Stem cell progress in MS treatment
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Breakthrough treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) may be just five years away, an Australian leader in stem cell research said yesterday.
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Researchers will report today that cells grown from human embryonic stem cells slowed vision loss when injected into the eyes of rats with a disease similar to macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people older than 55.
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Here's a reality check amid Congress' showdown with President Bush over stem cell research: The potential treatments for diabetes, spinal cord injury and other devastating disorders are years away from being tested in people.
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Nov. 4, 2004 -- Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have successfully grown stem cells that make sperm, which could eventually lead to new treatments for male infertility.
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NEW YORK  - Stem cells transplanted into  the eyes of mice with retinal disease restored and improved the  animals' vision, a finding that may yield benefits for patients  with eye disease, researchers report.
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Transplanted stem cells could save vision in eyes damaged by retinal disease, say researchers who have demonstrated their promise in mice.
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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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Research into using stem cells to repair damaged nerves just got a big boost, with scientists pinpointing a protein key to controlling binocular vision -- visual depth perception -- in mammals.
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Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that could be the basis for new heart therapies
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NEW YORK  - Boosting concentrations in the   nervous system of a vital compound called NAD, by giving its   chemical precursor, nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, has   shown considerable therapeutic potential in a mouse model of   multiple sclerosis (MS).
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An experimental spinal cord injury treatment may eliminate the need for drugs that suppress the immune system, Geron Corp., which is developing stem cell-based therapies, said on Monday.
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DUBLIN/NEW YORK  - Patients taking an experimental  multiple sclerosis drug developed by Biogen Idec Inc. BIIB.O  and Elan Corp. ELN.I experienced far fewer relapses in a  clinical trial, data that analysts say could give the drug a  dominant market position.
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EXETER, England  - Cannabis-based treatments may  have longer-term benefits for multiple sclerosis patients,  scientists said on Friday.
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New methods to reprogram adult cells could create novel models of disease.
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute are one step closer to understanding how blood cells develop through the use of human embryonic stem cells.
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Stem cells have become famous for their ability to heal, spurring hopes that they might one day cure Parkinson&#39;s disease, spinal cord injuries, and a wide variety of ailments.
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NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 25: The Federal Government has just approved a new medicine for multiple sclerosis that doctors say represents a new treatment approach that will significantly reduce the frequency of disabling episodes.