Researchers Step Closer To Making T Cells Without "Feeder" Cells

An international team of academic and commercial researchers has discovered new information about how our immune system makes T cells that could help make purified T cells without the need for “feeder” cells: such an advance would be a big step forward for transplantation and regenerative medicine, as well as opening up new avenues for [...]

FDA Commissioner Addresses Nation's Health Care Professionals On H1N1 Vaccine Safety

FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg sent a letter to America’s health care professionals thanking them for their efforts during the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak and providing information on safety monitoring of the 2009 H1N1 vaccines… Source:FDA Commissioner Addresses Nation's Health Care Professionals On H1N1 Vaccine Safety

Neuralstem Announces First Patient Treated In ALS Stem Cell Trial

Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) announced that the first ALS patient was treated with its spinal cord stem cells yesterday at the Emory ALS Center at Emory University, in Atlanta, GA. A total of up to 18 patients is planned to be treated in this first U.S. clinical trial to evaluate human neural stem cells [...]

Life's Simple 7 Measures For Healthy Heart

The American Heart Association (AHA) has for the first time defined “ideal cardiovascular health” and linked it to seven simple measures (“Life’s Simple 7″) that people can influence through diet and lifestyle changes to move from poor and intermediate to ideal health… Source:Life's Simple 7 Measures For Healthy Heart

FDA Gives TCA Cellular Therapy Green Light To Proceed With First ALS Adult Stem Cell Trial Using Patient's Own Stem Cells

TCA Cellular Therapy, LLC (TCA-CT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its adult stem cell protocol to conduct Phase I clinical trials to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease)… Source:FDA Gives TCA Cellular Therapy Green Light To Proceed With First ALS Adult Stem Cell Trial Using Patient's [...]

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