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Stem cell transplant for sickle cell disease subject of clinical trial
Washington University  http://mednews.wustl.edu - 11/07/2008
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are leading a nationwide, multicenter clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of transplanting blood stem cells from unrelated donors into children with severe sickle cell disease.

Mesoblast targets AMD and retinopathy
Australian Life Scientist   http://www.biotechnews.com.au/ - 10/07/2008
Mesoblast’s allogeneic stem cells in trial for diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Mesoblast released results from its sister company Angioblast's pre-clinical trials into using adult stem cells to treat ocular diseases association with abnormal blood vessels.

New Technique Harvests Stem Cells at Earlier Stage
The Washington Post  http://www.washingtonpost.com/ - 10/07/2008
Scientists say they have finally succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells earlier in the development stage of a blastomere, or a 4-cell stage embryo, so the whole embryo is not destroyed.

Many Paths, Few Destinations: How Stem Cells Decide What They'll Be
Space Daily  http://www.spacedaily.com/ - 27/05/2008
How does a stem cell decide what specialized identity to adopt - or simply to remain a stem cell? A new study suggests that the conventional view, which assumes that cells are "instructed" to progress along prescribed signaling pathways, is too simplistic.

Research breakthrough could help ALS patients
National Post  http://www.nationalpost.com - 26/05/2008
Canadian researchers say it may be possible to slow, maybe treat,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- a fatal neurodegenerative disease known as ALS -- by stimulating the body's own stem cells.

Companies Racing to Use Stem Cells to Find and Test New Drugs
Bloomberg  http://www.bloomberg.com/ - 20/05/2008
Two companies that produce different types of stem cells have signed contacts to sell their products to drugmakers, showing the new technology will be used to help discover medicines not just to repair or replace damaged cells.

$1m for stem cell research: NSW and Victoria join forces to fund
stem cell research
Australian Life Scientist   http://www.biotechnews.com.au/ - 05/05/2008
The Victorian and NSW governments have announced a fund of $1 million for a collaborative
stem cell research program. Each state will provide $500,000 to the program, which will require
research collaboration between both states, although national and international collaboration is
being encouraged.

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