Cash boost for medical research
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The head of one of the world's largest funders of biomedical research is has said that he's set to substantially increase funding.
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Â· Medical chief urges new donor schemeÂ· Observer launches reform campaign
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More and more people are forming charitable investment clubs to research, socialize, and give.
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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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Flyers in upscale doctors' offices portray it as the hot new baby-shower gift: a registry where friends and family chip in almost $2,000 to start privately banking a newborn's umbilical cord blood, just in case of future illness.
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Over three decades, Bob Klein amassed a fortune by building and financing low-income housing. After his 14-year-old son was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, however, he redirected his considerable political clout and business savvy. The longtime Democrat has since become one of the biggest private patrons of human embryonic stem cell research &#151; medical technology that many scientists believe can someday cure a wide range of ailments, including diabetes.
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Mixing cells and eggs to be allowed in search for new medical treatments.
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Spending on research will more than double this year, with a growing amount coming from the private sector.
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LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO  - A proposal to spend  $3 billion in California state funds on stem-cell research is  likely to attract scientists and create jobs, but some critics  question whether the investment will pay off.
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Scientists are chafing at the U.S. government's unfulfilled pledge to boost funding for basic scientific research, the source of innovations ranging from the World Wide Web to high-tech cancer treatments.
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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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The UK and other nations are to set up a fund to speed the development of new vaccines for poorer countries.
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Breast cancer research is being supported this month by a company usually associated with foot support. Payless shoes announced this week that they are offering customers a chance to purchase a Limited-Edition
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Scientists discover a new protein they believe could help develop much more effective medicines.
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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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The biotech mines extra value from its compound library.
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Scientists are awarded Â£1.3m to develop new drugs to combat a painful skin condition.