Copyright 2010 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/stem_cell/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xpMhttp://mnt.to/f/3xpMTiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative medicine, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine...Stem Cell Research Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xpNhttp://mnt.to/f/3xpNIn the 7 Feb. 2010 issue of the journal Nature, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), report that a genetic molecule, called Tbx3, which is crucial for many aspects of early developmental processes in mammals, significantly improves the quality of stem cells that have been reprogrammed from differentiated cells...Stem Cell Research Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xnyhttp://mnt.to/f/3xny Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. (OTCBB: SCII) announced that Histostem Ltd. of South Korea ("Histostem") has participated in a study resulting in the successful treatment of spinal cord injury in dogs through the use of Multipotent Stem Cells (MSCs) derived from Human Umbilical Cord Blood (HUCB)...Veterinary Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xnBhttp://mnt.to/f/3xnB Vivakor, Inc. (OTCBB: VIVK) announced the development of its second generation VivaThermic Cryovials. The VivaThermic 2.0 cryovials were specifically designed to facilitate improved cryopreservation of induced Pluripotent Stem cells (iPS cells) and protein-induced Pluripotent Stem cells (piPS)...Stem Cell Research Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xnJhttp://mnt.to/f/3xnJBiocell Center announced its further commitment to working with maternal-fetal-medicine doctors by attending the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting. "Biocell Center has been working with perinatologists and Ob/Gyn doctors worldwide for several years," said Kate Torchilin, CEO of Biocell Center Corporation...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xk8http://mnt.to/f/3xk8California Stem Cell, Inc. (CSC) and ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) are pleased to announce an extension and expansion of their collaboration aimed at advancing a potential stem cell therapy for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)...Muscular Dystrophy / ALS Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xgFhttp://mnt.to/f/3xgFTwo Idaho state senators -- Russell Fulcher (R) and Chuck Winder (R) -- have introduced a bill (SB 1270) that would legally exempt physicians, nurses and other health professionals from providing medical care or services that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, the Idaho Statesman reports...Abortion Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xfGhttp://mnt.to/f/3xfGRoche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced a 3-5 year joint research collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, USA) and Harvard University (Cambridge, USA) that will use stem cell technologies to advance drug discovery in areas of high unmet medical need...Stem Cell Research Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xf7http://mnt.to/f/3xf7Researchers at the Pontifícia Universidade Catolica do Parana and Instituto Carlos Chagas have evaluated the therapeutic potential of purified and expanded CD133+ cells human umbilical cord blood (HUCB)-derived in treating myocardial infarction by intramyocardially injecting them into a rat model...Stem Cell Research Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xddhttp://mnt.to/f/3xddScientists at The Scripps Research Institute and The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) led an international effort to build a map that shows in detail how the human genome is modified during embryonic development. This detailed mapping is a significant move towards the success of targeted differentiation of stem cells into specific organs, which is a crucial consideration for stem cell therapy...Stem Cell Research Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xdkhttp://mnt.to/f/3xdkScientists at The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) led an international effort to build a map that shows in detail how the human genome is modified during embryonic development...Stem Cell Research Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xbqhttp://mnt.to/f/3xbq Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (OTCBB: BMSN) announced that its majority owned subsidiary, Entest BioMedical Inc. (OTCBB: ENTB) has initiated studies to support the Company's stem cell / laser regenerative therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)...COPD Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x9Vhttp://mnt.to/f/3x9VStem cell research at the University of California, Riverside is about to gather speed thanks to the establishment of a new Stem Cell Core Facility (SCCF) - a shared facility providing infrastructure, equipment, and trained personnel for doing stem cell research that ordinarily would not be available in most laboratories...Stem Cell Research Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x8xhttp://mnt.to/f/3x8xMedical researchers were shocked to discover that virtually all human embryonic stem cell lines being used in 2005 were contaminated. Animal byproducts used to line Petri dishes had left traces on the human cells. If those cells had been implanted in a human body they likely would have been rejected by the patient's immune system...Stem Cell Research Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x7bhttp://mnt.to/f/3x7bScientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have shown how transplanted stem cells can connect with and rescue threatened neurons and brain tissue. The results point the way to new possible treatments for brain damage and neurodegenerative diseases...Stem Cell Research Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x6Ghttp://mnt.to/f/3x6GThe WiCell Research Institute, a private nonprofit that has advanced stem cell science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and served researchers around the world since 1999, can continue to provide stem cell scientists one of the earliest and most popular human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines in the field for their use in federally funded research projects...Stem Cell Research Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x6Bhttp://mnt.to/f/3x6BNorthwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. Minimally invasive, the therapy activates the bone marrow stem cells and produces natural cartilage. No conventional therapy can do this. The results will be published online the week of Feb...Stem Cell Research Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x4Whttp://mnt.to/f/3x4WThe Regenerative Medicine Foundation has announced the first annual Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum to be held April 6-8, 2010 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. The forum seeks to advance the field of regenerative medicine and health care innovation through the sharing of scientific discoveries, clinical and corporate best practices and business models...Stem Cell Research Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x4Khttp://mnt.to/f/3x4KInvestigators at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham, formerly Burnham Institute for Medical Research), the Karolinska Institutet, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School and Université Libre de Bruxelles have demonstrated in mouse models that transplanted stems cells, when in direct contact with diseased neurons, send signa...Stem Cell Research Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x4nhttp://mnt.to/f/3x4nGeisinger Medical Center (GMC) was recently designated a National Marrow Donation Program (NMDP) collection site, becoming the only site in the region to collect bone marrow or blood stem cells from willing donors. "It is very exciting and a major achievement to be designated a National Marrow Donation Program collection site," said Edward Gorak, D.O...Stem Cell Research Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x2Whttp://mnt.to/f/3x2WLinheng Li, Ph.D., Investigator, together with Hans Clevers, M.D., Ph.D...Stem Cell Research Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x2Jhttp://mnt.to/f/3x2JProject A.L.S. (New York, NY) and the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) announced that they will partner on P2 ALS, a $15 million initiative designed to advance ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) research exponentially over the next three years. Project A.L.S...Multiple Sclerosis Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wZYhttp://mnt.to/f/3wZYThe largest randomised study comparing the effect of type of transplant on survival is published Online First in The Lancet Oncology. It reports that patients transplanted with peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) have no difference in survival compared with patients given bone marrow after ten years. Bone marrow transplants involve the collection of stem cells from the bone marrow...Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wZ6http://mnt.to/f/3wZ6The MS Society has called for researchers and scientists to come forward with research projects investigating the potential benefit of stem cells in multiple sclerosis (MS). A new partnership between the MS Society and the UK Stem Cell Foundation has levered £1million to be specifically ring-fenced for translational, pre-clinical and clinical trials...Stem Cell Research Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wY6http://mnt.to/f/3wY6The University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center Web sites that have brought millions of viewers fascinating animations of the size and scale of cells, drug-addicted mice, and other captivating lessons in genetics, have been honored by the journal Science with the first Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) Award...IT / Internet / E-mail