Stem Cell Research and News: Michigan
<-- Back To RegionsStem Cell Marker Identified On Head And Neck Tumor Cells
In a study at the University of Michigan Medical School researchers have found a marker on head and neck tumor cells that indicates which cells are capable of fueling the cancer’s growth. By identifying the stem cells, researchers can then...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 19, 2007 05:14 PM
Targeting Cancer Related Stem Cells And Avoiding Healthy Cells
Go out of town for a bit, and the news keeps on rolling. I will try and do some catchup as I go .. Howard Hughes Medical Institute is looking into the unique properties of stem cells that both cause...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 6, 2006 12:58 PM
Aastrom Biosciences Partners With Orthovita For Orthopedic Therapies
Some hope for my bad knee cartilage afterall ... Aastrom Biosciences, a fairly well known stem cell research company from Michigan is announcing a partnership in preparation to move their adult stem cell technologies onto the marketplace. Aastrom has announced...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 22, 2006 12:06 AM
Regererative Medicine Gains Traction
As most of us that read here know, stem cell research is becoming directly involved in the field of regenerative medicine. Certainly we are looking to cure diseases in this field. However, there are many researchers out evaluating things like...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 16, 2006 04:44 PM
Don Ho goes in for stem cell heart therapy
Well known (at least to those of us old enough to know -- blushes) Hawaiian singer Don Ho was just released from a Bangkok hospital Thursday after undergoing an experimental heart procedure. Ho has had his own stem cells injected...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 8, 2005 11:48 PM
Aastrom Biosciences' Tissue Repair Cells Used In New Clinical Trial For Regeneration Of Vascular Tissue In Diabetic Patients
Novel Treatment Utilizes Company's Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cell Product Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 6, 2005 – Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) announced today that the first clinical trial utilizing Aastrom's proprietary Tissue Repair Cells (TRCs) to treat limb ischemia...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 17, 2005 06:30 PM
Alan L. Rubino Elected To Aastrom Biosciences' Board Of Directors
Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 30, 2005 - Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) announced today that Alan L. Rubino, a Principal with Watchung Partners, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. He will serve as a Class III Director...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 17, 2005 06:06 PM
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2005 Financial Results
Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 8, 2005 - Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. The Company also reported significant clinical and operational achievements of the last quarter...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 17, 2005 06:00 PM
U-M Launches Center For Stem Cell Biology
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Mary Sue Coleman announced on Sept. 19th, that the University of Michigan will expand its efforts in stem cell science with the creation of a new center for stem cell research, to be based at...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 4, 2005 05:29 PM
Aastrom Biosciences Receives NIH Grant Extending Proprietary Adult Stem Cell Process to Other Tissues
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM - News) today announced that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled "Clinical-Scale Production of Osteoprogenitor...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 16, 2005 02:36 PM
Paralyzed Michigan Teen Feeling Good After Stem Cell Therapy In Portugal
A paralyzed Kent County, Michigan teen is recovering after a sensitive stem cell therapy treatment in Portugal. Sam Wassink who is fourteen years old, is intent on regaining some feeling in his legs, and hopes to one day walk again....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 16, 2005 02:23 PM
Brain Tumors May Originate With Neural Stem Cells
Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Texas have determined that stem cells in a certain region of the brain may be the source of a particular type of incurable brain tumor and may be implicated in other...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 16, 2005 01:38 PM
U.S. BioDefense Sponsors 1-800-STEM-CELLS.com, a Major Success for New Stem Cell Industry Council Non-Profit
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., July 28, 2005 -- U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB:UBDE) announced today that it has recently sponsored the successful launch of 1-800-STEM-CELLS.COM, a major success for the Stem Cell Industry Council, a newly formed IRS approved 501C3 Non-Profit...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 28, 2005 10:57 PM
PhereSys Therapeutics Announces Consulting Agreement with Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy, LLC
PhereSys(TM) Therapeutics Corporation ("PhereSys") announced today that it has entered into a comprehensive consulting services agreement with Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy LLC ("ACGT"), Scott R. Burger, MD, Principal. Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy, LLC, located in Chapel Hill, North...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 27, 2005 05:53 PM
UNMC To Participate In Clinical Trial Using Adult Stems Cells To Enhance Bone Healing
Yesterday was the day of heart and stem cell research news. It appears that today is the day for bone related stem cell news. Makes a guy with a limp smile. The University of Nebraska Medical Center has become the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 27, 2005 04:20 PM
USC Partnership Studies Stem Cells In Quest To Restore Nervous System Function
In the brave new world of neuroscience, surgeons will no longer simply remove diseased parts of the brain; they will replace them with new, healthy cells grown in the lab. Parkinson’s patients will steadily grasp a pen without shaking. Stroke...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 18, 2005 06:12 PM
PhereSys Therapeutics Corp. Sheet
PhereSys Therapeutics Corp. Articles More PhereSys Therapeutics Corp. Articles Corporate Summary (site quote): PhereSys Therapeutics is a privately held company founded to become the premier therapeutic apheresis and cellular therapies provider in the United States. Therapeutic Apheresis or 'blood...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 27, 2005 05:43 PM
New Investment Report Reveals Rapid Growth of Stem Cell Technology Research
Investment into stem cell technology is continuing apace despite public controversy and legal and regulatory barriers, according to a report by Marks & Clerk, one of the world’s leading firms of patent and trade mark attorneys. In its Biotechnology Report...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 23, 2005 02:18 PM
Timothy M. Mayleben Elected to Aastrom Biosciences' Board of Directors
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM - News) announced today that Timothy M. Mayleben has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Mayleben's election became effective June 20, 2005 per unanimous written...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 22, 2005 06:04 PM
Aastrom Biosciences Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 20, 2005 -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) announced today the appointment of Gerald ("Jerry") D. Brennan, Jr., JD, as Vice President Administrative and Financial Operations and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Brennan will assume his position...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 22, 2005 01:30 AM
Stem cell research activist, Dr. Wise Young, tackles current issues
This is a pretty good article giving us the background of Dr. Wise Young, a Rutgers University neuroscientist who has a great deal of interest in stem cell research being done abroad, specifically China, Korea and Portugal. As proof of...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 21, 2005 12:04 PM
Aastrom Biosciences' CEO to Present at The Morgan Stanley Small Cap Executive Conference
Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 10, 2005 -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) today announced that R. Douglas Armstrong, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, will present at the Morgan Stanley Small Cap Executive Conference. The conference will be held June...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 12, 2005 11:51 AM
New Stem Cell Institute Already Attracting Top Scientists to Bay Area
Two of the nation's best know and top stem cell researchers are headed to Stanford University this fall. What brought them from their relatively safe positions elsewhere? Part of what attracted them in part is the California Institute for Regenerative...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 30, 2005 03:45 PM
More on Cloning and Stem Cell Research News From Korea
With all the news, including tons of coverage on the popular TV media outlets like CNN and BBC, the breakthrough announcements coming out of Korea are sweeping the minds and attentions of people all across the world. We have been...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 23, 2005 02:36 PM
Aastrom Biosciences Reports Positive Bone Repair Results In Clinical Feasibility Trial
Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 17, 2005 -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) announced today the results from its feasibility clinical trial conducted with the Institut de Terapia Regenerativa Tisular (ITRT) in Barcelona, Spain to evaluate the use of Aastrom's Tissue...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 17, 2005 10:20 PM
Following Up On A Paralyzed Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
We posted a few articles previously back in January regarding the Hospital de Egas Moniz facility in Lisbon and the work being done by Dr. Carlos Lima. In a followup with some of his patients, to see how they are...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 12, 2005 05:15 PM
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2005 Financial Results
Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 6 , 2005 -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) today reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005. The Company also reported several achievements of the last quarter, both clinically and operationally....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 10, 2005 10:01 PM
Aastrom Biosciences To Hold Investor Conference Call
Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 3, 2005 -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) announced today that it will host an investor conference call on Friday, May 6, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Aastrom's call will begin with brief presentations by R....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 3, 2005 08:58 PM
Scientists Share Type 1 Diabetes Research
With the news regarding coaxing white blood cells to produce insulin, this conference, which will be taking place tomorrow, hopefully will discuss some more of this research. Hope to hear some more on this soon .... The American Diabetes Association...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 7, 2005 11:22 PM
MSU Stem Cell Discovery Offers Cancer Treatment Hopes
Michigan State University researchers have just discovered that a certain gene, when expressed within a human adult stem cell, could hold the key to not ONLY offering new hope to cancer patients, but further to answering the question: How cancer...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 10, 2005 06:58 PM
Michigan: Stem Cells Implanted In 16 Year Old Who Suffered Heart Attack
Doctors at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., are first in the world to use stem cells from a patient's own blood to try to repair damage caused by a heart attack. The patient, 16-year-old Dimitri Bonnville, had a massive...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 22, 2005 04:18 PM
Cord Blood Bank List
With stem cell research so closely tied to Umbilical Cord Blood, we thought it a good idea to get a somewhat comprehensive list of Cord Blood Banks put together. Additionally, since we have been tracking a many stem cell research...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 22, 2005 01:55 PM
Aastrom Biosciences Announces FDA Approval for Expanded Clinical Trials
Aastrom Biosciences Inc. reported Thursday that it will expanded its clinical trial on the use of stem cells for the repair of bone fractures to a fourth U.S. site. With news of this, Aastrom's shares rose 27 cents, or 9.4...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 18, 2005 12:21 AM
Michigan: Stem Cells and Gene Therapy To Treat Deafness
A new form of gene therapy has apparently cured deafness in guinea pigs. "It's the first time anyone has biologically repaired the hearing of animals," says Yehoash Raphael at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and head of...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 17, 2005 01:42 PM
Dental Scientists to Present Stem-Cell Briefing on Capitol Hill
The American Association for Dental Research (AADR), the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) will host a briefing on Capitol Hill, providing some of the latest information on stem cell research by dental scientists. On...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 14, 2005 08:49 PM
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.'s Prochymal Being Investigated for Treatment of GHVD and Crohn's Disease Possible
The Food and Drug Administration has granted "fast track" clearance to Osiris Therapeutics Inc. to expedite development of a stem-cell drug to thwart a sometimes fatal reaction to bone-marrow transplants. Osiris said the FDA's action improves its chances of becoming...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 12, 2005 02:11 PM
Safety Endpoint for TRC Product Reached - Trial Expanded
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTM) today announced that its U.S. clinical trial of the Company's Tissue Repair Cell (TRC) product intended for the treatment of long-bone, severe fractures has successfully achieved the first FDA-required clinical benchmark, meeting the clinical safety...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 2, 2005 10:08 AM
U.S. Stem Cell Surgery is Possible
Related to a topic that we wrote about previously, we get now an explanation as to why no U.S. Medical Centers use adult stem cells for spinal cord repair or other procedures, such as the ones the team at the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 14, 2005 06:49 PM
Stem Cell Research Programs at Universities Around the World.
After reading around, and trying to get some resources in place for Stem Cell Research references and news sources, we decided to get a list of University Medical Programs that participate in or are part of the Stem Cell Research...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 14, 2005 12:29 PM
More on the Latest Stem Cell Work In Lisbon
Getting back with news about the Hospital Egas Moniz in Lisbon, Portugal the one that is testing a procedure where stem cells from within the nose are extracted and then reimplated into patients with spinal injuries or damage....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 12, 2005 12:19 PM
Michigan Teacher Seeks out Stem Cell Transplant
Barbara Greenstone, a 52-year-old Clarkston resident is facing the biggest challenge of her life - overcoming the ovarian cancer she has been battling for two years.... Read On...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 14, 2004 06:02 PM
Stem Cells may actually fuel brain cancer
A study by both Canadian and American researchers suggest that long living normal stem cells within the brain may mutate to cancer inducing cells. The study seems to lead researchers to the premise that if isolation of these mutated cells...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on November 24, 2004 04:42 PM