January 5, 2009 | Reason Online
Schwarzenegger's Failure
If the California governor is the face of "moderate" Republicanism, the party is even more doomed than the 2008 elections...
January 5, 2009 | Article Explosion
Melanoma Cure Lies Within The Body - Stem Cell Technology
Skin cancer is not one of the most common types of cancer currently, but as the fastest growing type of cancer in many countries, it is set to overtake prostate and breast...
January 5, 2009 | Financial News USA
International Stem Cell Corporation Discusses Recent Funding
- International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO) announced on December 30 that it had received the first $1 million tranche of an anticipated private equity financing of up to $5 million to be funded over the next several...
January 5, 2009 | PHG Foundation
Induced pluripotent stem cells model spinal muscular atrophy
A paper in Nature reports on the creation of an in vitro model of the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) using skin cells from an affected child (see also BBC news).
January 5, 2009 | Business Wire
Functional Vasculature Generated From Advanced Cell Technologys Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Hemangioblasts form multilayered blood vessels with functional smooth muscle could provide an inexhaustible source of cells to treat vascular...
January 5, 2009 | Thespec.com
Mac test isolates cancerous stem cells
McMaster University researchers have discovered a way to tell the difference between healthy and cancerous stem cells. They believe their study will pave the way for scientists developing treatments and therapeutic drugs for cancer...
January 5, 2009 | yahoo! Finance Australia
Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) Commercial Leadership Featured At World Stem Cell Summit
Melbourne, Australia, Sept 23, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB.AX)(PINK:MBLTY), today announced that its commercial and business activities are being highlighted at The World Stem Cell Summit in Wisconsin, United States, on 23 September...
January 5, 2009 | yahoo! Finance Australia
Mesoblast Limited's (ASX:MSB) Allogeneic, "Off-The-Shelf", Stem Cells Are Safe And Effective For Cervical Spine Fusion
Melbourne, Australia, Aug 21, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB.AX)(PINK:MBLTY), today announced that its allogeneic, or "off-the-shelf", cell therapy product was safe and highly effective in preclinical trials for interbody fusion of the cervical...
January 5, 2009 | Pharmiweb
Stem Cell Sciences signs further licence agreement for stem cell technology with major pharmaceutical COMPANY
Stem Cell Sciences plc (AIM:STEM, ASX:STC), a company focused on the commercialisation of stem cells and stem cell technologies, is pleased to announce the signing of a further licence to its IRES...
January 5, 2009 | The Corner on National Review
The RNC Chair
Conservative D.C. vets the loyal conservative types who have worked hard for decades and who care more about the future of their country and principles than party politics have been expressing exasperation (to me, anyway) for weeks about the race for Republican National Committee...
January 5, 2009 | TimesFreePress.com
A ban on stem-cell research?
For sound ethical and constitutional reasons, the Bush administration protects federal taxpayers by not requiring that their tax dollars go to potentially life-destroying research on the stem cells of human...
January 5, 2009 | Fierce Biotech
1-20-09: A new administration takes over
A new administration means new legislation on reimportation, a fresh look at stem cell research policy and follow-on bills. And that's just the...
January 5, 2009 | News Blaze
NanoInk Launches NanoStem Cell Division
New Division Aims to Revolutionize the Utility of Adult Stem Cells Through Nanotechnology NanoInk, Inc., a global leader in nanotechnology, began the new year by announcing the launch of its NanoStem Cell...
January 5, 2009 | News Blaze
Renato Corporation Enters Into Negotiations Ending Due Diligence to Invest in Stem Cell Research and Treatment Company, Tissu
Renato Corporation (FRANKFURT: 4OZ) is in negotiations to invest in Tissu, a company that provides regenerative and rejuvenating treatments to...
January 5, 2009 | Bangordailynews.com
Defender of the handicapped
When the walls close in, and the silence in the lonely dark becomes too intense, Patrick Carleton Harris of Bar Harbor lies in bed and remembers the first great...
January 5, 2009 | San Dieg Business Online Journal
International Stem Cell Using New Funding to Retire Debt
By HEATHER CHAMBERS San Diego Business Journal Staff International Stem Cell, an Oceanside-based company that derives human stem cell lines from unfertilized human eggs, said...
January 5, 2009 | redOrbit
Stem Cell Type Slow to Multiply
A type of stem cell responsible for all blood and immune system cells reproduces much more slowly than expected. Using this subpopulation of hematopoietic stem cells may help treatment of leukemia and other marrow-based diseases by improving the outcome of stem cell transplants, also...
January 5, 2009 | WTN Media
Induced pluripotent stem cells steal limelight from embryonic stem cells
Madison, Wis. - Recent stem cell headlines are all about how adult cells can be reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which was recently hailed as the biggest scientific breakthrough of...
January 5, 2009 | Share Cast
New licence deal for Stem Cell Sciences
STEM - Stem Cell Sciences Latest Prices Name Price % Stem Cell Sciences 10.50p 0.00% FTSE AIM All-Share 410 +1.16% Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 8,302...
January 5, 2009 | Metro
New test identifies rogue stem cells
Scientists at McMaster University have found a way to tell the difference between normal stem cells and cancer stem cells, a discovery that removes one of the hurdles to the long-awaited promise of using human embryonic stem cells for personalized organ and tissue...
January 5, 2009 | The Times of India
SHORT CUTS
Big raindrops indicate formation of tornadoes Aresearch has found that if the size of the rain and hail drops in thunderstorms are big, they are likely to lead to the formation of...
January 5, 2009 | Biz Yahoo! Finance US : News Providers
Functional Vasculature Generated From Advanced Cell Technologys Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Hemangioblasts form multilayered blood vessels with functional smooth muscle could provide an inexhaustible source of cells to treat vascular...
January 5, 2009 | Market Wire
StemCell Pharma, Inc. (SCPI) Announces the Restoration of Vision in a Blind Child With Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) Through the Use of Stem Cell Therapy
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - January 5, 2009) - In May of 2009, StemCell Pharma, Inc. (SCPI) will organize an international commission for the examination of Edi Leanca, a Romanian boy born blind and diagnosed with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), the most severe form of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), who...
January 5, 2009 | TheStar.com
HealthZone.ca - News & Features - New test weeds out 'rogue' stem cells
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January 5, 2009 | InvestEgate
Stem Cell Sciences (STEM)
7:53A - Re Agreement print mail a friend more announcements TRADE HERE RNS Number : 0717L Stem Cell Sciences plc 05 January 2009 Press Release Stem Cell Sciences signs further licence agreement for stem cell technology with major pharmaceutical COMPANY ('Stem Cell Sciences'.
January 5, 2009 | CNBC
BRIEF-Stem Cell Sciences signs licence deal with 'major' company
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Stem Cell Sciences Plc: * Signs further licence agreement for Stem Cell Technology with major pharmaceutical company ((London Equities Newsroom; +44 20 7542 7717)) (For more news, please click here) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters...
January 5, 2009 | Kcautv.com
Scientists May Isolate Stem Cells From Rats, Other Mammals
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've found a formula to capture indefinitely the basic embryonic stem cells of a mammal, including long-sought rat stem cells.
January 4, 2009 | Newstin
Technology Bayer filed for stem cell patent before Kyoto Univ team
Monday 05th January, 06:50 AM JST TOKYO German chemical giant Bayer AG applied for a patent in Japan on June 15, 2007, for a technique to generate induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, from human cells, according to Patent Office data released by...
January 4, 2009 | Free Republic
Democrats Debate Methods to End Stem Cell Ban
/washington/03stem.html?pagewanted=print " target="_blank"NY Times ^ | January 3, 2009 | CARL HULSE Posted on 01/04/2009 6:04:37 PM PST by neverdem WASHINGTON Thwarted by President Bush in their efforts to expand federal spending on embryonic stem cell research, Democrats are now debating whether..
January 4, 2009 | Science Daily
Fusing Embryonic Stem Cells With Adult Cells With Highly Efficient New Fusing System
) MIT engineers have developed a new, highly efficient way to pair up cells so they can be fused together into a hybrid cell. Stem Cells Lung Cancer Brain Tumor Plants & Animals Biotechnology Biology Developmental Biology Reference Embryonic stem cell Somatic cell Stem cell...
January 4, 2009 | Canada East
Tests helps tease out 'good' stem cells from cancer-causing ones: study
TORONTO - One of the big worries about one day using stem cells to grow new organs and other tissues for curing disease is that these little regenerative powerhouses could give rise to tumours and end up doing more harm than...
January 4, 2009 | CEO Cast
Companies featured in this edition of the newsletter: ACTC, AEN, CETG, HYTM, MBND, TAGS
For most investors, 2008 could not end quickly enough, as the markets turned in one of their worst performances in history, and the investment landscape was perhaps permanently altered, as venerable names such as Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers disappeared, the automakers teetered on bankruptcy and the...
January 4, 2009 | Cleveland.com
Cleveland-area hospitals proceed with expansion plans despite economy
Andrea Levy/Photo illustration Economic Forecast 2009 The new year brings more gloomy forecasts but also fresh hope. Through Jan. 4, The Plain Dealer will look at what might be in store for the economy in...
January 4, 2009 | Cleveland.com
Region's biomedical companies could have tougher time finding investors
Andrea Levy/Photo illustration Economic Forecast 2009 The new year brings more gloomy forecasts but also fresh hope. Through Jan. 4, The Plain Dealer will look at what might be in store for the economy in...
January 4, 2009 | Advance Titan
Governor's plan stems cell debate
Just like thousands of other students, UW-Oshkosh sophomore Karen Radebaugh is faced with the struggles of trying to balance her full class load with her full-time work schedule while participating in collegiate...
January 4, 2009 | BioSpectrum
SCS signs further licence accord for IRES technology
Stem Cell Sciences, a company focused on the commercialization of stem cells and stem cell technologies, announced the signing of a further licence to its IRES...
January 4, 2009 | NewsandSentinel.com
History will determine Bush legacy
*To: *From: What will be President George W. Bushs legacy? Will his legacy be the protection of the United States after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, which awoke the sleeping national security agencies? On the reverse side of that issue, will his legacy be wars in Afghanistan and Iraq aimed at stopping...
January 4, 2009 | Breitbart.com
Bayer filed for stem cell patent before Kyoto Univ. team+
TOKYO, Jan. 4 (AP) - (Kyodo) German chemical giant Bayer AG applied for a patent in Japan on June 15, 2007, for a technique to generate induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, from human cells, according to Patent Office data released by...
January 4, 2009 | The Black Ship
Bayer filed for stem cell patent before Kyoto Univ. team
TOKYO - German chemical giant Bayer AG applied for a patent in Japan on June 15, 2007, for a technique to generate induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, from human cells, according to Patent Office data released by...
January 4, 2009 | The New York Times
Nancy Pelosi Makes Room for Obama - NYTimes.com
WASHINGTON When the 111th Congress convenes Tuesday, Representative Nancy Pelosi will return to her post as House speaker but in an entirely new...