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MS stem-cell treatment 'success'

Not one of 21 adults with relapsing-remitting MS who had stem cells transplanted from their own bone marrow deteriorated over three years. And 81% improved by at least one point on a scale of neurological disability, The Lancet Neurology re [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Engineers Establish Center of Excellence in Sustainable Wate...

Marc Edwards, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor in civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech and a MacArthur Fellow, has achieved international renown for applying the principles of aquatic chemistry to solving problems related t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Cancer cells 'can outwit chemotherapy'

The diseased cells have a Houdini-like "escape tactic" which can outwit even potent drugs, researchers found.The study could explain why some cancers recur after treatment. Scientists had previously believed that no cells could li [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Scientist stem cells could end animal testing

As well as their potential for creating effective therapies for debilitating diseases, embryonic stem cells could open the door to improved pharmaceutical drug testing, according to a leading British stem cell researcher. Speaking at a rec [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2008 | Comments : 1

Research Unveils Earliest Cell Changes in Down Syndrome

Researchers have found the earliest developmental changes in embryonic stem cells that lead to Down syndrome, a new study says. Down syndrome, which is caused by an extra copy of human chromosome 21, is among the conditions called "a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Cell change 'keeps organs young'

Researchers may have found a way to halt the biological clock which slows down our bodies over the decades. A US team thinks it may have found the genetic levers to help boost a system vital to cleaning up faulty proteins within our cells. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Personalized Stem Cells One Step Closer to Reality

For the first time, scientists have proven that embryonic-like stem cells that are specific to both a person and to a disease can be manufactured using adult human cells. Personalized stem cells may be the holy grail of science because of t [...]

Posted On : Aug, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Brazil court to decide on embryonic cell research

Brazil's Supreme Court started voting on Wednesday on whether to uphold legislation that allows research on embryonic stem cells in the world's largest Roman Catholic country. Eight out of the 11 judges had voted by the time the session wa [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Cell Division Studies Hint At Future Cancer Therapy

Quansheng Du wants to make sure both offspring do well. He's dissecting the complex, continuous and amazing process that enables one cell to become two.When all goes well, cell division, or mitosis, helps repopulate a damaged organ or reple [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Cell Division Studies Hint At Future Cancer Therapy

Posted On : Jan, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Mature Human Embryos Created From Adult Skin Cells

Scientists at a California company reported yesterday that they had created the first mature cloned human embryos from single skin cells taken from adults, a significant advance toward the goal of growing personalized stem cells for patient [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Stem cell research helps anemic mice

A team of scientists including an Israeli doctor have successfully used skin cells altered to look and act like stem cells to cure anemia in mice, the U.S. magazine Science reported over the weekend.The team's findings proves the breakthrou [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

New Advance in Stem Cell Science

Just a couple of weeks ago, there was another new discovery in stem cell science that further nullifies the need to use embryonic stem cells that destroy life in order to help save another. Separate researchers from Japan and the University [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

Boost for stem cell technique

Scientists have cured sickle cell anaemia in mice using stem cells produced without using embryos. The procedure involved reprogramming skin cells from the mice back to an extremely flexible embryo-like state, then replacing the defective g [...]

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