Questioning the Allure of Putting Cells in the Bank
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Some experts say consumers should think twice before spending money on storing stem cells, because it is not clear how useful they will be.
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Cord blood offers an ethical means of using stem cells to heal illness.
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Scientists have moved closer to being able to use human stem cells to manufacture blood.
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Mother India gives birth to 43 million children a year. Biotech companies on the verge of the world's largest stem-cell bonanza may create a market that would tempt poor families. By Scott Carney.
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"Nearly everyone has some fat tissue they can spare, and this tissue could be a source of cells for cancer treatment that can be adapted into specific vehicles for drug transport."  July 03, 2007 July 3, 2007 PHILADELPHIA - Researchers in Slovakia have been able to derive mesenchymal stem cells from human adipose, or fat, tissue and engineer them into "suicide genes" that seek out and ... via Wisconsin Advanced Technology Advocat...
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By Marie McCullough, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 19--When the subject is stem cell research, the term embryo is not only ethically charged, but increasingly hard to define.   Now, University of Pennsylvania researchers have stretched the definition even further.
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What if governments and insurance companies nip the incentive for the dangerous illegal organ trade by paying donors with free healthcare or cash? Plus: Indian Organ Mafia Busted In Bodyhack.
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By Virgil Larson, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 19--Adding a small, almost invisible drop of cell preservative to a standard vial used for taking blood samples promises big things for Streck Inc.
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Patients with few options available at home in America say they are having some success with experimental treatments in China. People suffering from varied ailments such as spinal-cord injuries, Parkinson's or blindness turn to the internet to find stem-cell treatments. But Western doctors warn that medical tourists are serving as guinea pigs.
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A proposal to spend &#36;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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A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.
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Should you put your money where your mouth -- and heart -- are?
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Infusing patients with bone marrow cells can reinvigorate their dying hearts and grow tiny new arteries and heart muscle tissue, a treatment that may one day make many heart transplants unnecessary, Brazilian researchers said on Friday.
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Tired of big banks? Here's an alternative.
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Mixing cells and eggs to be allowed in search for new medical treatments.
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As competition increases, sperm banks reveal more and more about donors.
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Biopure Corp. is running out of money -- again. Recent regulatory filings, including one yesterday, show the Cambridge blood-substitute developer seeking the financial flexibility it says it will need to keep operating after January. That's when it expects to use up the $7 million it raised through a stock sale in September.