Scientists plan stem cell cure for blindness
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British scientists plan to use stem  cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first  patients receiving test treatment in five years.
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Human embryonic stem cells can   partly restore vision in blinded rats, and may offer a source   of transplants for people with certain eye diseases,   researchers at a U.S. company reported on Thursday.
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Science & environment: British scientists have been given the go-ahead to begin potentially ground-breaking experiments using injections of stem cells to repair patients' damaged hearts
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Science & environment: Hopes boosted by experiments showing that human embryonic stem cells could be turned into a variety of brain cells
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Stem cell technologies could be used to cure diseases and heal injuries within 10 years, a Japanese scientist who recently broke new ground in the field said Wednesday.
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Scientists who incited controversy last month over a stem cell paper published in Nature now show their stem cells can repair damaged retinas. In Bodyhack.
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Scientists discover how to make eye cells sensitive to light, offering hopes of treatments for blindness.
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Thin sheets of cheek tissue can be used to replace the damaged corneas of people blinded by certain eye diseases, Japanese researchers reported Wednesday.
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British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years.
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Scientists use cloning to create personalized stem cell lines in monkeys.
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A retinal implant that could help restore the sight of millions of blind people could be available in two years.
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Patients whose eyes have been damaged by injuries or disease could have their eyesight restored in a new technique that uses membrane from the mouth to restore corneas, Japanese researchers have announced.
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Transplanting brain cells produced from human embryonic stem cells helped fix stroke damage in the brains of rats, according to scientists who hope to test the same thing in people within about five years.
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Scientists have discovered a new type of  embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up  research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt for  cures to a range of diseases.
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Scientists have made two significant advances in developing a stem-cell patch to repair the damage caused to the heart after an attack.
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Stem cells taken from human embryos were coaxed into becoming motor neurons in an experiment that might one day help scientists repair damaged nervous systems, researchers reported Sunday.
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The restoration of a blind woman's sight using foetal tissues is likely to spark ethical debate, say scientists.