Amazing! But...not surprising. Did you know...
Dr Lima of Portugal has been treating SCI with Olfactory Mucosa stem cells for quite some time now. Put simply...stem cells from the nose are neurological stem cells and have been used in treatments successfully since 2001! Even more amazing...they can be used to treat spinal cord injury!! - http://repairstemcells.org/Home/Science-Advisory-Board/Lima.aspx
(or as my Dad would say - "the NOSE KNOWS")
- DG/StemCellBlogger
William Frey and his colleagues have found that "snorted" cells can bypass the blood-brain barrier and reach the brain.By Deane Morrison
If you had a brain malady that could be treated with stem cells, how would you like them delivered—by having surgeons cut open your skull to implant the cells, or by snorting them like a nasal decongestant?
Not really a hard choice, is it?A University of Minnesota researcher has taken the first step toward making this kind of medical delivery service a reality by showing that when stem cells suspended in fluid are snorted, they rapidly migrate into the brain.
William Frey, an adjunct professor of pharmaceutics, and his colleagues in Tuebingen, Germany, describe their work in a recent article in the European Journal of Cell Biology.The method holds promise for delivering not only stem cells, but other therapeutic cells or drugs that can’t easily penetrate the blood-brain barrier...
Chicago Based Reproductive Genetics Institute maintain world’s leading supply of Stem Cell LinesChicago -
(Chicago, IL)…In an unimposing brick building located in the heart of Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, lives a repository of information that could lead to the cures for Cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes, spinal cord injury and a host of other diseases.
In early March, when President Obama cleared the way for federally funded stem cell research, he also may have launched Chicago as the world’s top supplier of valuable stem cell lines. While many laboratories, genetic and fertility centers store stem cell lines, the difference at Reproductive Genetics Institute (RGI), located at 2825 N. Halsted in Chicago, is sheer volume. This relatively small facility houses over 300 stem cell lines, more than the entire cumulative number of all of the other existing stem cell lines worldwide.
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Chicago Based Reproductive Genetics Institute maintain world’s leading supply of Stem Cell Lines
Chicago -
(Chicago, IL)…In an unimposing brick building located in the heart of Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, lives a repository of information that could lead to the cures for Cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes, spinal cord injury and a host of other diseases.
In early March, when President Obama cleared the way for federally funded stem cell research, he also may have launched Chicago as the world’s top supplier of valuable stem cell lines. While many laboratories, genetic and fertility centers store stem cell lines, the difference at Reproductive Genetics Institute (RGI), located at 2825 N. Halsted in Chicago, is sheer volume. This relatively small facility houses over 300 stem cell lines, more than the entire cumulative number of all of the other existing stem cell lines worldwide.
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The National Institutes of Health is issuing draft guidelines on steps scientists must take to conduct embryonic stem cell research with taxpayer money.
WASHINGTON -- When President Barack Obama eased limits on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, the big question became how far scientists could go. Friday, the government answered: They must use cells culled from fertility clinic embryos that otherwise would be thrown away.
Draft guidelines released by the National Institutes of Health reflect rules with broad congressional support, excluding more controversial sources such as cells derived from embryos created just for experiments.
"We think this will be a huge boost for the science," said Acting NIH Director Raynard Kington. "This was the right policy for the agency at this point in time."
But the limit will disappoint some researchers who had hoped to use a broader variety of cells.
Scientists are trying to harness embryonic stem cells -- master cells that can morph into any cell of the body -- to one day create replacement tissues and better treat, possibly even cure, ailments ranging from diabetes to Parkinson's to spinal cord injury.
To see the guidelines:
http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/nih-draft-guidelines-for-stem-cell-research-041609/via
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/04/17/stem-cell-guidelines-limit-research-fertility-clinic-embryos/
April 14, 2009, 11:08 am
A Father’s Quest to Cure His Daughter
Stem cell research has been getting a lot of attention lately. Last month, President Obama lifted the Bush administration’s strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research. The actor Michael J. Fox recently appeared on “The Daily Show” promoting his new book and the need for stem cell studies.
And recently the prestigious Peabody awards, issued for excellence in electronic media, recognized a moving independent film, “Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita.” The documentary explores the science, emotions and ethical complications of stem cell research through the story of a scientist who focused his research efforts on spinal cord injury after his daughter became paralyzed in a skiing accident.
Tonight, The New School in Manhattan will offer a free screening of “Terra Incognita,” followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and scientists involved. (Click on the highlighted link for details.) To see a trailer of the film, click on the link below:
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Stem Cells in the City: Science, Narratives, and FilmTerra Incognita: Mapping Stem Cell Research Screening and Discussion
Sponsored by Eugene Lang College and Project Pericles
Advances in stem cell research are occurring at a dizzying pace, yet many argue the field is not moving fast enough, while others ask for a more measured pace. Who are the stakeholders and why do they have such different views?
Join the New School for the film screening of the feature length documentary film Terra Incognita, which provides an inside look into the lives of stem cell researchers and the fierce competition for being the first to make a breakthrough. The film follows the constantly evolving interplay between the promise of new discoveries, the controversy of modern science and the resilience and courage of people living every day with devastating disease and injury.
For more details visit http://www.kartemquin.com/films/terra-incognita.
Discussants:
Maria Finizto, Director and Producer of Terra Incognita
Xiao Hu, New York Stem Cell Foundation Druckenmiller Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Brian Newman, CEO of Tribeca Film Institute
Alexis Gambis, Cancer Genetics, Rockefeller University, Artistic Director and Founder, Imagine Science Film Festival, and Sloan Film Advisory Committee Member
Moderator: Katayoun Chamany, Associate Professor of Biology, Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts