Monday, October 11th, 2010
A clinical trial using embryonic stem cells on patients with Grade A thoracic spinal cord injuries has enrolled its first patient, the Geron Corporation has announced. The Phase I study is aimed at testing the safety and tolerability of GRNOPC1 - human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells. Any ...
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in finding out how aggressive cancers originate, raising hope of novel targeted therapies for future breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Stem Cell. The scientists say this is the first study to show that the most aggressive ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
Researchers in the US have discovered that a latent form of HIV hides in progenitor cells in bone marrow, avoids detection by the immune system and retains the ability to reproduce and spread when the coast is clear (eg when treated people stop taking anti-HIV drugs). The researchers ...
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