Five Americans came down with an unusual illness after traveling to Germany for a controversial treatment involving injections with sheep cells, health officials reported Wednesday.
Sep 30, 2015
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Proposed legislation in Wisconsin will have a devastating impact on the ability of researchers to create lifesaving treatments for patients, Robert Golden, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and ...
Sep 25, 2015
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Researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have found that changes to a small stretch of DNA may circumvent the genetic defect behind sickle cell disease (SCD). The discovery, published ...
Sep 16, 2015
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Parents go to great lengths to ensure the health and well-being of their developing offspring. The favor, however, may not always be returned.
Aug 28, 2015
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The furor on Capitol Hill over Planned Parenthood has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research, but U.S. scientists have been using such cells for decades to develop vaccines and seek ...
Aug 11, 2015
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Controversy over a leading U.S. reproductive health group supplying fetal tissue for research has focused attention on a little-discussed aspect of science.
Jul 29, 2015
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The lower-limb paralysis associated with spina bifida may be effectively treated before birth by combining a unique stem cell therapy with surgery, new research from UC Davis Health System has found.
Apr 27, 2015
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A child's genetic makeup may contribute to his or her mother's risk of rheumatoid arthritis, possibly explaining why women are at higher risk of developing the disease than men. This research will be presented Tuesday, October ...
Oct 19, 2014
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Just one shot of dopamine cells derived from stem cells could be enough to reverse many of the features of Parkinson's disease for decades – and the barriers to developing such a treatment are finally being overcome.
Oct 15, 2014
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Scientists have altered key biological events in red blood cells, causing the cells to produce a form of hemoglobin normally absent after the newborn period. Because this hemoglobin is not affected by the inherited gene mutation ...
Aug 14, 2014
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