stem cell news 100813-18

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"FDA recognizes the importance of the development of novel and promising new therapies. However, when companies like Regenerative Sciences fail to comply with FDA laws and regulations, they put the public’s health at risk.”--Karen Midthun, acting director of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.. G0 c3 G7 p6 N: C

% ~5 K- ?8 {4 B: G( e2 m4 j"Now, science is demonstrating that adult stem cells regenerate arteries and restore blood circulation to the limbs. If this turns out to be an approved therapy for patients, several amputations can be avoided."--Dr N Sekar, vascular surgeon at Apollo Hospitals., F# U3 B1 ^1 R8 ?

( q4 W/ j9 h) j$ E, s"Until now, such robust nerve regeneration has been impossible in the spinal cord. Paralysis and loss of function from spinal cord injury has been considered untreatable, but our discovery points the way toward a potential therapy to induce regeneration of nerve connections following spinal cord injury in people."--Dr. Steward, anatomy and neurobiology professor and director of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center at UCI.
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“Regeneration is an extremely complex process that I don’t think will boil down to just one cellular event or one molecular event.”--Kenneth Poss, Duke University Medical Center developmental biologist.
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9 W" q" J- P* @  {2 R# }+ c1 I) c- t"We're incredibly encouraged by the Minnesota trial. It's one of the first real proofs of principals that adult stem cells can help tissues outside of the blood-forming system."--Jan Nolta, director of the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures.# X0 R- v% u, _" I
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"After studying them as separate entities for years, it was such a surprise to discover that it was the MSCs that helped the HSCs to remain stem-like and primitive."--Tatyana Michurina, Ph.D., a research investigator in Enikolopov's laboratory.
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"We know there is potential research that can cure diseases. If adult stem cell lines are working just as well of course we should avoid any moral arguments”.--Obama.
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"Recent advances in stem and iPS [induced pluripotent stem] cell research have propelled the field of regenerative medicine forward with such speed that the regulation of these therapies has lagged behind. As with all new technologies, there is a risk of the 'hype' overshadowing the need for hope. The scientific, regulatory, and advocacy communities must collaborate in order to provide accurate, timely, and unbiased information to the public."--Armand Keating, MD, Vice President of ASH.+ K) Q, P$ r, Z$ V
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