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ADULT STEM CELLS
Stem cell scientists say we could soon treat a huge range of nervous system conditions.
Stem cells from amniotic fluid can be converted into a more versatile state which is similar to human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), scientists said last week.
A kidney transplant patient’s own stem cells could replace anti-rejection medications, a new study suggests.
A two-day international conference on stem cell research was held at the Vatican this week.
Despite continuing huffing and puffing over the merits of human embryonic stem cells, the central issue seems to be shifting from the patients’ right to health to the scientists’ right to free inquiry. An editorial in New Scientist (Oct 17), an ardent champion of embryo research, assumes that cures will come more rapidly from adult stem cells.
Texas Governor Rick Perry opposes embryonic stem cell research. The Republican presidential candidate has, however, shown an open mind toward treatments developed using adult stem cells, which can be collected from a patient’s own body.
Japanese scientists have grown an entire tooth from stem cells implanted into a mouse’s kidney.
For the first time a working artificial windpipe using a patient’s own adult stem cells has been created. A 36-year-old Eritrean man had a rare tracheal cancer which was obstructing his breathing. Doctors at the Karolinska University Hospital, in Stockholm, created a spongy and flexible scaffold made from polymers and seeded it with stem cells.
Private labs offer “biological insurance”
Adult stem cells may be in some doubt
Scientists “encouraged by initial findings”
More adult stem cell success
Adult stem cell breakthrough
Church puts its money where its mouth is
Theology published in leading journal Stem Cell
Treatment aims at total cure, not just symptom relief
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