Brazilians to Widen Stem-Cell Study in Strokes
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Brazilian doctors who infused a stroke victim&#39;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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Christopher Reeve's death Sunday deprives stem-cell research advocates of one of their most effective champions. But the wheels he help put in motion will continue turning, they promise.
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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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The latest findings may expand the ways of generating customized stem cells for new treatments
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Gov. Jim Doyle announced plans Wednesday to invest nearly &#36;750 million to support human embryonic stem cell research and other medical experiments.
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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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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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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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Shares of StemCells Inc. rose 11  percent on Tuesday as the company announced plans to start an  early-stage clinical trial involving the use of brain stem  cells to treat Batten disease, a rare but fatal genetic disease  that attacks the central nervous systems of children.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Canadian scientists have found cancer stem cells that seem to fuel the uncontrolled growth of malignant brain tumors.
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Parkinson's researchers inject human stem cells into primates for the first time, with promising results.
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A patient's own stem cells could soon be used to cure chronic back pain, say researchers.
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In a study to be published Nov. 18 in The New England Journal of Medicine, Stroke Team doctors at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say they may have discovered a new tool to use in the treatment of strokes.
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German lawmakers are considering changes to laws on stem cell research as pressure grows for an easing of restrictions that local scientists complain prevent them from keeping up with global advances.
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A new research conducted at Monash University has revealed that primitive nerve cells, grown from stem cells in the lab, could reduce symptoms of an MS-type illness when injected into mice.
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State officials announced plans Monday to invest $7 million next year in federally restricted embryonic stem cell research and $3 million for less controversial research into adult stem cells.
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Korean researchers, using stem cells isolated from umbilical cord blood, succeeded in reversing the paralysis of the lower limbs caused by spinal cord injury, of a 37-year-old female patient.