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Canada hands Osiris historic approval for stem-cell drug
Osiris Therapeutics has made history. The Columbia, MD-based biotech has won the first approval of an off-the-shelf therapy made with stem cells, a major milestone for the field but one with unremarkable business implications for the developer.
Stem cells grown from skin treat muscular dystrophy in mice
Scientists claim plenty of firsts, but this one may be worth watching. We apparently have a first-time success in using human adult stem cells to successfully treat muscular dystrophy, at least in mice.
U-M may face drop in state dollars over embryonic stem cell reporting battle
Michigan politics threaten to disrupt embryonic stem cell research at the state university level.
Columbia University team re-creates full human immune system in mice
Though previous attempts to re-create a single person's immune system in a mouse have largely failed, Columbia University Medical Center scientists say they've succeeded this time.
Stem cells end need for anti-rejection meds in some kidney transplant patients
Organ donor stem cells helped five patients with kidney transplants wean themselves off organ rejection drugs within a year of their operation, BBC News reports.
Bioethicist quits job at controversial stem cell outfit
He came, he saw, he quit. Bioethicist Glenn McGee has resigned from his post at stem cell company Celltex Therapeutics after just three months on the job. He announced his departure from the company...
Mouse cardiac stem cells helped repair rodents' heart attack damage
It may be possible someday to use a patient's own cardiac stem cells to minimize or even repair the damage after a heart attack. University of California-San Francisco scientists believe that...
Adult stem cell pathway could yield better muscle disorder treatments
Cell surface molecules known as ephrins may be the key to guiding injected adult stem cells treatments to envelop an injured muscle, scientists now theorize, which could maximize their use as a tool
Stanford researchers separate tumor-causing stem cells from therapeutic ones
A major obstacle to widespread therapeutic use of human embryonic stem cells is this nasty tendency for a few of them to turn "Frankenstein" on us . Out of the tens of millions of pluripotent cells
Texas Gov. Perry supports adult stem cells after undergoing procedure
Texas Gov. and possible GOP presidential contender Rick Perry got everybody talking about stem cells again when he announced that he received an injection of his own stem cells during spinal fusion
