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The Science of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine - Arnold Caplan PhD (Part 1) Professor Arnold Caplan of Case Western Reserve University is widely regarded as "The Father of the Mesenchymal Stem Cell". This lecture is a "must see" for ... By: http://www.cellmedicine.com … Continue reading →

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Topeka As Kansas University officials bemoaned legislative budget cuts this week, Kansas Board of Regents member Ed McKechnie wondered if those cuts could be alleviated somewhat by diverting funds that KU received in another area but didn't request. McKechnie, of Arcadia, was talking about the $2 million allocated over two years to create and run the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the KU Medical Center. "Stem cell research is good, but I don't know if that's what we need to do right now," McKechnie said. "Might be a good idea to use that to offset other things." Republicans pushed through an appropriations bill that cuts higher education by $66 million over 2 years. Regents blasted the cuts but conceded there was little they could do about them except ask Gov. Sam Brownback to make higher education funding a priority next year. But amid the cuts, legislators also approved the creation of the stem cell research center at KU, a center that KU officials did not ask for during the appropriations process. The center will work on adult stem cell, cord blood and related stem cell research, providing therapies to patients and serving as a clearinghouse for physicians on cutting-edge … Continue reading →

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Instead of committing $2 million to a project the University of Kansas didn't request, state lawmakers should have used the money on something else more important to the school, a member of the state's Board of Regents said. In its recently completed session, the Legislature approved an appropriations bill that cuts higher education funding by $66 million over two years, The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/14G7Zl8) reported. Legislators also approved spending $2 million over the same span to create the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at Kansas University Medical Center. "Stem cell research is good, but I don't know if that's what we need to do right now," said Ed McKechnie, a regent from Arcadia. "Might be a good idea to use that to offset other things." The Board of Regents has criticized the spending cuts but conceded there was little they could do beyond ask Gov. Sam Brownback to make funding for higher education a priority next year. While united in their disappointment with the cuts, the board members aren't unanimous in how they feel about the stem cell center. Regents Vice Chairman Fred Logan said he disagrees that the $2 million should be spent elsewhere. "I'm all … Continue reading →

Washington, June 7 (IANS) Researchers have shown that cell therapy may be used in liver disease to regenerate liver cells, says a study. Investigators discovered that a human embryonic stem cell can be differentiated into a previously unknown liver progenitor cell, an early offspring of a stem cell, and produce mature and functional liver cells, reports Science Daily. "The discovery of the novel progenitor represents a fundamental advance in this field and potentially to the liver regeneration field using cell therapy," said the study's senior author, Valerie Gouon-Evans, PharmD, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "Until now, liver transplantation has been the most successful treatment for people with liver failure, but we have a drastic shortage of organs. This discovery may help circumvent that problem." The study has been published in the journal Cell Stem Cell Friday. Read the original here: Cell therapy may regenerate liver cells … Continue reading →