Bone disease hope from stem cells
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Doctors treat a baby with brittle bone disease while she is still in the womb, using stem cell technology.
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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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For 16 years, a Columbia biotechnology company has been developing a drug, consisting of adult stem cells derived from healthy bone marrow samples, to treat severe inflammatory diseases that can destroy the body's organs.
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Stem cells, which are believed to hold great medical promise, also play a lead role in fuelling the formation and growth of brain tumours.
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A man's testicles might be a source of stem cells to help him fight serious diseases, US scientists have shown.
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A stem cell cure for diabetes is a step closer, Canadian researchers are predicting.
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UK researchers say the discovery of a new type of "missing link" stem cell in rodents could boost research.
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NEW YORK  - Transplanting stem cells from a  healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis  apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal  Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Embryonic stem cells may not have to actually grow replacement body parts to be useful. New research suggests these cells also secrete healing molecules powerful enough to reverse a lethal birth defect in mice.
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Newborn babies with brain damage could one day be treated by stem cell therapy using cells taken from their bone marrow, scientists say.
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A new study shows that embryonic stem cells can heal defective heart cells in mice. It could be a new way to look at the potential healing power of these controversial cells. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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A drug used to treat bone marrow cancer may also help treat osteoporosis by stimulating stem cells, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
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Scientists are preparing for a large clinical trial in 2008 which aims to use stem cells to help 400 patients with spinal cord injuries in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan grow new cells and nerve fibers.
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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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Bone marrow-derived side population stem cells appear to have limited potential for regenerating injured cardiac and skeletal muscle, says a University of Chicago study in the Dec.
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Microscopic embryonic stem cells might hold the answer to afflictions from baldness, wrinkles, and age spots to the most intractable diseases.
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Aastrom Biosciences Inc. on Monday said it uses adult, not embryonic, stem cells to produce cells that are being tested to see if they can repair severe bone fractures.