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New technique to convert skin cells into blood cells
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 8 , 2010 Source: Scientists Convert Skin Cells Into Blood Cells Directly Reference: Direct conversion of human fibroblasts to multilineage blood progenitors
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Corneal stem cell process restores sight
Madely Health Headlines for June 24, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Eye damage reversed with stem cells: study Reference: Limbal Stem-Cell Therapy and Long-Term Corneal Regeneration
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New experimental technique may reduce bone marrow transplant rejections
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 2, 2009 Source: New technique could revolutionize stem-cell transplants
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Stem Cell Research: Cancer vs normal cells
Original broadcast date: March 15, 2009 Although stem cell research is a common topic in the news, the issue is more in the forefront recently now that US President Obama plans to reverse restrictions placed on embryonic stem cell research enacted by the Bush administration. Two recent studies from McMaster University have added to this…
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Engineering artificial blood vessels from muscle-derived stem cells
One of the consequences of the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease is the damaging effect it has on smaller arteries in the legs and within organs such as the kidney and heart. Although coronary artery bypass grafts are common, it is the smaller sized arteries that can remain damaged and difficult to reach and repair. Further…
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Transplanting insulin producing cells or islet cells into people with type 1 diabetes
About 10 to 15 million people around the world have type 1 diabetes and require insulin to make up for the pancreas’ inability to produce enough for the body’s use. In the September 28, 2006 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine researchers from the University of Alberta studied how the clinical outcomes of…
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Medical advances restore vision for the future
Four exciting good-news medical stories warrant more exposure. Two of the stories report research into restoring the sight of visually impaired people. The other two stories demonstrate ultrasound technology advances to treat prostate cancer and improve medical diagnostic imaging.