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StemCell Technologies Inc. Obtains License From iPS Academia Japan, Inc. for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technologies

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT

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May 01, 2013 -- STEMCELL Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement to license iPS Academia Japans induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cell) technologies. This agreement will enable STEMCELL Technologies...

Roche Release: First European Laboratory Obtains Accreditation for New Tissue-Typing Method for Stem Cell Transplants

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT

Penzberg, Germany and Linz, Austria, February 28, 2013 / B3C newswire / - The Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service of Upper Austria has become the first laboratory in Europe to receive accreditation from the European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI) for the use of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) tests based on next-generation sequencing with Roches GS Junior System. This new method will allow more...

Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Creates Unlimited Source of Human Kidney Cells

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT

Singapore, February 21, 2013 Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have successfully generated human kidney cells from human embryonic stem cells in vitro1. Specifically, they produced the renal cells under artificial conditions in the lab without using animals or organs. This has not been possible until now.According to IBN Executive Director, Professor Jackie...

Girl Dies as Pluristem Therapeutics Sells on Gains With Miracle Cells

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.s stock doubled in Nasdaq trading from May through September, helped by three news releases announcing that patients lives had been saved by injections of the companys experimental stem cells. the stock soared on the positive news, two top executives profited by selling shares at the highest price in more than four years as part of a pre-determined program. When the first...

New Production Method Could Fill Major Need for New Sources of MSCs, University of Queensland Study

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT

Durham, NC Stem cell scientists from the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR) in Australia have discovered a new method for producing mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) from human iPSCs that substantially improves on current methods and speeds up conversion time. The research, published today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, reveals that treating iPSCs with the transforming...

Professor Karussis: BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.'s Study Offers the Biggest Hope to Stop Disease Progression in ALS Patients

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

NEW YORK & PETACH TIKVAH, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB: BCLI.OB - News), an innovative developer of adult stem cell technologies and CNS therapeutics, today announced that patients from across the globe are demanding to be included in the pioneering clinical study started earlier this year at Jerusalems Hadassah University Medical Center. The current Hadassah...

International Stem Cell Corporation Announces the Launch of Two New International Sales Initiatives for Lifeline Skin Care

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO) today announced two new international marketing initiatives. The first is the successful conclusion of an agreement in principle to distribute its Lifeline Skin Care product line in the United Arab Emirates via a strategic relationship with noted facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Gregory S. Keller MD of Los Angeles and Santa...

Genome Institute of Singapore Scientists Propose a New Paradigm for Embryonic Stem Cells, Potentially Speeding Up Development of Disease Therapies

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

April 07, 2011 -- Scientists from the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have put forward a novel explanation for the pluripotency[1] of embryonic stem (ES) cells. Their groundbreaking explanation opens new doors for understanding how stem cells create specific cell types, fundamental knowledge that will drive changes and improvements in the therapeutic and translational usage of stem cells. A better...

RIKEN Release: The Self-Made Eye: Formation of Optic Cup from ES Cells

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

April 6, 2011 Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving the coordinated action of multiple cell types in three dimensions is achieved remains something of a black box. One question of particular interest and importance is whether signaling interactions between neighboring tissues are essential...

Transforming Skin Cells into Cartilage, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Study

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert! -- In this paper, Noriyuki Tsumaki and his team at the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, used fibroblasts isolated from adult mouse skin, and expressed proteins used to induce pluripotency along with a factor that promotes a chondrocyte fate. The resulting cells resembled chondrocytes and produced cartilage when injected into mice. This may be an important step toward a therapy...

NeoStem, Inc. Receives Approval for Stem Cell Treatment

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

November 3, 2010 -- NeoStem announced its arthroscopic orthopedic treatment, which uses autologous adult stem cells, was approved by Weihai Municipal Price Bureau at Wendeng Orthopedic Hospital. At the same time, reimbursement for the procedure was approved by Weihai Municipal Labor Bureau Medical Insurance Office. Patients are eligible to receive reimbursement for up to 80% of the procedures cost...

Pluristem Therapeutics Sees Positive Result for Stem Cell Therapy

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

TEL AVIV, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Pluristem Therapeutics (PSTI.O) said early clinical trials show its placenta-derived cell therapy is safe and improves quality of life in patients with degenerative disorder peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Cells Changing Track: Thymus Cells Transform into Skin Cells in Swiss Laboratory at University of Edinburgh

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert! -- Taking one type of cell and transforming it into another type is now possible. Cells taken from the thymus have been transformed into skin cells a discovery that may have important ramifications for the field of organ regeneration. The findings, published on the 19th of August in Nature, show that these stem cells change their genetic make-up according to their environment to contribute...

Stem Cells Return Sight to Burn-Damaged Eyes, University of Modena Study

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

MedPage Today -- Autologous stem cells can restore sight when ocular burns have destroyed the limbal cell layer that keeps the cornea clear, Italian researchers found.

Breakthrough In Stem Cell Culturing, Karolinska Institute Study

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been cultured under chemically controlled conditions without the use of animal substances, which is essential for future clinical uses. The method has been developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and is presented in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

'Leftover' Veins From Heart Surgery Yield Stem Cells, University of Bristol Study

Mon, 03 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

BBC News -- Human veins left over from lifesaving bypass surgery could be a source of "master" cells to help treat future heart problems, say scientists.

Gene That Improves Quality Of Reprogrammed Stem Cells Identified By Genome Institute of Singapore Scientists

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Stem Cell Research Gives Hope To Stroke Patients, University of Adelaide Researcher Says

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

French Scientists Create Skin Fast From Stem Cells, Study

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

New Stem Cell Technology Provides Rapid Healing from Complicated Bone Fractures, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Study

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant May Help Lung, Heart Disorders, Study

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

New 'Skin' From Stem Cells, INSERM Study

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Lung Tissue Generated From Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Study

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2009) Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The technique, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research, could provide an alternative to lung transplants for patients with lung injury due to chronic pulmonary disease...

South Korea Stem Cell Scientist Guilty of Fraud, Convicted

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court Monday found disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk guilty of fraud and handed down a suspended sentence in a case that sent shockwaves throughout the global scientific community.

Scientists Closer To Developing Cancer Vaccine Using Stem Cells, University of Connecticut Study in Collaboration with Chinese Scientists

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

One-Gene Method Makes Safer Human Stem Cells, Max Planck Institute Study

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Gentium S.p.A.'s Stem Cell Complication Drug Fails Trial

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Nanomagnets Guide Stem Cells To Damaged Tissue, University College London Study

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

University of Newcastle Study on Sperm Made From Stem Cells Retracted By Scientific Journal for Plagiarism

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Chinese Experts At Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Grow Live Mice From Skin Cells

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

GE Healthcare, Geron Corporation to Develop Stem Cell Products

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Chinese Researchers Find Way To Make Pig Stem Cells At the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers have found a way to transform ordinary cells from pigs into powerful stem cells in a move that may have implications for human health.

South Korea Moves For First Stem Cell Study In 3 Years

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Stem Cell Eye 'Patch' To Save Sight Gets Cash Boost, Pfizer Inc. To Start Clinical Trails With University College London

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Magnetised Stem Cells Could Treat Arthritis, Keele University Study

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

New Scientist -- MAGNETS are being used to control the transformation of stem cells into specific tissues. They could also be used to guide stem cells to target locations in the body, allowing arthritic joints and torn cartilage, for example, to be repaired without surgery.

New Method For Bone-marrow-derived Liver Stem Cells Isolation And Proliferation, Study

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert! -- Great interest has been aroused in the identification and isolation of liver stem cells from bone marrow cells. Several subsets of bone marrow cells have been found to have the potential to differentiate into hepatocytes, however, sorting based on immunological methods is difficult because of the complicated surface markers of the stem cells; furthermore, no report of successful passage...

Experts Develop Eggs Using Stem Cells From Mice, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Study

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in China say they have managed to generate new eggs using stem cells from the ovaries of young and adult female mice, taking a step toward addressing problems of female infertility.

Stem Cell Research Offers Hope for the Deaf, University of Sheffield Study

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Stem cells may help deaf people hear again, according to early stage research by British scientists.A team at the University of Sheffield said on Thursday they had discovered how to turn stem cells into ones that behave like sensory hair cells or auditory neurons, which could then be surgically inserted into the ear to restore lost hearing.

Stem Cell 'Scaffold' For Stroke, King's College London Study

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

BBC News -- Scientists have developed a tiny scaffold of stem cells to fill holes in the brain caused by stroke damage.

Researchers Find Safer Way To Make Stem Cells, University of Edinburgh Study

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers said on Sunday they had found a safer way to transform ordinary skin cells into powerful stem cells in a move that could eventually remove the need to use human embryos.

Stem Cells Could End Animal Testing, Leiden University Medical Center Expert Says

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

LONDON, England (CNN) -- 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.

Bowel Cancer Link To Stem Cells, Cardiff University And Hubrecht Institute Study

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

BBC News -- Scientists may be narrowing down the hunt for the cells which are the source of bowel cancer.

Dormant Stem Cells For Emergencies, and Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research (LICR) Study

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2008) Many specialized cells, such as in the skin, intestinal mucosa or blood, have a lifespan of only a few days. For these tissues to function, a steady replenishment of specialized cells is indispensable. This is the task of so-called "adult" stem cells also known as tissue stem cells.

Pure Insulin-Producing Cells Produced In Mouse, Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and National University of Singapore (NUS) Study

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

SINGAPORE, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- A team of Singapore researchers has made a breakthrough in developing an unlimited number of pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells that are highly effective in treating diabetes.

Stem Cells Spawn First Drug-Free Windpipe Transplant, Peformed At in Barcelona

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - A Colombian woman has received the world's first tailor-made trachea transplant, grown by seeding a donor organ with her own stem cells to prevent her body rejecting it, an international research team reported on Wednesday.

Stem Cells Restore Hearing, Vision In Animals, Chonnam National University and SUNY Upstate Medical University Studies

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stem cells from tiny embryos can be used to restore lost hearing and vision in animals, researchers said Tuesday in what they believe is a first step toward helping people.

Regenocyte Therapeutic Release: U.S. Cardiologist Reports Successful Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Using Patients' Own Adult Stem Cells

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

DUBAI, U.A.E.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a report unprecedented in the healthcare industry, Zannos Grekos, MD presented clinical data this week to the Dubai Congress on Regenerative Biomedical Technologies demonstrating the successful treatment of end-stage cardiac diseases using Autologous Adult Stem Cell Therapy. Dr. Grekos offered cardiac nuclear scans, PET scans, and echocardiographs performed at six...

Bone Marrow Transplant Suppresses AIDS In Patient, Researchers Report

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

BERLIN (Reuters) - A bone marrow transplant using stem cells from a donor with natural genetic resistance to the AIDS virus has left an HIV patient free of infection for nearly two years, German researchers

Stem Cells From Umbilical Cord Blood May Help Build New Heart Valves, Study

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors may one day be able to use stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood to build new heart valves for children born with heart defects, German scientists said on Monday.

Mesoblast Limited Proprietary Stem Cells For Heart Failure Highlighted At Major Cardiology Conference

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Melbourne, Nov 11, 2008 (ABN Newswire) - Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), announced today that the thirteenth patient enrolled in the ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial for congestive heart failure had been safely implanted with the proprietary adult stem cells during a live case at the American Heart Association's annual conference, currently underway...

Japanese Researchers AT RIKEN Make Brain Tissues From Stem Cells

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

TOKYO (AFP) Japanese researchers said Thursday they had created functioning human brain tissues from stem cells, a world first that has raised new hopes for the treatment of disease.

Stem Cells Offer Hope Of Parkinson's Cure, Study

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Scotsman -- RESEARCHERS in Scotland are moving closer to developing treatments for Parkinson's disease using stem cells, a conference will hear this week.

Novo Nordisk A/S Taps Stem Cells In Hunt For Diabetes Cure

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk A/S is turning to stem cells in the hunt for a cure for diabetes.

New Method Generates Stem Cells Safely From Mice, Kyoto University Researchers Say

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Houston Chronicle -- MILWAUKEE Japanese scientists have demonstrated a new way to reprogram cells without viruses, an important advance toward the goal of one day turning our own cells into a powerful tool to fight a wide range of diseases.

University of Edinburgh Scientists' Stem Cell Research Breakthrough Brings Diabetes Cure Nearer

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Scotsman.com -- SCIENTISTS at Edinburgh University yesterday revealed they have moved a step closer to a cure for diabetes, thanks to groundbreaking stem-cell research.

Testicles Could Provide 'Ethical' Stem Cells, Study

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Los Angeles Times -- Scientists have converted cells from human testes into stem cells that grew into muscle, nerve cells and other kinds of tissue, according to a study published Wednesday in the online edition of Nature.

Reversible 3D Cell Culture Gel Invented, Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Study

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2008) Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, has invented a unique user-friendly gel that can liquefy on demand, with the potential to revolutionize three-dimensional (3D) cell culture for medical research.

Australia Mulls Patent On South Korea Stem Cell Data; Fake Cloning Scientist May Get Embryonic Stem Cell Patent

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's patent office said on Wednesday it had found no reason to reject a patent for disputed technology on cloning human embryos based on falsified research by disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk.

Therapy Extends Life In Rats With Nerve Disease, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Keio University Study

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Treatment with genetically modified stem cells helped rats with a paralyzing disease live significantly longer, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that could one day help humans.

Australia's Issues First License To Clone Human Embryos

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government has issued its first license allowing scientists to create cloned human embryos to try and obtain embryonic stem cells.

Mesoblast Limited's (ASX:MSB) Allogeneic, "Off-The-Shelf", Stem Cells Are Safe And Effective For Cervical Spine Fusion

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Melbourne, Aug 21, 2008 (ABN Newswire) - Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), today announced that its allogeneic, or "off-the-shelf", cell therapy product was safe and highly effective in preclinical trials for interbody fusion of the cervical spine in the neck.

Stem Cell Test To Help Treat Bowel Cancer, and Study

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert -- Stem cell scientists have developed a more accurate way of identifying aggressive forms of bowel cancer, which should eventually lead to better treatment and survival rates. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK. The UK-led team, headed by scientists from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute, (NESCI*), studied tissue samples from 700 colorectal...

Mesoblast Limited; Non-healing Bones Repaired In Clinical Trial Using Adult Stem Cells

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Melbourne, Aug 6, 2008 (ABN Newswire) - The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), today jointly announced successful results from the long bone fracture repair clinical trial using Mesoblast's proprietary adult stem cell technology.

Researchers Tap into a New and Potentially Better Source of Platelets for Transfusion; Data Presented in Journal of Experimental Medicine

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert -- Clot-forming blood cells, or platelets, can drop to dangerously low levels in diseases such as anemia and in patients undergoing chemotherapy. To replace these critical cells, doctors filter platelets from donated blood, but this approach can increase the risk of transmitting blood infections and cause other side effects in patients who need frequent transfusions.

Spinal Cord Stem Cells May Act as Nerve Repair System, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Karolinska Institute Researchers Find

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

HealthDay News -- Adult stem cells that may prove valuable in efforts to develop nonsurgical treatments for spinal cord injuries have been identified by researchers in the United States and Sweden.

Women Aged 100 will be Able to Give Birth within 30 Years, Scientists Claim

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Daily Mail -- Within three decades, women of any age - from children to pensioners - could successfully conceive as infertility is effectively eradicated, it is claimed.

ReNeuron Announces New Data Regarding its ReNcell?? Neural Stem Cell Lines

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Guildford, UK, 15 July 2008: ReNeuron Group plc (LSE: RENE.L) today announces new published data regarding its ReNcell neural stem cell lines. These human cell lines and supporting products are marketed through US-based Millipore Corporation as drug discovery tools for academic and commercial research.

The study was undertaken by Dr Alison Wood-Kaczmar, Dr Sarah Tabrizi, Professor...

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Developed from 4-Cell Embryo in Study; World First May Lessen Ethical Concerns

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert -- For the first time in the world scientists have succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from a single cell, or blastomere, of a 4-cell stage embryo, the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today (Wednesday 9 July). Dr. Hilde Van de Velde, from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium, said that their...

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. Study Positive for Spinal Cord Injuries

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

NEW YORK & PETACH TIKVAH, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB:BCLI - News), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, has completed a preclinical study in collaboration with the W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The study conducted at the Keck Center was an effort to repair spinal...

Human-Pig Hybrid Embryos Given Go-Ahead for Study

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Guardian -- British scientists plan to create the world's first human stem cells from embryos that are part human and part animal, after the government's fertility watchdog approved the research.