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Breast milk, long revered for the nutritional advantages it gives a newborn, could be just as vital in terms of infant development, a leading scientist will claim this week.

C. K. Lee A , K. J. Uh A , J. K. Park A , H. S. Kim A , H. M. Kim A , J. Y. Hwang A and H. Ka B A B Abstract Porcine embryonic stem cells can be a useful tool for the production of a transgenic animal and the study of developmental gene regulation.

People suffering from a form of incurable blindness could soon become the first patients in the world to benefit from a new and controversial transplant operation using stem cells derived from spare human embryos left over from IVF treatment.

Main Category: Multiple Sclerosis Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 18 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay : U.S. military researchers are trying to identify genetic and other factors that may help single out soldiers most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

A 2-year-old boy dragged a 1-year-old Arizona girl Friday from a house fire that killed her mother and injured two other adults, authorities said.

Sabrina Cohen, founder of The Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research , was just recognized as a WebMD 2009 Health Hero.

Nov. 19, 2009 -- Human embryonic stem cells can be used to produce skin grafts for people who have been seriously burned, shows a study published in The Lancet .

A former head of the NHS under Labour has shown support for a Tory policy to free the health service from tight Government control.

EMBRYONIC stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic today after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials.

Lifelong exercise helps seniors keep their hearts healthy, new research shows. The study included healthy people over age 65 - without chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure - who were recruited from another study in which they'd been reporting their weekly physical activity for the previous 15 to 25 years.

This is a high-resolution image of the surface of the adult stem cell niche in a mouse brain with a genetic label that makes FoxJ1+ cells green.

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Regulatory News. Vitrolife . VINNOVA announced in a press release yesterday that they are going to provide support of SEK 3.6 million for Vitrolife's research project for optimized culture media to enable the clinical use of stem cells.

Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights.

Entest BioMedical Inc. announced today the filing of a third patent application relating to the area of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , a condition that affects more than 5 million patients in the United States, resulting in more than 120,000 deaths per year.

A Florida cardiologist is using stem cell therapy to treat patients who suffer from a range of heart, lung and vascular illnesses.

The transplant subjects also experienced fewer deaths than those who didn't receive stem cells.

Is the indefinite expansion of adult cells possible without recourse to stem cell intermediates? The team led by Michael Sieweke at the Centre d'immunologie de Marseille Luminy has proved that this is the case by achieving the ex vivo regeneration for several months of macrophages, specialized cells in the immune system.

Patents offer the economic guarantees scientists and companies need to develop new treatments, Oliver Bruestle told Deutsche Welle.