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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a stem cell disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 17, 2015 Source: Ottawa researchers herald breakthrough in Duchenne muscular dystrophy Reference: Dystrophin expression in muscle stem cells regulates their polarity and asymmetric division
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A step closer to a biological artificial pancreas
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 2, 2015 Source: Experimental device could be life-changing for those with Type 1 diabetes
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Stem cell therapy study to look at effectiveness as MS treatment
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 30, 2015 Source: Ottawa patients sought for testing of stem cell therapy that offers hope for MS
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Stem cell research remains in its infancy. Snake oil centres popping up overselling their potential to vulnerable people
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 14, 2015 Source: Gordie Howe, stem-cell tourist: Experts warn of worrisome trend (with video)
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New biotherapeutic cancer treatment centre an excellent addition to novel therapeutic solutions
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 16, 2014 Source: $25M grant boosts Ottawa research network in cancer biotherapy
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Rat model shows promise for stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 7, 2014 Source: Breakthrough in stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s Reference: Human ESC-Derived Dopamine Neurons Show Similar Preclinical Efficacy and Potency to Fetal Neurons when Grafted in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease, Shane Grealish, et al., Cell Stem Cell, doi:10.1016/j.stem.2014.09.017, published online 6 November 2014,abstract.
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Stem cell transplant technique used to help woman with stiff person syndrome
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 26, 2014 Source: Stiff Person’s Syndrome turns people into living statues, but sufferers hope stem-cell transplant can cure it
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Progress replacing lost or damaged muscle with regenerative medicine
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 2, 2014 Source: Researchers regrow lost muscle in injured patients Reference: An Acellular Biologic Scaffold Promotes Skeletal Muscle Formation in Mice and Humans with Volumetric Muscle Loss
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Stem cell treatment for heart disease/failure shows promise
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 30, 2014 Source: Stem cell therapy ‘could reduce death from heart disease’ Reference: Stem cell therapy for chronic ischaemic heart disease and congestive heart failure, , Enca Martin-Rendon, et al., The Cochrane Library, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007888.pub2, published online 29 April 2014. Abstract.