Category Archives: Stem Cell Research

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Topeka A bill supported by abortion opponents that would require the Kansas University Medical Center to start a center on adult stem cell research was approved by the House on Tuesday. State Rep. David Crum, R-Augusta, described the bill as pro-life, in that adult stem cell research has the potential to establish cures that improve the quality of life and extend life. But opponents of Senate Bill 199 said legislators shouldnt mandate KU start a center without any state funding, while many of those same legislators also voted to cut funding to the school in the state appropriations bill. And the opponents said KU did not ask for the bill and that traditionally the startup of a research and treatment center requires a lengthy planning process that brings together school leaders, researchers and the business community before approaching the Legislature. We are in uncharted territory, state Rep. Barbara Bollier, R-Mission Hills, said. Stem cell research and therapy is incredibly complex, Bollier said. The doctors and researchers who are involved know what they are doing and they dont need us to set up a specific stem cell treatment center. Bollier tried to add an amendment to the bill that she said … Continue reading →

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ViaCord, PerkinElmers family cord blood and tissue preservation business, announced today the release of its 250th umbilical cord blood stem cell unit for use in medical treatments and clinical trials. For nearly 20 years, ViaCord has released life-saving stem cells for disease therapies using a proven method of processing and cryopreserving cord blood. To date, ViaCord has released more units for use in medical treatments and clinical trialsthan any other family bank. Reaching this milestone is a testament to our dedication to improving the quality of life for families, said Morey Kraus, Chief Scientific Officer, ViaCord. The benefits of cord blood banking are constantly evolving as research, some of which ViaCord has been instrumental in supporting, continues to expand the number of diseases treated. We are excited to continue to assist families who have chosen to bank their newborns stem cells. Cord blood stem cells have been used in the treatment of nearly 80 diseases, and more than 30,000 treatments have been conducted worldwide using cord blood stem cells. ViaCord has released stem cells for the treatment of diseases ranging from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, thalassemia major and sickle cell disease. ViaCords 250th unit was used to treat … Continue reading →

Newswise Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is leading an international team of researchers working to reprogram skin cells into brain cells to gain a better understanding of Alzheimers disease (AD). As part of the Consortium, Dr. Gandy is collaborating with Scott Noggle, PhD, the NYSCF Charles Evans Senior Research Fellow for Alzheimers Disease and Director of the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF)s laboratory in Manhattan. Dr. Gandy heads the Stem Cell Research Consortium funded by the Cure Alzheimers Fund (CAF). The Consortium consists of six institutions that plan to directly investigate, for the first time, brain cells in petri dishes from individual patients who have the common form of AD. Dr. Gandy is working with Dr. Noggles team to reprogram skin cells from AD patients into brain cells using stem-cell technology. The research team will obtain and monitor adult AD brain cells, providing not only a way to study the causes of the disease but also a system for discovering potentially effective drugs. The strategy has been nicknamed the patient-specific disease in a dish and enables studies on a time scale of minutes or hours, compared with mouse model testing, which … Continue reading →

Gina Lollobrigida jewels: The Italian actress plans to sell 22 jewels in an auction to raise funds for stem cell research. Gina Lollobrigida says it's time to give back. Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the leading sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, is selling some of her diamond jewelry to raise money for stem cell research, saying now is the time to give back for the fortunate life she has had. Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS of The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Digital Edition After a humble, rural upbringing, Lollobrigida played opposite Hollywood stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Rock Hudson, Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Frank Sinatra. As her career took off in France, Italy and Hollywood, Lollobrigida said she started to collect jewels from Bulgari, always buying them herself and enjoying the purchasing power of her hard work. Now 85 and having largely left acting in the 1980s for photojournalism, humanitarian work and sculpting, Lollobrigida said it was time to put the jewelry to good use. Some 22 jewels from her collection will be auctioned by Sotheby's in Geneva on May 14 after going on display in London, New York … Continue reading →

CARLSBAD, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 26, 2013) - International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) (www.internationalstemcell.com) ("ISCO" or "the Company"), a California-based biotechnology company, today announced the management will host a conference call on Thursday, March 28, 2013 to provide a business update and discuss its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2012. Dr. Simon Craw, Executive Vice President and Ms. Linh Nguyen, Chief Financial Officer of International Stem Cell, will host the conference call. To attend the call, please use the dial in information below: Date: Thursday March 28, 2013 Time: 11:00 a.m. ET Conference Line (U.S.): 1-877-941-2068 International Dial-In: 1-480-629-9712 Conference ID: 4610666 Webcast: http://public.viavid.com/player/index.php?id=104040 Please log in at least 10 minutes before the call start time to ensure timely participation. A playback of the call will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET on March 28, 2013 to 11:59 p.m. ET on April 11, 2013. Teleconference Replay Details: US Domestic: 1-877-870-5176 International: 1-858-384-5517 Conference ID: 4610666 About International Stem Cell Corporation International Stem Cell Corporation is focused on the therapeutic applications of human parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs) and the development and commercialization of cell-based research and cosmetic products. ISCO's core technology, parthenogenesis, results in the creation of pluripotent … Continue reading →

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