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manouli · 03-11-2009, 10:11 PM

Local hospital gets millions for Stem Cell research

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$6 Million For Stem Cell Research 3/11/09

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Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – It’s great news for SUNY Upstate Medical University; researchers have learned they will get more than $6 million for its the stem cell research program.

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manouli · 03-12-2009, 09:45 AM

Scientists report stem cell advance
By KAREN KAPLAN
Los Angeles Times
Posted: 03/12/2009 01:55:10 AM PDT

Borrowing a biological cut-and-paste trick from bacteria, scientists have created the first personalized stem cells for patients who are free of the cancer-causing viruses and genes needed to make them, according to a study published March 6 in the journal Cell.
The stem cells, derived from skin samples provided by five patients with Parkinson's disease, were first transformed into the undecided state of cells in an early embryo. Then they were used to make the dopamine-manufacturing neurons that are lost to disease.

The technique removes a key barrier to using a special class of stem cells called an induced pluripotent stem cell, or iPS cell, to create replacement parts for patients that could be transplanted without any risk of rejection — the ultimate goal of regenerative medicine.

"This is a major advance in the field," said Dr. Marius Wernig, an assistant professor at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, who wasn't involved with the study.

The reprogramming of skin cells into iPS cells, which have the potential to become any type of cell in the body, is one of the hottest areas of biological research. The cells seem to offer all the benefits of embryonic stem cells without any of the ethical drawbacks. They are also ideally suited to making genetically matched tissues for patients, such as insulin-secreting islet cells for people with diabetes or brain tissue to treat stroke victims.

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http://www.sgvtribune.com/california/ci_11894330

manouli · 03-12-2009, 01:10 PM

Steve Chapman's Moral Misunderstanding of Stem Cells
Ronald Bailey | March 12, 2009, 11:06am

Reason contributor Steve Chapman condemns embryonic stem cell research as immoral in his column today. He is wrong. Note that the two of us are not arguing about whether or not the government should fund such research. Chapman is claiming that research using embryonic stem cells (whether privately or publically funded) is, in and of itself, immoral. He is confused. But then again so is President Barack Obama who came out against reproductive cloning. Safe reproductive cloning would be not immoral either.

First, as I explained in my article "Petri Dish Politics" nearly 10 years ago:

One day it may be possible to take any adult stem cell back to the embryonic, and hence protean, stage. But the research to figure out how to do that depends on work with embryonic cells and the resulting cells, of course, would themselves be embryonic. People who oppose stem cell research on the ground that any cell that can become a human being already is a human being are essentially arguing that every cell in your body is another person.

"What happens when a skin cell turns into a totipotent stem cell [a cell capable of developing into a complete organism] is that a few of its genetic switches are turned on and others turned off," writes University of Melbourne bioethicist Julian Savulescu in the April 1999 issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics. "To say it doesn't have the potential to be a human being until its nucleus is placed in the egg cytoplasm is like saying my car does not have the potential to get me from Melbourne to Sydney unless the key is turned in the ignition." Since nearly every cell in the human body contains the complete genetic code of an individual, it is logically possible using biotech to turn every one of a person's cells into a complete new human being. If one doesn't turn on the ignition of a car (or one doesn't strip the suppressor proteins from a nucleus and put the cell into a womb), then the car won't go (or the skin cell won't grow into a human being). In other words, simply starting a human egg on a particular path, either through fertilization or cloning, is a necessary condition for developing a human being, but it isn't sufficient. A range of other conditions must also be present.

more...

http://reason.com/blog/show/132213.html

manouli · 03-12-2009, 05:14 PM

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 3:15pm EDT
Stem cell funds flow to UB, RPCI
by Tracey Drury

New York state has announced $101.8 million in funding for stem cell research, a second round of funding that includes grants for two local institutions: the University at Buffalo will receive five grants totaling $4.9 million; while Roswell Park Cancer Institute will receive two grants totaling $480,000.

The grants come through an 11-year, $600 million New York State Stem Cell Science (NYSTEM) initiative that began in 2007 with an initial round of grants totaling $16.5 million. The new grants bring total funding dedicated to the initiative to $118.3 million.

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http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/s...9/daily52.html

manouli · 03-13-2009, 09:37 PM

Mar 13, 2009 7:45 pm US/Eastern
NSU Researchers Use Stem Cells To Grow Teeth
Reporting
Jim Robinson

Adult stem cells are collected and grown in containers that are stored in conditions much similar to a human mouth: 98.6 degrees. The cells are constantly monitored as they grow. Once ready, the stem cells are joined with what's called scaffolding.
Jim Robinson/CBS

For many of us the buzzing drill, crunching sounds and smell of a dental clinic is enough to make your stomach turn. But your next visit to the dentist could be a lot different in about a decade.

Over the past six years, researchers at Nova Southeastern University's School of Dentistry have been working with adult-stem cells; looking for a better way to treat patients.

Stem cell researchers at N.S.U. say President Barack Obama's recent lift of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research is a "big step forward". They say embryonic stem cells aren't necessary. Advancements have made it very possible to study stem cell regeneration without the ethical complications.

more...

http://cbs4.com/health/stem.cells.teeth.2.957281.html

manouli · 03-13-2009, 10:22 PM

Shannon Mccaffrey, March 13, 2009 - 5:29 PM

Critics of Georgia stem cell bill say it could harm Perdue's push for economic development
By Shannon Mccaffrey

ATLANTA (AP) - In recent years, Gov. Sonny Perdue has sought to make Georgia a hub for the biotech and life sciences industry.

Now a push in the state Legislature to restrict embryonic stem cell research could put that economic development initiative in jeopardy. Critics of a stem cell bill that passed the state Senate this week said it would brand the state as anti-technology even as it's set to host the world's largest biotech conference this spring.

"It's a huge black eye," said Charles Craig, president of Georgia Bio, which represents life sciences companies in the state.

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http://www.canadianbusiness.com/mark...tent=D96TD0E00

manouli · 03-14-2009, 08:19 PM

The Doctor Is In: Stimulus may aid stem cell research
Russell Turk, M.D.
Mar 14th 2009 at 4:00PM
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Filed under: Columns, Healthcare

Now that President Obama has lifted the Bush-era ban on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a portion of the $10 million allocated for medical research in the stimulus package will likely go towards funding stem cell research. While it may be years or even decades away, the hope is that furthering this type of research -- which only began in the late 1990s -- can result in huge medical breakthroughs.

The potential upshot is enormous in terms of saving lives -- and money spent on treatments. Stem cell research could cure or treat diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. But it also may speed efforts to fight spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. According to the American Heart Association, about 128 million people suffer from diseases that might be cured or treated through stem cell research.

Clearly, the potential cost savings are enormous. Besides, other countries are progressing more rapidly than the United States on research in this area. They could end up patenting their results and selling them back to the United States, which would amount to a huge economic loss.

more...

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/03/...m-cell-resear/

manouli · 03-14-2009, 08:33 PM

President Clinton’s ‘confused’ embryo remarks raise credibility questions

Washington D.C., Mar 14, 2009 / 02:06 pm (CNA).- Former President Bill Clinton’s recent comments about embryo fertilization and stem cell research have been “confused” and call into question his credibility on the issue, two bioethicists say. The president has made interview remarks incorrectly implying that embryos are not fertilized.

Critics also wondered why Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the medical commentator and former Surgeon General nominee who interviewed Clinton, did not correct the former president in their discussion of human embryonic stem cell research.

Pro-life advocates around the country have been rallying against President Barack Obama’s March 9 decision to allow more government funding for controversial human embryonic stem cell research. The research destroys human embryos for their stem cells, which are believed to have the potential for major therapeutic cures.

Clinton has defended allowing government funding of embryonic stem cell research, calling it “a pro-life decision” to use fertility clinics’ frozen embryos for medical research. However, he has consistently remarked that human embryos are not fertilized.

In fact, mammalian fertilization takes place when sperm and egg fuse to form a new embryonic organism.

Speaking at a February Virginia Democratic fundraiser, the former president had declared, "We have won the great culture war that has divided America for 40 years. But before we celebrate too much, we have to realize that people hired us to lead."

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http://catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15376

manouli · 03-14-2009, 08:47 PM

Hopes for medical breakthroughs in stem cell research dashed

Medical researchers anticipating major breakthroughs in stem cell research have been sobered by a report from Israel warning that injections of stem cells from aborted human fetuses can trigger tumors.

Embryonic stem cells have been seen as having a potential for remedying diseases from Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis and diabetes to heart disease, spinal cord injuries and severe eye diseases. Stem cells have a unique, chameleon-like ability of taking on the characteristics of any of the specialized cells in the human body whether in the brain, blood, intestinal tissues, muscles or nerves. They thus can be used in laboratories to study hitherto untreatable diseases and develop drugs to treat them. Stem cells deriving from aborted human embryos can also reproduce themselves infinitely in culture.

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http://www.russiatoday.com/Sci_Tech/...ch_dashed.html

manouli · 03-14-2009, 08:57 PM

Louisiana boy hopes stem cell treatment will help him walk

Posted: March 11, 2009 05:00 AM PDT

Updated: March 11, 2009 08:26 AM PDT

By Keitha Nelson - bio | email

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - President Barack Obama lifted the ban on federal funding for stem cell research this week, fueling the argument about whether it's a vital medical advancement or murder, but for one seven-year-old Louisiana boy with a brain disorder, stem cell treatment may be his only hope.

On any given day, Kyle Stewart can be found rolling around in his wheelchair. He doesn't let his disability get in the way of being a kid. He fishes, plays baseball, and loves to ride horses. Kyle aspires to be a professional bull rider when he gets older and his mom wants to make sure his dream comes true.

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http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp...menu50_1_10_16

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03-11-2009, 10:11 PM	#2951
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	Local hospital gets millions for Stem Cell research Last Update: 7:22 pm Print Story \| Email Story $6 Million For Stem Cell Research 3/11/09 (WSYR NewsChannel 9 ) Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – It’s great news for SUNY Upstate Medical University; researchers have learned they will get more than $6 million for its the stem cell research program. more.... http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/stor...e4Ce_kiew.cspx

03-12-2009, 09:45 AM	#2952
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	Scientists report stem cell advance By KAREN KAPLAN Los Angeles Times Posted: 03/12/2009 01:55:10 AM PDT Borrowing a biological cut-and-paste trick from bacteria, scientists have created the first personalized stem cells for patients who are free of the cancer-causing viruses and genes needed to make them, according to a study published March 6 in the journal Cell. The stem cells, derived from skin samples provided by five patients with Parkinson's disease, were first transformed into the undecided state of cells in an early embryo. Then they were used to make the dopamine-manufacturing neurons that are lost to disease. The technique removes a key barrier to using a special class of stem cells called an induced pluripotent stem cell, or iPS cell, to create replacement parts for patients that could be transplanted without any risk of rejection — the ultimate goal of regenerative medicine. "This is a major advance in the field," said Dr. Marius Wernig, an assistant professor at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, who wasn't involved with the study. The reprogramming of skin cells into iPS cells, which have the potential to become any type of cell in the body, is one of the hottest areas of biological research. The cells seem to offer all the benefits of embryonic stem cells without any of the ethical drawbacks. They are also ideally suited to making genetically matched tissues for patients, such as insulin-secreting islet cells for people with diabetes or brain tissue to treat stroke victims. MORE... http://www.sgvtribune.com/california/ci_11894330

03-12-2009, 01:10 PM	#2953
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	Steve Chapman's Moral Misunderstanding of Stem Cells Ronald Bailey \| March 12, 2009, 11:06am Reason contributor Steve Chapman condemns embryonic stem cell research as immoral in his column today. He is wrong. Note that the two of us are not arguing about whether or not the government should fund such research. Chapman is claiming that research using embryonic stem cells (whether privately or publically funded) is, in and of itself, immoral. He is confused. But then again so is President Barack Obama who came out against reproductive cloning. Safe reproductive cloning would be not immoral either. First, as I explained in my article "Petri Dish Politics" nearly 10 years ago: One day it may be possible to take any adult stem cell back to the embryonic, and hence protean, stage. But the research to figure out how to do that depends on work with embryonic cells and the resulting cells, of course, would themselves be embryonic. People who oppose stem cell research on the ground that any cell that can become a human being already is a human being are essentially arguing that every cell in your body is another person. "What happens when a skin cell turns into a totipotent stem cell [a cell capable of developing into a complete organism] is that a few of its genetic switches are turned on and others turned off," writes University of Melbourne bioethicist Julian Savulescu in the April 1999 issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics. "To say it doesn't have the potential to be a human being until its nucleus is placed in the egg cytoplasm is like saying my car does not have the potential to get me from Melbourne to Sydney unless the key is turned in the ignition." Since nearly every cell in the human body contains the complete genetic code of an individual, it is logically possible using biotech to turn every one of a person's cells into a complete new human being. If one doesn't turn on the ignition of a car (or one doesn't strip the suppressor proteins from a nucleus and put the cell into a womb), then the car won't go (or the skin cell won't grow into a human being). In other words, simply starting a human egg on a particular path, either through fertilization or cloning, is a necessary condition for developing a human being, but it isn't sufficient. A range of other conditions must also be present. more... http://reason.com/blog/show/132213.html

03-12-2009, 05:14 PM	#2954
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	Thursday, March 12, 2009, 3:15pm EDT Stem cell funds flow to UB, RPCI by Tracey Drury New York state has announced $101.8 million in funding for stem cell research, a second round of funding that includes grants for two local institutions: the University at Buffalo will receive five grants totaling $4.9 million; while Roswell Park Cancer Institute will receive two grants totaling $480,000. The grants come through an 11-year, $600 million New York State Stem Cell Science (NYSTEM) initiative that began in 2007 with an initial round of grants totaling $16.5 million. The new grants bring total funding dedicated to the initiative to $118.3 million. more... http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/s...9/daily52.html

03-13-2009, 09:37 PM	#2955
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	Mar 13, 2009 7:45 pm US/Eastern NSU Researchers Use Stem Cells To Grow Teeth Reporting Jim Robinson Adult stem cells are collected and grown in containers that are stored in conditions much similar to a human mouth: 98.6 degrees. The cells are constantly monitored as they grow. Once ready, the stem cells are joined with what's called scaffolding. Jim Robinson/CBS For many of us the buzzing drill, crunching sounds and smell of a dental clinic is enough to make your stomach turn. But your next visit to the dentist could be a lot different in about a decade. Over the past six years, researchers at Nova Southeastern University's School of Dentistry have been working with adult-stem cells; looking for a better way to treat patients. Stem cell researchers at N.S.U. say President Barack Obama's recent lift of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research is a "big step forward". They say embryonic stem cells aren't necessary. Advancements have made it very possible to study stem cell regeneration without the ethical complications. more... http://cbs4.com/health/stem.cells.teeth.2.957281.html

03-13-2009, 10:22 PM	#2956
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	Shannon Mccaffrey, March 13, 2009 - 5:29 PM Critics of Georgia stem cell bill say it could harm Perdue's push for economic development By Shannon Mccaffrey ATLANTA (AP) - In recent years, Gov. Sonny Perdue has sought to make Georgia a hub for the biotech and life sciences industry. Now a push in the state Legislature to restrict embryonic stem cell research could put that economic development initiative in jeopardy. Critics of a stem cell bill that passed the state Senate this week said it would brand the state as anti-technology even as it's set to host the world's largest biotech conference this spring. "It's a huge black eye," said Charles Craig, president of Georgia Bio, which represents life sciences companies in the state. more... http://www.canadianbusiness.com/mark...tent=D96TD0E00

03-14-2009, 08:19 PM	#2957
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	The Doctor Is In: Stimulus may aid stem cell research Russell Turk, M.D. Mar 14th 2009 at 4:00PM Text SizeAAA Filed under: Columns, Healthcare Now that President Obama has lifted the Bush-era ban on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a portion of the $10 million allocated for medical research in the stimulus package will likely go towards funding stem cell research. While it may be years or even decades away, the hope is that furthering this type of research -- which only began in the late 1990s -- can result in huge medical breakthroughs. The potential upshot is enormous in terms of saving lives -- and money spent on treatments. Stem cell research could cure or treat diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. But it also may speed efforts to fight spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. According to the American Heart Association, about 128 million people suffer from diseases that might be cured or treated through stem cell research. Clearly, the potential cost savings are enormous. Besides, other countries are progressing more rapidly than the United States on research in this area. They could end up patenting their results and selling them back to the United States, which would amount to a huge economic loss. more... http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/03/...m-cell-resear/

03-14-2009, 08:33 PM	#2958
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	President Clinton’s ‘confused’ embryo remarks raise credibility questions Washington D.C., Mar 14, 2009 / 02:06 pm (CNA).- Former President Bill Clinton’s recent comments about embryo fertilization and stem cell research have been “confused” and call into question his credibility on the issue, two bioethicists say. The president has made interview remarks incorrectly implying that embryos are not fertilized. Critics also wondered why Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the medical commentator and former Surgeon General nominee who interviewed Clinton, did not correct the former president in their discussion of human embryonic stem cell research. Pro-life advocates around the country have been rallying against President Barack Obama’s March 9 decision to allow more government funding for controversial human embryonic stem cell research. The research destroys human embryos for their stem cells, which are believed to have the potential for major therapeutic cures. Clinton has defended allowing government funding of embryonic stem cell research, calling it “a pro-life decision” to use fertility clinics’ frozen embryos for medical research. However, he has consistently remarked that human embryos are not fertilized. In fact, mammalian fertilization takes place when sperm and egg fuse to form a new embryonic organism. Speaking at a February Virginia Democratic fundraiser, the former president had declared, "We have won the great culture war that has divided America for 40 years. But before we celebrate too much, we have to realize that people hired us to lead." more... http://catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15376

03-14-2009, 08:47 PM	#2959
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	Hopes for medical breakthroughs in stem cell research dashed Medical researchers anticipating major breakthroughs in stem cell research have been sobered by a report from Israel warning that injections of stem cells from aborted human fetuses can trigger tumors. Embryonic stem cells have been seen as having a potential for remedying diseases from Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis and diabetes to heart disease, spinal cord injuries and severe eye diseases. Stem cells have a unique, chameleon-like ability of taking on the characteristics of any of the specialized cells in the human body whether in the brain, blood, intestinal tissues, muscles or nerves. They thus can be used in laboratories to study hitherto untreatable diseases and develop drugs to treat them. Stem cells deriving from aborted human embryos can also reproduce themselves infinitely in culture. Read more http://www.russiatoday.com/Sci_Tech/...ch_dashed.html

03-14-2009, 08:57 PM	#2960
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,335	Louisiana boy hopes stem cell treatment will help him walk Posted: March 11, 2009 05:00 AM PDT Updated: March 11, 2009 08:26 AM PDT By Keitha Nelson - bio \| email BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - President Barack Obama lifted the ban on federal funding for stem cell research this week, fueling the argument about whether it's a vital medical advancement or murder, but for one seven-year-old Louisiana boy with a brain disorder, stem cell treatment may be his only hope. On any given day, Kyle Stewart can be found rolling around in his wheelchair. He doesn't let his disability get in the way of being a kid. He fishes, plays baseball, and loves to ride horses. Kyle aspires to be a professional bull rider when he gets older and his mom wants to make sure his dream comes true. more... http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp...menu50_1_10_16