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Trying to collect fresh news about STEM CELLS for the future of public health.

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https://t.co/cS5wk8x5rr Researchers Hail Stem Cells Safe for Human Use

Stem-cell science is a fast-moving field. Just three years since a Japanese researcher first reprogrammed ordinary skin cells into stem cells without the use of embryos, scientists at a Massachusetts biotec…

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https://t.co/K1tO9UG0CQ Regenexx patients

Patients before and after Regenexx stem cell procedure educational video showing how it is done and patient’s results for knees and hips…

Local News does story on stem cell patient who received the regenexx procedure…

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https://t.co/9oxOzkDaA9 Stem cell-gene therapy technique cures genetic disease in human cell line Image by JohnnyRokkit via Flickr

Scientists are one step closer to creating a gene therapy/stem cell combination to combat genetic diseases. With work, this research may lead to n…

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https://t.co/eHaCvBYaut John Cullison

John Lawson Cullison Jr., an artist lost his ability to paint due to the effects of arthritis. This incurable condition is due to the degeneration in cartilage tissue and symptoms include: pain, tenderness in the joints, stiffness, loss of…

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https://t.co/GTgFgG6yY8 Woman returns from China after stem cell surgery

A young woman is back home after a desperate journey to China for experimental stem cell treatment to heal her brain.

It wasn’t a disease or a genetic defect that led to her condition. Instead, Jackie Mu…

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https://t.co/4pKjAU3HcK Stem Cell Injections for Muscular Sclerosis Patients https://t.co/2S2446T5pt

Stem cell injections may be able to cure the crippling effects of multiple sclerosis, according to a study published today. Four out of five adults in the early stages of Musc…

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https://t.co/jtuVFxQTVD Replacing Need For Orthopedic Surgery in USA Stem Cell Research- Already Paying Dividends in Colorado
Dr. Christopher Centeno, a pioneer in stem cell research in Broomfield, Colorado is now treating patients with osteoarthritis, joint pain, knee injuries…

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https://t.co/FnulCKlNvv German Study Discovers Stem Cell ‘Silent’ Reserves

Andreas Trumpp

Andreas Trumpp and his colleagues from the German Cancer Research Center have recently spoken about a “silent reserve” of stem cells, wondering what type of medical impact the discovery …

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https://t.co/pk2tTS95uv ITALY – Stem Cells. Zebrafish Provides Hope For Costello Syndrome Patients

Mental retardation, altered facial characteristics, and heart problems are all problems suffered by children affected by Costello syndrome, a genetic disease that is being studie…

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https://t.co/zUnu2S25il Hairs grown from stem cells could restore hearing to the deaf

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have created the complex hair cells and the neurons needed for hearing from human stem cells. They found they could encourage stem cells from the in…

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https://t.co/UpLRDTQD0m RP hospitals now providing stem-cell treatments

The flattening of the world’s economy has spawned a new trend in the local medical-tourism industry: Foreigners are starting to come to the Philippines because of the country’s ever-growing availability of…

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https://t.co/hyIP59crzz Genetic therapy heals damage caused by heart attack

Heart attack is the main cause of heart failure, a condition that now affects over 23 million population in the world, according to the World Health Organisation.

At present, when a patient survives a…

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https://t.co/W9p8UNV5bZ ITALY – ALS Patient Association: More Funds for Stem Cell Research

“More funds are necessary for research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). More resources to aid more serious and controlled research for cures that slow the degenerating effects of …

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https://t.co/j8hXo1GxqE Mumbai, India – Doctors implant stem cells to revive kid’s lost vision

As Pratik Patil babbles into the pay phone, there is little to indicate that the 27-month-old has been living out of hospitals for over a year. His opaque left eye tells a different …

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https://t.co/rMiWcnlq2a Stem Cell–Associated Proteins Can Identify Origins of Pediatric Tumors

Research has indicated that certain sarcomas come from the mesenchymal stem cells. However, expression of neural stem cells has been noted in others. Identifying and isolating mesenc…

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https://t.co/9y81rUHEOw Video: Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Connective Disorders

What are mesenchymal stem cells? where are they found in the human body? What are their most promising clinical applications? Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic of Columbia University gives us an answer to th…

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https://t.co/pmWk02yAt2 Advance Stem Cell Therapy For Diabetes

A team of researchers led by Harvard University scientists has improved the laboratory process of converting stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells, using biological and physical separation methods to enrich …

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https://t.co/Jckcdo0r9j Stem cells can speed new drugs discovery

Three teams of USC stem cell researchers have won a coveted prize — the opportunity to test 3,000 drug candidates or chemicals for the potential to help patients. Two teams will focus their efforts on cancer; the…

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https://t.co/DkXlb8ernD Not all cellular reprogramming is created equal

Tweaking the levels of factors used during the reprogramming of adult cells into induced pluriopotent stem (iPS) cells greatly affects the quality of the resulting iPS cells, according to Whitehead Institu…

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https://t.co/RlvrQbKtGv Researchers make human stem cells in pigs

Researchers have developed a new line of genetically modified pigs that do not reject transplants, an advance that allows for future research on stem cell therapies.

One of the biggest challenges for medical re…