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Leftover Fat From Lipos Is 'Liquid Gold' for Stem Cells

Siphoned off fat better than skin for producing embyo-free stem cells

Sep 8, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Blubber may be the next big thing in stem cell research. Stanford scientists have found that leftover liposuction fat contains cells that can be changed into induced pluripotent stem cells—a type that doesn't require the use of an embryo, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Until now, scientists... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • science • fat • liposuction • embryonic stem cells

(Newser) - A breakthrough with cancer stem cells may lead to more potent drugs—ones that pair with chemotherapy in the sort of drug cocktail used against AIDS, reports the New York Times. If borne out, the development—in which researchers figured out how to screen for chemicals that attack only cancerous... More »

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cancer • stem cells • chemotherapy • cancer treatment

Scientists Retract Paper Touting Sperm From Stem Cells

But say attribution, not science itself, at issue

Jul 31, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A paper by British scientists on the creation of synthetic human sperm had to be retracted from the journal Stem Cell and Development, AFP reports. The paper, which reported the revolutionary creation of sperm from stem cells, included text written by another scientist, who was not credited. The retraction is... More »

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plagiarism • sperm • stem cells • genetic research • academic research • scientific journal

Scientists Breed Mice From Stem Cell Alternative

Researchers turn adult, not embryonic, skin cells into stem cells

Jul 23, 09 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists in China have created mice using stem cells made from modified skin cells—hinting at an alternative to embryonic stem cells, the Washington Post reports. Separate teams used viruses to manipulate genes that caused mice skin cells to regress back into induced pluripotent stem cells—which, within a placenta... More »

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China • stem cells • designer baby • Beijing • cloning • Shanghai • animal cloning • lab mice • induced pluripotent stem cells • embryonic stem cells

(Newser) - British scientists announced they have created synthetic human sperm for the first time, the Guardian reports. The sperm—grown in a lab from stem cells—swim, have tails, and exhibit many of the same biological characteristics of real sperm, according to researchers. They believe the breakthrough could lead to a... More »

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stem cell research • fertility • sperm • stem cells • infertility • embryonic stem cells

 Scientists Find 'Master' Cells 
 For Human Heart 

Stem cells can mature into three different kinds of heart tissue

Jul 1, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have found a cell that can become three different kinds of heart tissue, the Boston Globe reports. Harvard scientists hope that such “master” heart cells can be used to grow tissue so that researchers can perform experiments or test medications on human heart tissue, instead of animal substitutes. More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • heart disease • heart • Harvard • clinical trials • medication

 Researchers Extract 
 Stem Cells From 
 Placentas 

Effective harvesting procedure involves no risk to mother, child

Jun 24, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have found an effective way to extract stem cells from placentas, where they’re abundant, after babies are born, the Guardian reports. Placentas contain up to five times as many of the key cells as cord blood, which has become a common source, and they may be more primitive,... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • baby • birth • placenta • health research • mother

 Untested Stem-Cell 
 Treatments Lure 
 Americans Abroad 

FDA says they're untested, unsafe

Jun 3, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of Americans have defied federal warnings against seeking untested—and often expensive—stem-cell therapy abroad, CNN reports. Though they lack scientific backing, such treatments for terminal diseases are popular in China, where the parents of one 8-year-old seek to treat her spinal muscular atrophy. “We are... More »

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China • FDA • stem cells • Peru • medical treatment • genetic disorders • clinic

 Safer Stem Cells Bring 
 Real-Life Treatments Closer 

New possibility of regrown tissue without risk of rejection

May 29, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a development that brings practical applications of manufactured stem cells closer than ever, scientists have created stem-like cells using human skin cells, Reuters reports. "After a few more flight tests—in order to assure everything is working properly—it should be ready for commercial use," a researcher... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • virus • Harvard Stem Cell Institute • Advanced Cell Technology Inc. • embryonic stem cells

(Newser) - The Obama administration will issue new guidelines significantly expanding the scope of stem cell research in July, though some caveats leave scientists dubious, the New York Times reports. The new rules will likely allow federal funds to flow to researchers using surplus embryos created in fertility clinics, a practice... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • organs • human embryos • fertility clinic • National Institutes of Health • Obama administration

Stem Cells Offer Hope in Treating Type 1 Diabetes

Procedure isn't a cure, but kept patients off insulin for up to 4 years

Apr 15, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Treatment for Type 1 diabetes may have taken a huge step forward, thanks to a procedure using a person's own stem cells to combat the disease. Although scientists stress that the treatment isn't a cure—and called for more study, given that the initial group consisted of just 23 subjects—... More »

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stem cell research • diabetes • stem cells • pancreas • insulin • type 1 diabetes

GLOSSIES

 Caviar and 
 Other Weird 
 Skincare 
 Ingredients 

Metals and stem cells have the magic touch

Apr 12, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - As it turns out, the fountain of youth is flowing with all sorts of strange ingredients, and Forbes reveals the best of a bunch that could keep you looking young and radiant:
  • Caviar isn’t just for your palate: La Prairie’s Skin Caviar Crystalline Concentre uses the fish
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 Stem Cells 
 Could Cure 
 Deafness 

Researchers believe breakthrough will help reverse hearing loss

Apr 2, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stem cell researchers have made a breakthrough they believe could someday cure deafness, the Times of London reports. The British team, working with stem cells from the inner ear, have successfully grown early versions of the cells that enable hearing and now aim to create functional cells that can be... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • hearing loss • deaf people • scientific study

(AP) - The Roman Catholic bishop whose diocese includes the University of Notre Dame says he will boycott President Obama's May 17 commencement speech at the school because of Obama's support for abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research. John D'Arcy said today that Obama's recent decision to fund embryonic stem-cell research brought... More »

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abortion • stem cells • Vatican • Notre Dame • archdiocese • bishop • commencement speech • Roman Catholic Church • President Obama

(AP) - President  Obama signed an order today allowing federal taxpayer dollars to fund expanded embryonic stem cell research, reversing a George W. Bush policy viewed by many as blocking development of potentially life-saving medical treatment. Obama said he was ending what he believed was "a false choice between sound science... More »

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stem cell research • Barack Obama • stem cells • George W. Bush

Nancy Reagan Lauds Obama on Stem-Cell Ban

Prez pays tribute to Chris, Dana Reeve in overturning ruling

Mar 9, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama lifted the Bush administration’s ban on stem-cell research today amid criticism from congressional Republicans but admiration from one Nancy Reagan, Politico reports. Lifting the ban “will now make it possible for scientists to move forward,” the former first lady said in a statement. “I... More »

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stem cell research • Barack Obama • disease • stem cells • Nancy Reagan • Christopher Reeve • Obama administration

Obama Will Lift Stem Cell Ban 
Soon: Adviser

Reverse of Bush edict would make good on campaign promise

Feb 15, 09 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is currently considering overturning the limits on federal funding for stem cell research, senior adviser David Axelrod said today. The move would make good on a campaign promise, and be in keeping with Obama's inaugural message of bringing American science back to prominence. Scientists say unfettered research could... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • science • President Obama • inaugural address

New Research Raises Hopes for Viable Human Cloning

Study finds cloned embryos share genetic traits with natural cells

Feb 3, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Human cloning, for medicine or even reproduction, may be more realistic than ever, Wired reports. Researchers found genetic characteristics similar to normal human embryos in cloned human embryos. The findings are a first step toward therapeutic cloning, in which embryonic stem cells that can replace failing tissues are grown from... More »

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stem cell research • genetics • stem cells • cloning • human embryos • induced pluripotent stem cells

FDA OKs Pioneering
Stem Cell Trial

First-ever test of therapy on spinal cord injuries hailed as milestone

Jan 23, 09 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The FDA has approved the world's first-ever human trial of a medical treatment using embryonic stem cells, the New York Times reports. The move is being hailed as a watershed moment for medical research. Biotech company Geron plans to inject the cells—which can turn into any type of cell... More »

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stem cell research • FDA • stem cells • biotechnology • clinical trials • spinal cord

 Mom Gets 
 Trachea 
 Grown From 
 Own Stem Cells 

Organ grown with patient's stem cells

Nov 19, 08 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - In a frontier-busting surgery, transplant doctors have given a young woman a trachea developed in a lab using the patient's own stem cells. Stem cells from the patient's trachea and bone marrow were used to create a new rejection-proof organ in the surgery, performed in Spain in June, reports the... More »

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surgery • stem cells • bone marrow • transplant • University of Bristol • collagen • trachea • Claudia Castillo • University of Padua • Polytechnic of Milan • Paolo Macchiarini • Hospital Clínic of Barcelona

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