Brazilians to Widen Stem-Cell Study in Strokes
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Brazilian doctors who  infused a stroke victim's brain with stem cells contained in  bone marrow said on Friday they would try the treatment in  others after seeing signs it may have helped the patient  recover.
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UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells.
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A patient's own stem cells could soon be used to cure chronic back pain, say researchers.
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Researchers anticipate a major recruiting effort and construction boom as California&#39;s new stem-cell experiment gets under way, creating what amounts to an independent West Coast version of the National Institutes of Health.
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Multiple sclerosis patients are being injected with their own stem cells in clinical trials to test a new therapy.
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A new discovery about a cellular control mechanism could lead to drugs for both stem cell-driven tissue regeneration and cancer. American researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina
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Christopher Reeve dedicated his final years to promoting cutting-edge research in paralysis, including stem cells and experiments aimed at regenerating the spinal cord.
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Shares of StemCells Inc. rose 11  percent on Tuesday as the company announced plans to start an  early-stage clinical trial involving the use of brain stem  cells to treat Batten disease, a rare but fatal genetic disease  that attacks the central nervous systems of children.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Canadian scientists have found cancer stem cells that seem to fuel the uncontrolled growth of malignant brain tumors.
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Research and investment into brain-related illnesses is growing at an unprecedented rate as scientific advances coincide with the demands of an aging baby-boom population determined to beat the odds.
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Scientists in Massachusetts said yesterday that they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of advances that could speed development of stem-cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases.
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Scientists have identified a type of stem cell that appears to fuel the growth of brain tumours. The Canadian and American researchers say their discovery could lead to new ways of targeting cancer cells.
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Scientists in Massachusetts said today they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of recent advances that could speed development of stem cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases.
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They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments Â and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments in China.
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Scientists are beginning a gene therapy trial which they hope will extend the lives of patients with muscular dystrophy.
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A sharp-eyed observation by an emergency room nurse has led to the possibility of a new way to limit the damage suffered by people who have strokes, researchers report.
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Shares of StemCells Inc. rose 11 percent on Tuesday as the company announced plans to start an early-stage clinical trial involving the use of brain stem cells to treat Batten disease, a rare but fatal genetic disease that attacks the central nervous systems of children.