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Less than two years after getting a kidney transplant, Robert Waddell is living a life that most transplant recipients can only dream of — one free of anti-rejection medications. The 44-year-old Louisville father of four is part of an experimental study by researchers at the University of...

A pilot study developed in Spain used adult stem cells to repair the faces of patients suffering from severe craniofacial disease. November 18, 2010 / LUGO, Spain / A group of Spanish surgeons has pioneered a treatment for patients suffering from craniofacial diseases with a cellular product...

NIH Opportunity Grant Helps Weiss Examine Lung Transplant Option Lung specialists face numerous challenges in conjunction with treating patients with end-stage lung disease, many of whose only hope is lung transplantation, a solution saddled with risks, including a high rate of rejection...

By Lawrence M Popescu Oct 22, 2010 (HealthNewsDigest.com) - Ponce de Le?n dreamed of recapturing the feeling of euphoria experienced when making discoveries in infancy and died having not tasted a drop to quench his youthful thirst. He longed for the restorative powers of the fountain of youth...

STEMCELL Technologies Applauds Feeder-Free Derivation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:26pm EDT VANCOUVER--(Business Wire)-- In a landmark paper, researchers at Stanford University have described a new way to derive human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) without...

Database of disciplined nurses still off-limits to nursing homes and hospitals September 04, 2009 The Department of Health and Human Services over the years has kept hidden from nursing homes and hospitals a database of nurses and other healthcare workers who have been disciplined by state...

From the Arizona Republic newspaper. Lack of patient access limits promising cell therapy 11 commentsby Ginger Rough - Aug. 30, 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Among the many decisions that parents face before the birth of their child is a potentially critical one: whether to preserve their...

Obama disbands bioethics council critical of embryonic stem cell research A bioethics council formed by President George W. Bush to provide advice to his and future administrations on bioethical issues such as cloning and embryonic stem cell research was disbanded without warning by President...

Letter: Adult stem cells denied funds by Suzanne V. Atzinger | Ann Arbor Tuesday March 31, 2009, 11:48 AM On March 9, President Obama rescinded President Bush's executive order that limited federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. What many Americans may not know is that after opening...

The FDA Is Killing Crohn's Patients Science didn't require that I get a placebo. Interesting article from a Crohn's patient in a Osiris trial. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123059825583441193.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Lee

Osiris announced Thursday that it has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to begin an expanded treatment program for Prochymal. The approval will make the investigational stem cell product available to children with life-threatening graft vs. host disease, or GvHD, in which...

Patients given hope of lung repair drug. Feb 6 2008 By Catherine Vonledebur, Health Reporter A NEW drug which could repair lung damage in patients with emphysema is to be tried out at Coventry's University Hospital. Coventry is one of 70 worldwide research centres - and the only UK hospital -...

Article March 20, 2008 A startup stem cell company with part of its operations in San Diego has discovered a new type of stem cell in menstrual blood, a finding that might allow researchers to avoid the medical and ethical issues surrounding the use of human embryonic stem cells. Medistem...

Experimental stem-cell drug heals man's liver By Nina Muslim, Staff Reporter Published: January 31, 2008, 01:28 Dubai: A 20-year old Abu Dhabi man's liver repaired itself and is now fully recovered after doctors gave him an experimental stem cell drug. The story of his recovery, along with...

From the Arizona Republic newspaper. January 14, 2008 Arizona will have to adopt new federal rules aimed at making driver's licenses more secure or residents may no longer be able to use their licenses to board airplanes or enter federal buildings. Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff...