Official definition of human embryonic stem cells widened in US
By Dr Philippa Brice, PHGFoundation.org The official definition of human embryonic stem (HES) cells in US National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines is to be broadened from… Read more »
A ‘huge leap forward’ for stem cell research
From usatoday.com Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine may have taken the controversy out of the entire field of stem cell research. In a paper… Read more »
International Stem Cell Corporation Progresses towards Establishment of the Industry’s First Universal Stem Cell Bank, UniStemCell™
OCEANSIDE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO), www.internationalstemcell.com, announced today that it has signed up the first two in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and engaged an… Read more »
Neuralstem Announces First Patient Treated in ALS Stem Cell Trial
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) announced that the first ALS patient was treated with its spinal cord stem cells yesterday at… Read more »
First Successful Use of Expanded Umbilical-Cord Blood Units to Treat Leukemia
ScienceDaily (Jan. 18, 2010) — Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have cleared a major technical hurdle to making umbilical-cord-blood transplants a more widely-used method for… Read more »
Primetime Special on Cord Blood Stem Cell Therapy
Two cerebral palsy patients and CBR clients who are experiencing positive results after undergoing reinfusion of their own cord blood stem cells were featured on the NBC… Read more »
Stem Cells: Developing New Cures
New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) has helped create a video on stem cell research currently playing in the Hall of Human Origins at the American Museum… Read more »