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  • Nigeria: Stem Cell Treatment is a Panacea to Terrible Ailments - Iloegbunam Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 4:34AMFollowing a call to the Federal Government to urgently setup a body that would create the necessary framework to enable Nigerians begin to enjoy the benefits of Stem Cell Technology after a successful International Seminar organised by Stem Cell Transplantation Project for Africa (SCTPA) in October 2007 in Abuja.
  • Stem cell blood vessel source identified Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 1:41PM PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists said they have identified a source of adult stem cells on the walls of blood vessels.
  • Functional human blood vessels grown in mice using cells from adult human donors Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 3:42PMFor the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors - an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue, researchers report in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.
  • Human stem cells grow vessels in mice Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 12:10AM Blood vessels have been grown spontaneously in mice from human stem cells and could one day be used to repair damaged human organs, researchers said. The cells were drawn from the blood system of adult humans or the umbilical cord blood of newborns and then injected into the mice without any genetic manipulation. After one week, the cells spontaneously connected to one another and to the ...
  • Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 8:19PMCould offer a future alternative to bypass surgery, researchers say.
  • Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 7:09PMCopyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have grown in mice the kind of functioning heart blood vessels that cardiac surgeons create with bypass operations.
  • Human blood vessels grown in mice Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 6:21PMScientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports.
  • Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 6:01PM FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have grown in mice the kind of functioning heart blood vessels that cardiac surgeons create with bypass operations.
  • Youngster looks to China for better sight Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 10:06AMGlen Jimerson, 6, will be on his way to China this week with his family for treatment. Submitted photo GALENA — When 6-year-old Glen Jimerson, of Galena, was born, he suffered damage to his optic nerve, making him legally blind.
  • Paralyzed teen sets sights on 2nd stem cell surgery Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 2:04AMFamily and friends are having a fundraising concert Saturday to benefit Kayla Spano.
  • Sweat, luck and eureka: Recipes for scientific discovery Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:43AMEvery week thousands of academic articles heralding discoveries in medicine and science are vetted and validated before being published in no-nonsense journals with names such as "Acta Crystallographica," "Methods in Enzymology," or "Macromolecules".
  • EU approves ThermoGenesis bone marrow-processing device Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 12:48PMThermoGenesis Corp. has received approval to market a bone marrow-processing device in the European Union.
  • Beike Biotech Opens Comprehensive Stem Cell Storage and Processing Facility in China Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 9:00AM Shenzhen Beike Biotechnology Co., Ltd. , a worldwide leader in providing safe and effective stem cell applications for medical treatment, has commenced outfitting its 21,500 square foot comprehensive medical stem cell storage and processing facility in eastern China.
  • UF receives $1M for research, thanks to Naples couple Thursday, May 22, 2008 @ 8:08PMA Naples family has donated $1 million to the University of Florida to research experimental stem cell therapy for potentially treating children with blindness. Robert and Debbie Forbis, owners of Naples-based Premier Electric, have made the $1 million gift to the College of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology to study the safety and effectiveness of umbilical cord stem cell therapy for ...
  • Fundraiser to help blind man see Thursday, May 22, 2008 @ 9:41AMA benefit called “Cash for Kenny Day” will help a local man raise the money he needs for surgery to bring back his eyesight.