutionise the treatment of many diseases. Researchers at the Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) in Melbourne have begun to >>> Read more Dr Shelley Chawla is tired of watching his patients suffer. ...

ImmuneRegen(R) BioSciences Confirms Adult Stem Cell Activity of - MSN MoneyCentral

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

ImmuneRegen BioSciences, Inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of IR BioSciences Holdings, Inc. IRBO , announces additional study results that confirm the effects of its compound Homspera in stimulating the development of human adult stem cells. The >>> Read more Using ...

Local lab has big hopes for stem cells - Age

Monday, June 9th, 2008

A MELBOURNE laboratory has become the first in Australia to acquire a type of stem cell that could revolutionise medical science. "Induced pluripotent stem cells" (iPS cells) are made by "reprogramming" human skin cells, without the need for >>> Read more SALT LAKE CITY, June 9 (UPI) ...

Doc pens screenplay on stem cell research - San Francisco Gate

Monday, June 9th, 2008

And Chawla, a neurologist in Topeka, Kan., fervently believes that some of the suffering he sees while treating chronically ill patients could be eased by embryonic stem cell research, which has been delayed in the United States by political and >>> Read more THE first licences to ...

Doc pens screenplay on stem cell research - San Francisco Gate

Monday, June 9th, 2008

And Chawla, a neurologist in Topeka, Kan., fervently believes that some of the suffering he sees while treating chronically ill patients could be eased by embryonic stem cell research, which has been delayed in the United States by political and >>> Read more Australia's National Health and ...

Miracles in making? - Rocky Mountain News

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

The announcement Tuesday that an Aurora spinal surgeon performed the first disc surgery in the United States using somatic (adult) stem cells to repair the patient's injured spine is the latest tangible advance in this path-breaking therapy. The >>> Read more People interested in stem cell research ...