Doctor Shocks Oprah with News of Ethical Stem-Cell Successes
Dr. Oz tells Oprah and embryonic stem-cell proponent Michael J.
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Doctors To Use ‘Trained’ Stem Cells To Heal Heart
Scientists at Ohio State University Medical Center are using specially treated stem cells in an effort to limit the damage of a heart attack.
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Stem Cells: Politics vs. Medicine
Complete video at: fora.tv Former US Surgeon General Richard Carmona addresses the Bush Administration's position on federal funding for stem cell research, and criticizes the conflicts between medical science and politics. ----- Prevention: The Key to Heading off a National Health-Care Crisis with former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD Carmona describes the current health crisis as preventable and reversible.
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Stem cells: the future of medicine?
Dr Adam Giangreco views stem cell research as the best promise for medical breakthroughs over the next few decades. Dr Giangreco, a recent recipient of a major European Research Council grant, explains how he is exploring new treatments for lung damage and why funding stem cell research is so vital. 6 October is International Stem Cell Awareness Day
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The Board of Governors Heart Stem Cell Center – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Regenerating heart tissue with stem cell therapy at the Board of Governors Heart Stem Cell Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. http://www.cedars-sinai.edu
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21st Century Stem Cell Scientists: The CIRM Creativity Awards
Smarts, education and hard work will get you far, but the big leaps in science take something more -- creativity.
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Geron’s Embryonic Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Spinal Cord Injury
Dr. Jane Lebkowski, executive vice president and chief scientific officer at Geron Corporation, gave the keynote address for the 2011 CIRM Bridges Trainee Meeting. Last year, Geron began the first clinical trial in the world using human embryonic stem cells
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Stem Cell Research: Huntington’s Disease
Huntington's disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that typically strikes in a person's thirties and leads to death about 10 to 15 years later. No effective therapy exists for the disease. Jan Nolta, director of the UC Davis Stem Cell Program and Institute for Regenerative Cures, has a CIRM Early Translational Award to develop stem cell-based therapies for Huntington's disease
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Hearing Loss Research: CBR Exclusive! Stem Cells Explored as Cure for Hearing Loss
Learn how newborn stem cells are being researched as treatment for patients with hearing loss. An innovative study held at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston will be evaluating the effects of a child's own cord blood as treatment for acquired hearing loss. Only CBR offers your family exclusive access to several groundbreaking clinical trials such as this one
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