Development Of 2-Week Method For Generating Human Induced-Pluripotent Stem Cells With 200-Fold Increase In Yield
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. has announced the generation of human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using a combination of small molecules that significantly improves the speed and efficiency of reprogramming. The discoveries, which were made by Sheng Ding, Ph.D.
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Of Mice And Men: Stem Cells And Ethical Uncertainties
The recent creation of live mice from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) not only represents a remarkable scientific achievement, but also raises important issues, according to bioethicists at The Johns Hopkins University’s Berman Institute of Bioethics. In a letter published Oct. 28 in Regenerative Medicine, the authors advocate for clear ethical oversight [...]
Breast Cancer Incidence In Spain Drops In Early 2000s After Decades Of Increasing Rates
After a steady increase of invasive breast cancer cases in Spanish women during the 1980s and 1990s, incidence rates abruptly declined starting in 2001 - a trend most likely explained by a period effect linked to screening saturation, according to a new study published online October 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. [...]
MSU Becoming Center Of Excellence For Parkinson's Research
A team of researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a $6.2 million Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s disease grant. The grant, from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health, makes MSU’s College of Human [...]
Delay In Follow-Up Among African-American Women Receiving Abnormal Breast Finding
A new analysis has identified a significant delay in follow-up times among African-American women after the finding of a suspicious breast abnormality. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that African-American women may face obstacles to receiving appropriate breast cancer-related care.
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