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Multiple sclerosis treatment could ‘reset’ immune system with stem cell therapy

Honor Whiteman | 
New research provides further evidence of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as an effective treatment for multiple sclerosis, after finding ...
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High-risk breast cancer linked to dormant stem cells that awaken during pregnancy

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have...discovered [a new type of] stem cells, which responds to the 'ovarian hormones' progesterone ...
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Growing embryos from skin cells: Could it replace in vitro fertilization?

Kelly Murray | 
[In the process called in vitro gametogenesis,] adult cells, such as skin cells, can be reprogrammed to behave like embryonic ...
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Generating tissue to repair knee cartilage and hearts more likely in wake of stem cell study

Amy Wallace | 
A new study from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, has found that induced pluripotent stem cells would be ...
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Fighting brain cancer with weaponized human skin cells?

Rachel Becker | 
Human skin can be morphed into genetically modified, cancer-killing brain stem cells, according to a new study. This latest advance ...
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‘Window of opportunity’ to treat thyroid disease: Genetically modified stem cells

Catharine Paddock | 
Scientists have found a way to efficiently engineer new thyroid cells from stem cells. The discovery, performed in mice, is ...
Breakthrough in Stem Cell Research and Female Infertility Treatment

Hype versus hope: Deciphering news about stem cell breakthroughs

Melissa Little | 
For many people suffering from disabling conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, spinal injury and paralysis, heart disease, and even cancer, ...
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Unraveling science mystery of how smoking causes lung cancer: It’s the basal stem cells

Andrew Trounson-Melbourne | 
Years of painstaking tissue analysis have lead researchers to basal stem cells as the likely culprits that trigger a major ...
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Regrowing heart muscles without cancer risk, using synthetic stem cells

Andrew Thomas | 
A new revolutionary stem cell technique is being used to treat those suffering from damaged muscles without the cancer risk ...
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Leading plant scientist says he’s skipping Science March on Washington: Here’s why

Kevin Folta | 
[Editor's note: Kevin Folta, a molecular biologist and chairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida, offers ...
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Is human-pig stem cell chimera research ‘jumping ahead of ethical considerations’?

Lori Marino | 
[Editor's note: Excerpts are from an opinion piece written by Lori Marino, executive director of the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy and a ...
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Human-pig embryos could offer more for us than their organs

James Gallagher | 
Embryos that are less than 0.001% human - and the rest pig - have been made and analysed by scientists ...
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Heart attack victims: Stem cell therapy offers promise

Jordan Rosenfeld | 
Stem cell technology has produced some very exciting advances in medicine recently. Now a recent study from Penn State details ...
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Human-pig ‘chimera’: Ethics and medical promise of growing human organs in animals

Sharon Begley | 
Pig embryos that had been injected with human stem cells when they were only a few days old began to ...
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Transplant breakthrough? Organs of one species grown inside an animal of another

Alessandra Potenza | 
It’s possible to grow organs of one species inside an animal of another species and then transplant that organ to ...
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4 ways stem cells could change health and medicine

Peter Diamandis | 
We are at the cusp of a stem cell revolution. Understanding and harnessing these unique cells may unlock breakthroughs in ...
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Stem cell therapy shows promise in toddler with Down syndrome

IANS | 
A three-year-old baby -- born with Down syndrome and having subnormal motor skills -- has shown improvement after undergoing stem ...
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Stem cells lay foundation for treatments of cancer, other disorders

Andre Picard | 
[Stem cell research] is now considered among the most seminal medical findings of the past century, on a par with ...
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Stem cell revolution trudges forward

Shinya Yamanaka | 
[Editor's note: The following is excerpts from an interview with Shinya Yamanaka, who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology ...
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Stem cells restore sight in lab mice with end-stage retinal degeneration

Tim Newman | 
The number of individuals who lose their sight due to end-stage retinal degeneration is steadily rising and currently, it cannot ...
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What can Iranian scientists teach the West about stem cell research?

Lina Zeldovich | 
[In the past 14 years, Iran has] made great strides in stem cell research. And now that Iran is losing ...
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Creating humans from stem cells: Are we there yet?

Rafi Letzter | 
[S]oon, stem cells swabbed from human beings' cheeks or skin could be cultured to create germ cells (sperm and eggs), ...
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Mini brains grown from teeth stem cells reveal secrets of sociability

Andy Coghlan | 
Can tiny brains grown in a dish reveal the secrets of sociability? Balls of brain tissue generated from stem cells ...
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‘Living bandage’ may revolutionize repair of difficult knee injuries

Maya Wei-Haas | 
Anthony Hollander, the head of the Institute of Integrative Biology at the University of Liverpool...and his team have finally completed ...
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Who needs a dentist? Our teeth could repair themselves through stem cell stimulation

Andrew Joseph | 
The stem cells in our teeth can be energized to fill in chips, cracks, and cavities, researchers say, and the ...
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Why design babies when we can sift through ideal embryos instead?

Philip Ball | 
Brave New World has become the inevitable reference point for all media discussion of new advances in reproductive technology...But the ...
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The future is here: 3 ways technology can improve sustainability

David Warmflash | 
Generating energy and using more land for crops increases atmospheric greenhouse gas levels. So does livestock farming. But there are ...
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