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World's Second Human Trials of Embryonic Stem Cells May Make the Blind See Again
4/20/2009 11:00:00 AM
In what would be the second human trials of embryonic stem cells (the first for spinal cord injuries), a UK team is applying for regulatory approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Human Tissue Authority, in order to replace damaged cells caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness. Embryonic stem cells will be re...
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Horse Stem Cell Technique to be Tested on Humans
4/16/2009 9:00:00 AM
It's rare for veterinary medicine to lead human medicine, but race horses are a different breed. A stem cell technique that has been used to quickly repair the tendons of race horses will be tried in humans for the first time. British biotech firm MedCell Bioscience Ltd said on Wednesday it would start clinical tests within 12 months to extract Mesenchymal adult stem cells from a patien...
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FDA: NeuralStem's Fetal Stem Cell Study for Lou Gehrig's Patients on Hold
2/25/2009 9:50:00 AM
The US FDA put a hold on NeuralStem's clinical study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The company had intended to test its ability to safely inject fetal stem cells into the spinal cords of patients and fully replace the damaged spinal cord cells. See Editors Human Trials: Man Cured of Multiple Sclerosis Using Adult Stem Cells 2/23/2009 11:40:00 AM
A Northwestern University clinical trial using adult stem cells 'cures' Edwin McClure, a Virginia Commonwealth University advertising graduate student with multiple sclerosis. Stem cells were removed from his bone marrow and grown in a lab. His existing cells were destroyed by chemotherapy, then replaced by the new ones via injection. His symptoms have since disappeared.
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Human Trials: World's First Adult Stem Cells from Heart Tissue to Repair Heart
2/11/2009 3:00:00 PM
The world's first FDA-approved clinical trial using adult stem cells derived from heart tissue to treat heart disease will be conducted by a team of University of Louisville doctors at Jewish Hospital. Bypass patients will have some tissue re...
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FDA Approves First Drug Made From Altered Animals
2/6/2009 11:59:00 AM
The US FDA approved the first drug, A Tryn made by GTC Biotherapeutics, made with materials from genetically engineered animals (goats), clearing the way for a new class of medical therapies. The injectable drug will treat patients with a rare hereditary disorder to help prevent blood clots.
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Human Trials: Adult Stem Cell Therapy Stabilizes Multiple Sclerosis Patients
2/1/2009 1:00:00 PM
Northwestern University researchers used stem cells from a patient's own body (adult stem cells) in 21 patients, 11 women and 10 men, with relapsing-remitting MS who had not responded to treatment. After three years, 17 patients improved. This is very hopeful since, most people with MS , after the 10 year mark, usually develop a secondary-progressive form of the disease, and experience ...
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FDA Approves World's First Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy in Humans. Will They Walk Again?
1/23/2009 9:25:00 AM
The FDA announced today that Geron Corp, a California biotechnology company, will perform the world's first embryonic stem cell (hESC) therapy on humans. Geron will inject hESC cells directly into the damaged sites of paraplegic patients with spinal cord injuries in an effort to regrow ner...
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FDA: Possibly First Ever Stem Cell Drug for FDA Approval
1/17/2009 11:31:00 AM
Osiris Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OSIR) expects to have the first ever stem cell drug for FDA approval. Prochymal would treat Graft vs. host disease, assisting bone marrow transplant patients to prevent the implanted marrow's immune cells from attacking the body.
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Human Trials: California's First Stem Cell therapy to Repair Human Heart
1/17/2009 9:31:00 AM
California's first stem cell therapy study will repair human hearts. 45 patients will be injected with millions of adult stem cells that will grow and replace damaged heart cells.
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Breakthrough: Stem Cells Create New Windpipe
12/22/2008 3:30:00 PM
In June 2008, Claudia Castillo has first-ever windpipe surgery at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain. Her stem cells were used to create cartilage, tissue cells to cover her new windpipe.
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First Human Trials for Stem Cell Therapy on Lou Gehrig Patients
12/18/2008 11:56:00 AM
The US FDA has cleared the way for Neuralstem, Inc. to conduct clinical trials on ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) patients by injecting stem cells into their spinal cord.
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Olympic Swimmer, Cancer Survivor, Stem Cell Transplant, Wins Top Swimming Award
11/25/2008 1:01:00 PM
Maarten van der Weijden of The Netherlands, announced as winner of the 2008 the Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year from Swimming World. He was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia at the age of 20. "I was diagnosed in March 2001 and didn't think I would ever swim again". He fought back after a stem cell transplant and chemotherapy, and this year, won Gold in the 2008 Olympics. |
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