News archive октябрь 2006
31 октября 2006
British scientists have grown the world's first artificial liver from stem cells in a breakthrough that will one day provide entire organs for transplant
30 октября 2006
US researchers say they have improved the technique by which stem cells can be coaxed from an embryo without harming it.
29 октября 2006
Brain formation involves the carefully timed production of different types of nerve cells by neural stem cells: neurons are produced first, then astrocytes. Making too much of one kind of cell and too little of another at a given time could lead to brain malformations
28 октября 2006
Low levels of oxygen, or hypoxia, may help preserve the unique undifferentiated nature of stem or progenitor cells, according to a report by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
27 октября 2006
Arteriocyte, Inc., a clinical stage research and development company focused on creating stem cell therapies for the treatment of vascular diseases, announced today that it has reached the three month patient follow-up point for its SEACOAST Phase I clinical trial
26 октября 2006
Encouraging 12-month results from a Phase I trial investigating the injection of adult, autologous CD34+ stem cells into the hearts of patients with severe coronary artery disease will be presented for the first time at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's (CRF) eighteenth annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium in Washington
25 октября 2006
Almost total relief of symptoms tempered by hints of cancerous side effects.
24 октября 2006
Researchers at UQ's AIBN are developing an artificial meniscus to replace damaged knee cartilage.
23 октября 2006
Isolagen, Inc. (Amex: ILE) announced today that the Company has reached an agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design of its Phase III pivotal study protocol for the use of Isolagen(TM) Therapy for the treatment of wrinkles.
22 октября 2006
Sigma, a division of Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL), a leading $1.7 billion Life Science company, has introduced Stemline(TM) Neural Stem Cell Expansion Medium, a new serum-free stem cell medium optimized specifically for expansion of human neural stem cells
21 октября 2006
MORE than 150 patients in Armidale have been told the body's capacity to repair and regenerate itself through stem cells is the focus of current research into heart disease.
20 октября 2006
Novocell, Inc., a stem cell engineering company, today announced the development of a process that efficiently converts human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic endocrine cells.
19 октября 2006
Regulatory Action Allows Osiris to Expand Landmark Trial into Canada Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. has received regulatory approval to expand patient enrollment into Canada for its ongoing Phase III pivotal trial evaluating PROCHYMAL™ for the treatment of Graft vs. Host Disease. 18 октября 2006
Vet-Stem, Inc., announced that a license agreement with the University of California has been completed which secures Vet-Stem's exclusive rights to stem cells derived from fat for veterinary use.
17 октября 2006
For transplant patients, the side effects of anti-rejection drugs can be daunting. They include wide-ranging mood swings, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and brittle bones. So scientists on the hunt for alternatives are hoping the body's own cells may someday help decrease the need for medications.
16 октября 2006
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that transplanting human stem cells into spinal cords of rats bred to duplicate Lou Gehrig's disease delays the start of nerve cell damage typical of the disease and slightly prolongs life.
15 октября 2006
Free stem cells for all? Possibly, now that the US Patent and Trademark Office is re-examining key patents on human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) that some say have been stifling stem cell research.
14 октября 2006
A MOTHER is considering having a child by IVF so its stem cells can save her son's life. Jamie Zammit suffers the rare blood disorder Fanconi anaemia. His only chance of survival is having a bone-marrow transplant from a perfect match donor.
13 октября 2006
People with severe angina and few treatment options might be able to join a national study that will examine whether their own blood stem cells can heal their hearts.
12 октября 2006
Bioengineers from the Medical University of South Carolina and Clemson University believe their research has the potential to save the lives of thousands of patients desperately waiting for a kidney while, at the same time, cutting costs associated with kidney disease.
11 октября 2006
A new heart treatment using stem cells is being developed at Sheffield University in Yorkshire. If successful, this new treatment could bring about a huge increase in the number of heart patients living longer.
10 октября 2006
The University Hospital of Navarra is to carry out clinical trials for urinary incontinence using the intraurethral injection of myoblasts
09 октября 2006
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to re-examine the validity of fundamental patents on human embryonic stem cells granted to a scientist at the University of Wisconsin
08 октября 2006
Noninvasive monitoring could reveal complex factors behind islet loss, improve outcomes
07 октября 2006
Scientists in Geneva are aiming to produce the world's first "clean" line of stem cells for use in the treatment of degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's .
06 октября 2006
By turning on a single gene, researchers can prevent skin stem cells from maturing into the three types of adult skin cells -- epidermal, sebaceous and hair cells. They say this finding could have important implications for scientists trying to grow stem cells in the lab, for both research and potential therapies.
05 октября 2006
Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) and Singapore's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), have signed a landmark agreement to identify potent carbohydrate molecules for stem cell development.
04 октября 2006
Cytori Therapeutics Inc., which develops therapies that use adult stem cells, said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved its Celution Cell Concentration System for use as a cell saver device.
03 октября 2006
Long before President George G.W. Bush approved federal funding for researchers using government-approved embryonic stem cell lines in 2001, doctors were already using adult stem cells in hospitals.
02 октября 2006
US scientists say stem cells are not necessary for cloning and other cells may even be better candidates.
01 октября 2006
Shenzhen Beike Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Beike) announced the successful treatment of a family of six related Canadians all suffering from Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2
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