Stem Cells Translational Medicine News

Max Planck set for new leadership

June 2013 — Martin Stratmann, Ph.D., has been appointed the new president of the Max Planck Society. He is scheduled to take office in June 2014.

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Fingernails reveal clues to limb regeneration

June 2013 — Mammals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate a lost fingertip, including the nail, nerves and even bone. In humans, an amputated fingertip can sprout back in as little as two months, a phenomenon that has remained poorly understood until now.

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Fight against European ban on embryonic stem cell patents gains ground

June 2013 — Stem cell researchers in Europe have gained ground in their challenge to a ban on embryonic patents after a High Court judge in London referred a question back to the European Court of Justice as to whether the ban should include all types of embryonic stem cells.

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Stem cell discovery could yield new blood replacement therapies

June 2013 — Transferring four genes into mouse cells enabled researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to produce cells that resemble hematopoietic stem cells, which produce millions of new blood cells in the human body every day.

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FDA puts hold on Pluristem trial after patient suffers allergic reaction

June 2013 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a clinical hold on a trial being conducted by Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. after one of the patients suffered a serious allergic reaction. Pluristem, a developer of placenta-based cell therapies based in Haifa, Israel, is conducting a phase II study of its investigational treatment for calf pain symptoms.

 

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Regressing stem cells is step forward for research

June 2013 — Scientists at the University of Copenhagen’s Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem) have learned how to make embryonic stem cells regress to a stage of development where they can form any kind of cell. The discovery has the potential to shed new light on placenta-related disorders that can lead to problematic pregnancies and miscarriages.

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Adult stem cells could hold key to Type 1 diabetes cure

 May 2013 — Scientists have discovered that Type 1 diabetes destroys not only insulin-producing cells but also blood vessels that support them. The revelation is leading to a potential cure that combines adult stem cells with a promising new drug.

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Stroke patients show improvement after stem cell treatment

May 2013 — Five patients who were seriously disabled by stroke are showing signs of recovery after being treated with stem cells.

The patients were part of a small Phase I clinical trial testing the safety and effectiveness of stem cell treatments for stroke. It involves nine patients ranging in age from their 60s to their 80s and is being conducted at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital in Scotland.

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