US greenlight to world’s first stem cell treatment on humans

LONDON – The world’s first experiments using embryonic stem cells to treat humans have been given the go-ahead in the US.

California-based biotech firm Geron will begin clinical trials on patients paralysed by spinal cord injuries.
Scientists hope that injecting cells from discarded human embryos into the spines of volunteers will trigger regrowth of … Original source on Gaea Times at : US greenlight to world’s first stem cell treatment on humans.

Teen gets new windpipe grown from own stem cells

LONDON – A British teenager has got a new windpipe grown from her own stem cells in a pioneering operation.

The 19-year-old has now been discharged after the procedure in Italy.
She was suffering from a rare form of trachea (windpipe) cancer and would have died without the operation, says a Telegraph report from …. Read the original article  : Teen gets new windpipe grown from own stem cells.

Teen gets new windpipe grown from own stem cells

LONDON – A British teenager has got a new windpipe grown from her own stem cells in a pioneering operation.

The 19-year-old has now been discharged after the procedure in Italy.
She was suffering from a rare form of trachea (windpipe) cancer and would have died without the operation, says a Telegraph report from …. Read the original article  : Teen gets new windpipe grown from own stem cells.

US greenlight to world’s first stem cell treatment on humans

LONDON – The world’s first experiments using embryonic stem cells to treat humans have been given the go-ahead in the US.

California-based biotech firm Geron will begin clinical trials on patients paralysed by spinal cord injuries.
Scientists hope that injecting cells from discarded human embryos into the spines of volunteers will trigger regrowth of …. Original article  : US greenlight to world’s first stem cell treatment on humans.

Now stem cell treatment for paralysed patients

LONDON – Japanese scientists claimed to have found a novel method of stem cell treatment that can cure paralysed patients.

The research team at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, found that stem cells taken from brain could be used to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries.
Experts said the breakthrough can help … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Now stem cell treatment for paralysed patients.

US court stops Obama government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research

LONDON – A US district court has issued a temporary injunction against expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.

The court ruled in favour of the researchers who claimed that human embryonic stem cell research involved the destruction of human …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : US court stops Obama government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research.

US court stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell study

WASHINGTON – A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.

US District Judge Royce Lamberth Monday issued an order barring the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes for … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : US court stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell study.

US court stops Obama government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research

LONDON – A US district court has issued a temporary injunction against expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.

The court ruled in favour of the researchers who claimed that human embryonic stem cell research involved the destruction of human …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : US court stops Obama government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research.

US court stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell study

WASHINGTON – A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.

US District Judge Royce Lamberth Monday issued an order barring the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes for … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : US court stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell study.

Now stem cell treatment for paralysed patients

LONDON – Japanese scientists claimed to have found a novel method of stem cell treatment that can cure paralysed patients.

The research team at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, found that stem cells taken from brain could be used to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries.
Experts said the breakthrough can help … Read more : Now stem cell treatment for paralysed patients.