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Mutated Kras Spins a Molecular Loop That Launches Pancreatic Cancer
UT MD Anderson-led team identifies new potential treatment avenue to block an elusive target.
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Mutated Kras Spins a Molecular Loop That Launches Pancreatic Cancer
Ontario's first cardiac stem cell transplant performed last week
Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time …
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Ontario's first cardiac stem cell transplant performed last week
Ontario's First Cardiac Stem Cell Transplant Performed Last Week at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time …
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Ontario's First Cardiac Stem Cell Transplant Performed Last Week at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
Binaytara Foundation to Develop First Blood and Marrow Transplant Center in Nepal
CLARKSTON, Wash., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Binaytara Foundation (BTF) and the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System have partnered with B.P
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Binaytara Foundation to Develop First Blood and Marrow Transplant Center in Nepal
Stem Cell Researchers at Utah-based Optimum Clinical Research Conduct Diabetes Study That ‘Could Change the Course of …
Colorado man waiting to hear whether experimental treatment will help reverse the effects of his Type 1 diabetes.Salt Lake City (PRWEB) January 26, 2012 Researchers at Utah-based Optimum Clinical Research have completed a study to determine whether stem cells could reverse the effects of Type 1 diabetes.The primary aim of the three-year study was to research whether the infusion of mesenchymal …
Stem cell research: no laughing matter
Larry Goldstein has written what his UC San Diego colleague Vivian Reznik jokingly refers to as the definitive text on stem cell research: “Stem Cells for Dummies.”
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Stem cell research: no laughing matter
Lawmaker authors bill outlawing human fetuses in food
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma lawmaker's bizarre proposal at the State Capitol is asking for a ban on fetuses being used for food testing. Senator Ralph Shortey (R – Dist. 44) has introduced House Bill 1418, which “prohibits the manufacture or sale of food or products which use aborted human fetuses.” He wants to make it illegal to manufacture or knowingly sell food or other products that contain embryonic stem cells
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Lawmaker authors bill outlawing human fetuses in food
Blindness Study Opens the Door for Further Stem Cell Trials
Success, without side effects, will allow human research to continue.
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Blindness Study Opens the Door for Further Stem Cell Trials