Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 2, 2013

Study shows how cancer cells recruit other cell type to aid in its spread Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Scientists Decode “Molecular Chatter” That Makes Cancer Cells Spread

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“Recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells into prostate tumours promotes metastasis”; Younghun Jung, Jin Koo Kim, Yusuke Shiozawa, Jingcheng Wang, Anjali Mishra, and others; Nature Communications 4, Article number 1795, published online 30 April 2013; DOI:10.1038/ncomms2766; Link to Abstract.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 1, 2013

Stems cells used to construct new windpipe (trachea) for girl Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Young Girl Receives Lifesaving Windpipe Transplant Made From Her Stem Cells

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 15, 2013

New cell treatment may help treat MS and Cerebral Palsy Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New Technique Holds Promise For The Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis And Cerebral Palsy

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Transcription factor–mediated reprogramming of fibroblasts to expandable, myelinogenic oligodendrocyte progenitor cells

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 2, 2013

Bone marrow transplant treatment for aggressive forms of MS shows promise Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Ottawa doctors behind breakthrough MS report

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 4, 2012

Post heart attack stem cell treatment study to start in February 2013 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Researchers poised to test stem cells for treating damaged hearts

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 15, 2012

Stem cells used to create new vein for transplant Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Vein grown from girl’s own stem cells transplanted

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Successful transplantation of tissue-engineered vein, The Lancet

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 11, 2012

Stem cells from fat cells produce bone regeneration technology Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Fixing broken bones a growth industry

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 20, 2012

Tissue regeneration technology making first steps Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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To Fix a Heart, Doctors Train Girl’s Body to Grow New Part

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March , 2012

Phase 1 stem cell trial for septic shock treatment to start in Ottawa Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Ottawa researchers get grant to test stem-cell therapy for septic shock

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 27, 2012

Study looking at stem cells replacing damaged heart tissue Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Heart patient’s stem cells harnessed for healing

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 4, 2012

Slowing ageing in mice with stem cells not the fountain of youth for humans Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cells stave off old age, study finds

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Muscle-derived stem/progenitor cell dysfunction limits healthspan and lifespan in a murine progeria model

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 15, 2011

Cardiac stem cells improved function after heart attack in small proof of concept study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cells show promise in fixing hearts

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Cardiac stem cells in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (SCIPIO): initial results of a randomised phase 1 trial

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 7, 2011

Human embryonic stem cells used to treat Parkinson's disease in mice and rats Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Hope for Stem-Cell Treatment of Parkinson’s 

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Dopamine neurons derived from human ES cells efficiently engraft in animal models of Parkinson’s disease

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 23, 2011

Stem cell trial set to start to possibly restore vision Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cell trial for eye condition to go ahead

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 8, 2011

The one bone marrow stem cell to rule them all found Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cell breakthrough raises hope of ending hunt for bone marrow

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Isolation of Single Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Capable of Long-Term Multilineage Engraftment

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 8 , 2010

New technique to convert skin cells into blood cells Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 26, 2010

Artificial corneas show promise in phase 1 study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Lab made cornea offers new hope for restored vision

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A Biosynthetic Alternative to Human Donor Tissue for Inducing Corneal Regeneration: 24-Month Follow-Up of a Phase 1 Clinical Study

Madely Health Headlines for June 24, 2010

Corneal stem cell process restores sight Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Eye damage reversed with stem cells: study

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Limbal Stem-Cell Therapy and Long-Term Corneal Regeneration

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 28, 2010

Study treats mental illness with bone marrow transplant Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Immune System Troubles Could Spark Behavior Woes