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UMass stem cell lab to close

Posted: Published on June 29th, 2012

The stem cell bank that was a marquee piece of Governor Deval Patricks effort to bolster the life sciences industry will run out of funding at the end of the year and close, state and University of Massachusetts Medical School officials said Wednesday. The state invested $8.6 million in public funds to establish the bank at the medical schools Shrewsbury campus. That decision in 2008 was seen then as a bold statement of support for research on human embryonic stem cells during a time when federal funding for work on the controversial cells was restricted. But advances in technology and changes to federal policies rapidly made the bank obsolete, state officials said. The laboratory grew and stored human stem cells, which are capable of becoming any cell in the body, and made them available to scientists nationwide for use in experiments to study diseases such as diabetes and spinal cord injuries. When it is dismantled, several thousand vials of stem cellswill be sent back to the research centers where they originated, and the equipment will be given to other UMass labs. Susan Windham-Bannister, president of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a quasi-public agency that oversees the $1 billion life sciences … Continue reading →

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Stem Cell Therapy – Healthier Looking Skin ,Promote Younger, Reduce Wrinkles – Video

Posted: Published on June 29th, 2012

28-06-2012 09:19 Stem Cell Therapy More Info: Stem Cell Therapy -- Reduce Wrinkles,Promote Younger, Healthier Looking Skin * Increase production of new skin cells by 57% * Re-activate stem cells to stimulate fresh, new skin cell production * Increase natural collagen production by 80% * Decrease wrinkle appearance 56% in 30 days * Increase elastin synthesis by 61% Stem Cell Therapy, Stem Cell Skin Cream, Stem Cell Therapy BioLogic Solutions, Wrinkle Reducer, Decrease Wrinkles,Vanish Wrinkles Feel Younger, Aging Cream, Younger Looking Skin, No More Botox,antiaging,antiaging cream,botox alternative, Link: Stem Cell Therapy - Healthier Looking Skin ,Promote Younger, Reduce Wrinkles - Video … Continue reading →

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Kim Kardashian, Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed For Michael Jackson’s Death In Fever Dream Lawsuit

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2012

June 27th, 2012 | 5:44 pm Have you ever spent all day reading gossip blogs and magazines and watching reality TV, only to fall asleep and dream that the likes of Kim Kardashian and Macaulay Culkin have leapt from the screen and into your life. And then when you wake up, youre kind of left with this feeling that you might actually be friends with famous people. Its especially good if this celebrity overload is because youre home with a fever of some kind. No? Just us? Anyway, this actual real-life lawsuit a friend of a friend brought to our attention today, filed Monday in the real-life United States District Court, Eastern District of California, reads exactly like one of those fever dreams. The plaintiff is seeking restraining orders against Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kim Kardashian and Conrad Murray. Because, um, he saw Kim have sex with Murray at Michael Jacksons house, thus distracting the doctor and causing MJs death. Macaulay Culkin was with me and is a witness. Also, Governor Arnold was blackmailing Kardashian into having sex with him, and was punched by Barry Bonds because hed been promised pardon in exchange for signed bats and a James Bond DVD. And … Continue reading →

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Fat from my love handles made me big downstairs

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2012

He was having a penoplasty the scary-sounding surgery is used to either lengthen or thicken the penis and he had opted for extra thickness. Mark, 32, said: They took fat from my love handles and injected it into the bottom of my penis. They increased the thickness by 1.5ins. When I came round the pain wasnt as agonising as Id imagined. The liposuction felt worse. There was redness on my penis where theyd gone in but it wasnt blackened or bruised... it looked like a fat cucumber. Mark, from Birmingham, insisted he was able to walk away from the London Centre For Aesthetic Surgery on Harley Street where the operation took place just a few hours later. He said: I wasnt walking like John Wayne but my surgeon warned me I wouldnt be able to make love for another two weeks. When Marks dressing was removed and the swelling had lessened he was thrilled. Surgeon ... Dr Roberto Viel Mark said: One was well impressed. He said it had pucked-up nicely. And when I had sex three weeks later, I felt more confident than ever. Follow this link: Fat from my love handles made me big downstairs … Continue reading →

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Regenerative medicine pioneer continues changing lives with first successful laryngotracheal implants

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2012

Harvard Bioscience's "InBreath" Bioreactors Used in World's First Successful Regenerated Laryngotracheal Transplants First Two Transplants Performed in Government-Approved Clinical Trial in Russia HOLLISTON, Mass., June 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, announces that its "InBreath" bioreactors were used for the world's first and second successful laryngotracheal implants, using synthetic laryngotracheal scaffolds seeded with cells taken from the patients' bone marrow. The surgeries took place at Krasnodar Regional Hospital in Krasnodar, Russia on June 19th and June 21st. The recipients of the implants, Julia T. and Aleksander Z., are recovering well. The implants in the procedures were grown in bioreactors developed by the regenerative medicine device business of Harvard Bioscience. The transplants, which required more than a half-year of preparation, were performed on the first two patients enrolled in an ongoing clinical trial at Krasnodar Regional Hospital. The Russian Ministry of Health has approved a clinical protocol for an unlimited number of patients in this trial, all of which will involve trachea procedures. Each bioreactor was specifically adapted by Harvard Bioscience to the clinical requirements for each patient. … Continue reading →

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The Pontifical Council for Culture and the Stem for Life Foundation Present Groundbreaking Book on Adult Stem Cell …

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2012

VATICAN CITY, Italy, June 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, as part of an ongoing mission to advance scientific research on adult stem cell therapies and explore their cultural and ethical implications, Monsignor Tomasz Trafny of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture, joined Dr. Robin Smith, CEO of NeoStem (NYSE MKT:NBS) and Chairman and President of the Stem for Life Foundation, and Dr. Max Gomez, trustee of the Stem for Life Foundation, to present the first copy of their forthcoming book, Our Stem Cells: The Mystery of Life and Secrets of Healing, to The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. The book is the result of a unique collaboration between the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture (via its charitable foundation STOQ International) and the Stem for Life Foundation, and will be available later this year. It includes a special address by His Holiness Benedict XVI, urging increased support and awareness for advancements in adult stem cell research in order to alleviate human suffering. The book focuses on concepts discussed at the First International Vatican Adult Stem Cell Conference (2011) and presents the reader with an engaging, comprehensive overview of adult stem cells and their vital role in a future of regenerative … Continue reading →

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New drug dramatically improves survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2012

ScienceDaily (June 27, 2012) A new cancer drug with remarkably few side effects is dramatically improving survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients who fail other treatments and are nearly out of options. Loyola University Medical Center oncologist Scott E. Smith, MD, PhD presented survival data for the drug, brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris), at the 17th Congress of the European Hematology Association. Smith is director of Loyola's Hematological Malignancies Research Program. The multi-center study included 102 Hodgkin lymphoma patients who had relapsed after stem cell transplants. Tumors disappeared in 32 percent of patients and shrank by at least half in 40 percent of patients. An additional 21 percent of patients experienced some tumor shrinkage. Only 6 percent of patients had no response to the drug. Sixty five percent of patients were alive at 24 months, and in 25 percent of patients, the cancer had not progressed at all. These are "encouraging results in patients with historically poor prognosis," researchers said. Loyola patient Michelle Salerno had failed two stem cell transplants -- one using her own cells and one using cells donated by her brother -- and multiple rounds of chemotherapy before going on brentuximab vedotin. After three or four infusions, she stopped suffering … Continue reading →

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DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING: Natresa has failed in meeting its primary objectives

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2012

In the context of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (yesterday) can we hope for improvement in guiding desperate, vulnerable people towards true recovery from addiction? To put the scale of addiction into context, consider the following facts. There are around 10,000 problem drug users of heroin alone. Alcohol, being socially accepted is causing significant problem everywhere. All villages of this small island are affected by alcohol abuse. Addiction devastates our local communities, particularly our poorest areas. It is estimated that the harms arising from substance abuse, including health and social costs, amount to billion yearly. The National Agency for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Substance Abusers (Natresa) was established in December 1996 to co-ordinate and facilitate efforts at National level towards the implementation of programme for the prevention of substance abuse and the treatment, and rehabilitation of substance abusers. It is heartbreaking to find out that after so many years of existence, Natresa has failed in meeting its primary objectives as thousands of children are living in homes where a parent has a serious drug or alcohol problem. CURRENT TARGETS ARE FOR PROCESS, NOT LIFE CHANGE There has been an obsession with getting addicts into treatment … Continue reading →

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MU pharmacy program wins approval to start this fall

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2012

HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University's new doctoral pharmacy program has been granted pre-candidate accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education board of directors. University officials were notified earlier this week of the decision, which was made last week at the biannual meeting following a recommendation from the team that made a site visit the first week of May. Pre-candidate status means the School of Pharmacy is authorized to start teaching its inaugural class of up to 80 students when the fall semester starts in August. Marshall President Stephen Kopp said that during conversations with ACPE representatives, they made it very clear that they are not accrediting new pharmacy schools that do not meet the agency's stringent standards. "We have met those standards and will continue to do so," Kopp said. "This achievement is a momentous one, one that is on the level approaching that of the founding of the School of Medicine." Pre-candidate accreditation for the doctoral program extends through June 30, 2013. Another comprehensive on-site evaluation will take place during the upcoming school year to allow for consideration of advancing the program from candidate accreditation status. The accreditation process consists of three steps, culminating with graduation of the … Continue reading →

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Marshall pharmacy school gets OK to enroll students

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2012

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall University can begin enrolling the first class in its School of Pharmacy, after getting approval from a national accreditation body. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education granted the new pharmacy school "precandidate" status, which Marshall University President Stephen Kopp said was a major step in gaining national accreditation status. "This achievement is a momentous one, one that is on the level approaching that of the founding of the School of Medicine," Kopp said in a news release. "It should be a source of great pride for all who care about Marshall and the future of those we serve." Marshall expects to enroll up to 80 students in the new program. In March, nearly 350 students had submitted applications to the new pharmacy school. Marshall's pharmacy school's "precandidate" accreditation extends until June 30, 2013. The national accrediting body will then conduct an on-site evaluation of Marshall's program during the 2012-2013 academic year where they will decide whether to advance the program's accreditation to "candidate" status. The Marshall University Board of Governors voted in December 2009 to begin the process of offering a doctor of pharmacy degree. The university expects 40 new high-paying faculty and staff positions to … Continue reading →

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