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Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. In addition, in many tissues they serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.

The legal and ethical issues associated with human embryonic stem cell research

"As my university gears up for human embryonic stem cell research," says Stanford law professor Henry Greely in an Essay for PLoS Medicine, "it finds that a host of ethical and legal questions still need to be answered."

1 Mar 2006

Scientists grow a human prostate from embryonic stem cells

In a giant step towards understanding prostate disease, Melbourne scientists have grown a human prostate from embryonic stem cells.

27 Feb 2006

Reovirus may be able to eliminate cancer cells from autologous stem cell transplants

Medical studies show that a common virus may be able to eliminate cancer cells from autologous stem cell transplants.

21 Feb 2006

Pfizer receives FDA approval for Eraxis to treat candidemia

Pfizer said today that Eraxis (anidulafungin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat candidemia, a potentially life-threatening bloodstream infection. Candidemia is the most deadly of the common hospital-acquired bloodstream infections, with a mortality rate of approximately 40 percent.

21 Feb 2006

Using neural growth factor could allow researchers to mass produce stem cells for treatment of disease

Human embryonic stem cells (hES) offer great hope for the treatment of some devastating diseases, but finding a way to keep enough of these cells usable and healthy for transplantation in patients has been an ongoing problem.

21 Feb 2006

Scientists map brain area that may help find human brain stem cells

A study led by a Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon has provided the first comprehensive map of a part of the adult human brain containing astrocytes, cells known to produce growth factors critical to the regeneration of damaged neural tissue and that potentially serve as brain stem cells.

17 Feb 2006

Genetics of human muscular dystrophy

Various forms of human muscular dystrophy result from mutations in genes encoding proteins of the nuclear envelope. A new paper in the February 15th issue of G&D reveals how.

17 Feb 2006

Major Alzheimer's discovery

A team from the Faculty of Medicine at Universiti Laval and the research centre at CHUQ (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Quibec) has discovered a natural defence mechanism that the body deploys to combat nerve cell degeneration observed in persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

17 Feb 2006

New way to culture adult stem cells from bone marrow

In a significant advance for regenerative medicine, researchers at Rice University have discovered a new way to culture adult stem cells from bone marrow such that the cells themselves produce a growth matrix that is rich in important biochemical growth factors.

16 Feb 2006

Discovery suggests potential treatment for regenerating nerve tissue after stroke

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a new population of cells in human umbilical cord blood that have properties of primitive stem cells.

16 Feb 2006

Discovery of new cord blood cells

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a new population of cells in human umbilical cord blood that have properties of primitive stem cells.

14 Feb 2006

Stem cell injections may help those with severe peripheral artery disease

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have begun a unique clinical trial using stem cell injections as a treatment that could offer hope to tens of thousands of people who face sores, ulcers and even amputations due to severe peripheral artery disease.

14 Feb 2006

Lupus responds to stem cell transplant therapy

Transplanting patients with blood stem cells that originate from their own bone marrow can induce the remission of life-threatening, treatment-resistant lupus, according to a study that took place at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

13 Feb 2006

FDA grants fast track status for ViroPharma's Maribavir

ViroPharma Incorporated has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for maribavir, an oral antiviral drug candidate for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in allogeneic bone marrow (stem cell) and solid organ transplant patients.

7 Feb 2006

Oncolytics Biotech granted new patent

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. has been granted U.S. Patent 6,994,858 entitled "Reovirus Clearance of Ras-Mediated Neoplastic Cells from Mixed Cellular Compositions."

7 Feb 2006

Mad cow proteins also maintain stem cells

What do mad cow disease and stem cell research have in common? Whitehead Institute scientists have found that the same protein that causes neurodegenerative conditions such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) is also important for helping certain adult stem cells maintain themselves.

7 Feb 2006

$Bones from blood: scientists aim to break new ground on fractures$

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The legal and ethical issues associated with human embryonic stem cell research

Scientists grow a human prostate from embryonic stem cells

Reovirus may be able to eliminate cancer cells from autologous stem cell transplants

Pfizer receives FDA approval for Eraxis to treat candidemia

Using neural growth factor could allow researchers to mass produce stem cells for treatment of disease

Scientists map brain area that may help find human brain stem cells

Genetics of human muscular dystrophy

Major Alzheimer's discovery

New way to culture adult stem cells from bone marrow

Discovery suggests potential treatment for regenerating nerve tissue after stroke

Discovery of new cord blood cells

Stem cell injections may help those with severe peripheral artery disease

Lupus responds to stem cell transplant therapy

FDA grants fast track status for ViroPharma's Maribavir

Oncolytics Biotech granted new patent

Mad cow proteins also maintain stem cells

Bones from blood: scientists aim to break new ground on fractures

Innovative approach to cartilage repair

Deer antlers provide important clues for stem cell research

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