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The Other Side of Stem Cell ResearchMethuselah Foundation, DC - 11 hours agoWhen I talk about stem cell science, it's usually in the context of goals in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, especially as they apply to …

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Stem Cell Research Leads To Potential New Therapy For Rare Blood …Science Daily (press release) - 22 hours agoIn just one year, collaborative discoveries by stem cell researchers from the University of California, San Diego, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, …Cooperation puts drug on fast track San Diego Union TribuneNo dead babies required California Catholic DailyUCSD, [...]

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Stem Cell Treatment For Parkinson’s QuestionedThe Money Times, India - Apr 7, 2008by Abhishek Garg - April 7, 2008 - 0 comments The stem cell treatment for Parkinson's, a disease of the central nervous system, has been questioned for its …Stem Cell Transplants May Not Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease dBTechnoFetal cells for Parkinson's [...]

“This is the first demonstration that re-programmed cells can integrate into the neural system or positively affect neurodegenerative disease”
Skin cells re-programmed to act like embryonic stem cells eased symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in rats, researchers reported on Monday in a first step toward tailored treatments for people that bypass concerns … via Scientific American [...]

“These findings also do not mean that transplant strategies such as stem cells can not be made to work - our findings just represent another obstacle that will have to be overcome”
London, Apr 7 : In what may be called a breakthrough discovery, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Rush University Medical [...]

“But as long as we quantify the risks and patents understand them - are able to put them in context - the choice should be there.”
The use of embyronic stem cells is highly controversial Scientists have taken skin cells from patients with eight different diseases and turned them into stem cells. via BBC

“SILAC-labeling and proteome quantitation of mouse embryonic stem cells to a depth of 5111 proteins”
Main Category: Medical Devices Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry ; Stem Cell Research ; Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 07 Apr 2008 - 2:00 PDT newsletters Special April issue on mass spectrometry … via Medical News Today

Scientists have taken skin cells from patients with eight different diseases and turned them into stem cells. The advance means scientists are moving closer to using stem cells from the patient themselves to treat disease.
This would mean they could circumvent the ethical and practical problems of using embryonic stem cells, which has sparked much opposition.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Skin cells re-programmed to act like embryonic stem cells eased symptoms of Parkinson's disease in rats, researchers reported on Monday in a first step toward tailored treatments for people that bypass concerns about using human embryos.