Foetal cells 'to treat strokes'
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A UK company is applying for permission to transplant stem cells made from human foetal tissue into the brains of stroke patients.
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British scientists are reportedly working on how they can use stem cells to treat cirrhosis of the liver. A team of researchers at London&#39;s Hammersmith Hospital are testing a process which uses the patient&#39;s
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Monkey stem cells can repair the brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease, researchers have shown.
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An Italian boy has been cured of a  potentially lethal form of anemia by a new type of stem-cell  therapy, using cells from the placenta of both of his recently  born twin brothers, the health ministry said on Monday.
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Researchers at Merck can use neural stem-cell tech in early stages of drug development. Plus: Pay for eggs OK in Britain. In Bodyhack.
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Blood from a newborn baby&#39;s umbilical cord can be used to treat adults with leukaemia, a US-based study says. Cord-blood transplants have tended to be used only on children as it was not thought to contain
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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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Stem cells taken from the umbilical cords of newborns can be engineered to produce insulin and may someday be used to treat diabetes, U.S. and British researchers reported on Friday.
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[Health India]: London, NOv 25 : A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has confirmed that stem cells derived from the umbilical cords of newborn babies are a viable and effective transplant source for thousands of leukemia patients
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Adding a key chemical to the fluid in which IVF embryos grow could help prevent developmental problems in babies, scientists suggest.
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Scientists identify rare stem cells in newborns' hearts, which could be used to treat those with cardiac problems.
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At least 120,000 Americans a year suffer strokes because of a common irregular heartbeat &#151; one that's on the rise, hard to treat and can shoot deadly blood clots straight to the brain. Now doctors are experimenting with a new way to prevent those brain attacks: a tiny device that seals off a little section of the jiggling heart where the clots form.
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Blood from a newborn baby's umbilical cord can be used to treat adults with leukaemia, a US-based study says.
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Consuming a low-cholesterol,  low-fat diet during pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect  on blood flow in the fetus, Norwegian researchers report.
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Heart cells grown from human embryonic stem cells have the potential to be biological pacemakers. Researchers at the Technion Institute in Haifa, Israel have demonstrated that when the embryonic
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British scientists have created human embryos with three parents in a development they hope could lead to effective treatments for a range of serious hereditary diseases within five years.
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Cooling the brains of newborns who have been deprived of oxygen during birth could help cut the risk of brain damage.