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Human Stem Cell Testing Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:23PMDir. of Biomedical Ethics at the Stanford Center, David Magnus, on the first attempts to test stem cells on humans. Click to Listen
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:20PMExcerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
Metformin may protect against lung cancer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:16PMMetformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, shows potential in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung tumors, according to early research conducted at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:07PMBy The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:06PMObama: End of combat mission in Iraq not a time for victory lap; still work to be done. More>>
Bacteria Crafty at Sharing Antibiotic Resistance Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:00PMBacteria have more strategies for combating man-made antibiotics than previously thought, a new study suggests.
Serengeti's Great Migrations May Be on Road to Ruin Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:00PMA proposed road through the Serengeti could jeopardize one of the largest migrations of land animals in the world, conservationists warn.
Regenerative Medicine Market Expected to Reach $4.5 Billion by 2014 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:00PMTriMark Publications, LLC , a global leader in the biotechnology, healthcare and life sciences publishing, cites in its newly published Regenerative Medicine Markets report that the global market for regenerative medicine products will exceed $3 billion in 2010 and is expected to reach $4.5 billion by 2014.
Live Imaging Puts New Light on Stem Cell Division Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:50PMA long-held assumption about asymmetrical division of stem cells has cracked. Researchers at the University of Oregon report that the mitotic spindle does not act alone -- that cortical proteins help to position a cleavage furrow in the right location.
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:50PMA nationwide recall of 550 million eggs and 1,500 people sickened by eating salmonella-tainted eggs get steady media coverage. What you don't hear about regularly are the 142,000 people in the U.S. who are sickened each year by eggs that contain the bacteria.
Scientists hail 'extraordinary' breakthrough on stem cells Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:57PMScientists have identified and isolated adult mammary stem cells in mice for the first time, in a breakthrough that could lead to cancer victims being able to grow back breast
The unloading knee brace Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:17PMThose suffering from knee osteoarthritis can have another reason to smile. An alternative to knee surgery is to use an unloading knee brace, writes SUZANNA PILLAY
Blog - NIH Halts all Internal Embryonic Stem Cell Research Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:00PMThe federal agency makes an unprecedented response to last week's federal injunction. The National Institutes of Health, the nation's largest biomedical funding agency, halted all ongoing research at the agency that involves human embryonic stem cells. The order comes in response to a federal injunction issued last week blocking use of federal funding for the research. (See my story, New Court ...
Studies confirm region of chromosome 9 linked to risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:38PMGenetic variations on chromosome 9 have been identified that might have a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. Findings in two separate Articles published Online First in The Lancet Neurology add to the evidence that a region of chromosome 9 is linked to a higher risk of ALS across multiple populations.
HP to pay 55 million dollars in kickbacks case Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:53PMHewlett-Packard has agreed to pay 55 million dollars to settle claims the US computer giant defrauded the US government, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Google buys mobile game maker SocialDeck Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:53PMMobile game maker SocialDeck announced on Monday it has been bought by Google, the latest in a string of acquisitions by the Internet giant.
New device packs power to analyze genes, proteins at patients' bedside Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:38PMUniversity of Florida researchers have helped to develop a device that quickly identifies genes and proteins in body fluids -- a technique that could make a vital difference to the trauma patients doctors treat.
Workers rate safety most important workplace issue in new Labor Day study Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:23PMMore than eight of ten workers - 85 percent - rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and the right to join a union, according to a new study from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.
Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:23PM(AP) -- More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts.
For the first time, researchers identify and isolate adult mammary stem cells in mice Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:16PM( Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ) For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have identified and isolated adult mammary stem cells in mice. Long-term implications of this research may include the use of such cells to regenerate breast tissue, provide a better understanding of the role of adult stem cells in breast cancer development, and develop potential ...
Heart failure patients benefit from own stem cells Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:41PMPatients with chronic heart failure given injections of their own bone marrow stem cells have better heart function and live longer, German researchers said Sunday. Stem cell - Heart failure - Bone marrow - Health - Biotechnology
Bone marrow cells may help heart Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:34PMPatients with chronic heart failure given injections of their own bone marrow stem cells have better heart function and live longer, German researchers have said.
Purdue sets record for research awards Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:52AMResearch money for Purdue University has hit an all-time high.
Stem Cell Injunction Dictated by Doctrine Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:58AMSchieffer: Critics of Stem Cell Research Are Like Skeptics of Galileo's Telescope
Bone marrow stem cells improve heart’s pumping ability Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:46AMSTOCKHOLM - Patients with chronic heart failure given injections of their own bone marrow stem cells have better heart function and live longer, German researchers said on Sunday.
Battling the Boys: Educators Grapple with Violent Play Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:04AMIn her 30 years as a kindergarten teacher in Illinois and Massachusetts, Jane Katch has watched graham crackers, a pretzel, celery, tree bark and fingers all become transformed into imaginary guns and other weapons. And she has learned to work with, rather than against, the violent boyhood fantasies that accompany these transformations.
Tennessee in middle of embryonic stem cell fight Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:50AMVanderbilt University believes its research on human embryonic stem cells will find cures and save lives. A Tennessee-based Christian group believes it is saving lives by bringing the research to a grinding halt.
The Veggie Girl: Summer squash splendidly prolific! Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:23AMMy husband came home Saturday morning with an armload of summer squash from the farmers’ market in Kelseyville. He had visions of grilled vegetables for dinner, and I certainly didn’t argue!
Liver Cells Created From Patients' Skin Cells Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:20AMBy creating diseased liver cells from a small sample of human skin, scientists have for the first time shown that stem cells can be used to model a diverse range of inherited disorders. The University of Cambridge researchers' findings, which will hopefully lead to new treatments for those suffering from liver diseases, were published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. Because liver cells ...
International Stem Cell Corporation Not Adversely Affected By Stem Cell Research Funding Ban Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:19AMInternational Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), announced that the recent action of a federal district judge blocking federal funding of embryonic stem cell research is not expected to have negative effects on ISCO's therapeutic programs using its human parthenogenetic stem cells. According to ISCO's Chairman Ken Aldrich, "Because we have never depended on federal or state money to fund our ...
WSJ: Bush memoir, 'Decision Points', coming after midterms Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:13AMBook "lays out 14 major decisions by Bush during his life and White House tenure."
US lawmaker demands reversal of embryonic stem cell research ban Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:32AMNew York, Aug 28 : A member of the US Congress Steve Israel has challenged his colleagues to pass legislation to reverse a recent federal court decision that brought embryonic stem cell research in the country to a screeching halt.
Scientists Discover Neural Switch That Controls Fear Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:19AMFear can make you run, it can make you fight, and it can glue you to the spot. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified not only the part of the brain but the specific type of neurons that determine how mice react to a frightening stimulus. In a study published in Neuron, they combined ...
Stem cell ruling reinforces S.D. rift Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:51AMA judge's ruling this week pleased South Dakota leaders who oppose embryonic stem cell research and disappointed others who think science will suffer as a result. The decision by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., reinforces a familiar divide for South Dakotans who disagree over questions of medical ethics and whether such research has any merit. "The judge is holding up ...
TiGenix spins out drug discovery activities in new company, Arcarios Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:42AMTiGenix has entered into an agreement with its academic partners, the Catholic University Leuven (KULeuven) and Ghent University (UGent), the Dutch company Therosteon and a consortium of investors for the creation of a new small molecule drug development company, Arcarios, that will focus on the discovery and development of innovative, disease modifying drugs that target bone and joint diseases.
Gov't to appeal stem cell ruling Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:24AMWASHINGTON (AP) - The government will quickly appeal a court ruling that undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research, the Obama administration declared Tuesday, but dozens of experiments probably will stop in the meantime.
Conn. Senate hopefuls support stem cell work Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:09AMNEW HAVEN — Haifan Lin, director of the Yale Stem Cell Center, Thursday summed up the effect of a judicial ruling cutting off federal funds for embryonic stem cell research in two words: “immediate” and “horrendous.”
Nebraska Abort Law Gone; U.S. Skips Repro Rights Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:20PM(WOMENSENEWS)-- Cheers With the Nebraska attorney general issuing a consent decree, the U.S. District Court declared unconstitutional a recently passed law that imposed new burdens on abortion providers, Planned Parenthood said Aug. 24. read more
NIH suspends funding new embryonic stem cell research following court order Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:03AM"The National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday that it has suspended funding new human embryonic stem cell research and that all federally funded experiments already underway will be cut off when they come up for renewal if a new court order is not overturned. The announcement -- which confirmed fears among proponents that the ruling would result in a comprehensive freeze in federal ...
Patients could grow own liver from skin slivers Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:53AMLondon, Aug 26 : Transplant patients who are very ill may be able to grow their own livers in the near future. In a novel attempt, Cambridge University researchers turned slivers of skin from patients' arms into liver cells.
Restoring sight with new type of artificial cornea Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:53AMWASHINGTON—Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting a sliver of collagen into the eye that coaxes its own natural corneal cells to regrow and restore vision.
Phase 1 CRLX101 clinical study shows promising innovations in cancer therapy: Cerulean Pharma Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:48AMCerulean Pharma Inc., a leader in designing and developing nanopharmaceuticals, today announced that results of a Phase 1 clinical study of CRLX101 (formerly IT-101), Cerulean's lead clinical development candidate, and pre-clinical data on Cerulean's development candidate, CRLX288, were presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, ongoing in Boston, Massachusetts.
Research may lead to new treatment for liver diseases Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:33AMBy creating diseased liver cells from a small sample of human skin, scientists have for the first time shown that stem cells can be used to model a diverse range of inherited disorders. The University of Cambridge researchers' findings, which will hopefully lead to new treatments for those suffering from liver diseases, were published today in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Neuralstem files IND with FDA for spinal cord stem cell Phase I clinical trial for chronic spinal cord injury Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:33AMNeuralstem, Inc. announced that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase I safety clinical trial for chronic spinal cord injury with its spinal cord stem cells. This multicenter Phase I safety trial will enroll a total of 16 long-term, or chronic, spinal cord injury patients, with an American Spinal ...
Randolph, NJ, vet performs rare stem cell procedure on dog Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:13AMRANDOLPH — Bentley has had trouble walking for some time now. A ligament injury resulted in arthritis in the 2-year-old Great Pyrenees' right hind knee.
Dog with arthritis on the mend after stem cell procedure by Randolph NJ vet Dr. Brian T. Voynick Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:13AMThe dog whose arthritic right-hind knee received an injection of regenerative stem cells at a Randolph veterinary hospital two weeks ago is now more mobile and walking with greater zeal, his owner said.
Rare Sighting: Common Sense from the Bench Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:11AMhttp://www.JewishWorldReview.com | What's this? A federal judge has cited not only chapter and verse, section and clause, of the law when it comes to experimenting on human embryos, but common sense. How unusual.
Eastday-U.S. gov't to appeal ruling against embryonic stem cell research Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:36PMA human embryonic stem cell line derived at Stanford University is seen in this handout photo released to Reuters by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, March 9, 2009.
Administration To Appeal Ruling In Stem-Cell Case Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:23PMJustice Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the appeal is expected this week. On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the stem-cell research violated the will of Congress in prohibiting the destruction of human embryos. read more
"Stunned" government to appeal stem-cell ruling Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:23PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stunned and disappointed Obama administration officials said on Tuesday they would appeal a federal court ruling that temporarily barred federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.