http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:20:57 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/discovery.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health researcher discovers new type of spinal cord stem cell. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:45:31 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/discovery.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/prevent.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Patients own adult stem cells show great potential in regenerative medicine, including orthopedic applications. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:01:01 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/prevent.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/family-cord-blood.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Cord Blood Registry Joins Broad Coalition Supporting the Use of Tax-Free Health Dollars to Pay for Umbilical Cord Blood Banking. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:54:12 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/family-cord-blood.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/cord-blood-storage.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood There are an estimated 185,000 babies born each year with health problems and another 5 to 7 newborns per 1,000 that suffer birth injuries. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:14:19 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/cord-blood-storage.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/armd.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Stem cell therapy for age-related macular degeneration a step closer to reality. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:49:57 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/armd.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/animal-stem-cells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood A group of scientists at Marshall University is conducting research that may someday lead to new treatments for repair of the central nervous system. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:11:34 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/animal-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/bone-marrow-transplants.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have identified a key molecule for establishing blood stem cells in their niche within the bone marrow. The findings, reported in the January issue of Cell Stem Cell, may lead to improvements in the safety and efficiency of bone marrow transplants. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:20:14 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/bone-marrow-transplants.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/tbi-stemcells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood UTHealth studies cord blood stem cells for pediatric traumatic brain injury - Partners in trial include Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Cord Blood Registry Center for Regenerative Medicine. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:40:10 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/tbi-stemcells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/embryonic-stemcell-funding.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood States, not the federal government, now fund the majority of human embryonic stem cell research conducted in the United States, according to a recent study in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:19:29 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/embryonic-stemcell-funding.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/brain-diseases.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Stem Cell Advance a Step Forward for Treatment of Brain Diseases. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:03:35 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/brain-diseases.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stemcells-spinal-cord.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown how stem cells, together with other cells, repair damaged tissue in the mouse spinal cord. The results are of potential significance to the development of therapies for spinal cord injury. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:00:03 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stemcells-spinal-cord.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/generating-stem-cells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood The ability to efficiently generate patient-specific stem cells from differentiated cells and then reliably direct them to form specialized cells (like neurons or muscle) has tremendous therapeutic potential for replacing diseased or damaged tissues. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:45:04 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/generating-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/heart-attack-stemcells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood The first randomized, placebo-controlled U.S. clinical trial to assess the use of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMC) in patients after a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI; severe heart attack) demonstrated a strong safety profile for this cell therapy, based on phase 1 results published in the September issue of the American Heart Journal. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:34:20 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/heart-attack-stemcells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/congress-stem-cells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Research!America calls on Congress to take legislative action that will allow federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research to proceed, in light of U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth’s refusal yesterday to lift his recent injunction on federally funded research using embryonic stem cell research. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:34:32 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/congress-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/wisdom-teeth-stemcells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood A smart use for wisdom teeth: Making stem cells - For most people, wisdom teeth are not much more than an annoyance that eventually needs to be removed. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:58:39 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/wisdom-teeth-stemcells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/embryonic-stem-cell-ban.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Congressman, CSHL president urge quick action to reverse judicial embryonic stem cell research ban - A federal judge's decision 'sets back' vital work and handcuffs American science. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:45:56 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/embryonic-stem-cell-ban.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/growing-stemcells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood MIT researchers develop a better way to grow stem cells - New synthetic surfaces overcome challenges posed by existing methods. Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:56:43 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/growing-stemcells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stemcells-heart.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Mayo's 'smart' adult stem cells repair hearts - 'Landmark work' moves beyond the bench. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:38:26 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stemcells-heart.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/bone-stem-cells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Scientists have developed a material for bone grafts that could one day replace the 'gold standard' natural bone implants. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:28:56 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/bone-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/culture-growing.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Stanford scientists develop new way to grow adult stem cells in culture. 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