Doctor says stem cell treatment for MS was ‘worth a try’ despite no evidence it worked

A doctor alleged to have administered a stem cell therapy treatment in a ”wholly illegitimate, misleading and dishonest” way to multiple sclerosis sufferers today told a disciplinary hearing the process in principle was ”worth a try”.


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Stem Cell Research Makes Another Advance


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Stem Cell Research Makes Another Advance

MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say they’ve developed a new and easier way to create what’s known as pluripotent stem cells — cells that can develop into one of many cell types for use in regenerative medicine.


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Stem Cells For Dummies’ Signing at Book Works

You didn’t know there was a book called “Stem Cells For Dummies”? There’s a Dummies book for everything else — acne; addiction & recovery; cast iron cooking; foreclosure investing … Anyway, UCSD stem cell researcher Larry Goldstein has co …


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Transforming human fat into stem cells using virus-free technique

Tiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative medicine, say scientists. Unlike other commonly used techniques, the method, which is based on standard molecular biology practices, does not use viruses to introduce genes into the cells or permanently alter a cell’s genome.


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Scientists make stem cells pluripotent using virus-free technique

London, February 8 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells using virus-free techniques. Experts at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a …


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Histostem Participates in Successful Stem Cell Treatment for Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Dogs

TAMPA, FL–(Marketwire – February 8, 2010) – Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. ( OTCBB : SCII ) announced that Histostem Ltd. of South Korea (”Histostem”) has participated in a study resulting in the successful treatment of spinal cord injury in dogs through the use of Multipotent Stem Cells (MSCs) derived from Human Umbilical Cord Blood (HUCB). The study, a collaborative effort between a …


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Scientists reverse blood stem cell aging

BOSTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they have reversed the aging of blood stem cells through the influence of bone-forming cells known as osteoblasts.


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Histostem Participates in Successful Stem Cell Treatment for Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Dogs

TAMPA, FL–(Marketwire – 02/08/10) – Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. (OTC.BB: SCII – News ) announced that Histostem Ltd. of South Korea (”Histostem”) has participated in a study resulting in the successful treatment of spinal cord injury in dogs through the use of Multipotent Stem Cells (MSCs) derived from Human Umbilical Cord Blood (HUCB). The study, a collaborative effort between a team …


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Investigators Come Up with Virus-Free Technique to Make Stem Cells …

Tiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative medicine, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine . Unlike other commonly …


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