International Business News - STEM http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Cells taken from men's testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/stem-cells-from-testicles-an-option-to-embryos.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:00:06 EDT The University of Minnesota has concluded that falsified data were used in a 2001 article published by one of its researchers on adult stem cells. The school is asking that the article be retracted. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/university-stem-cell-study-used-falsified-data.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:59:35 EDT A retail mogul and philanthropist sought to advance stem cell research on scientific and political fronts Tuesday--by announcing a multimillion-dollar donation to a medical institute bearing his name and luring a former president to stump for a state proposal that would loosen restrictions on such research. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/philanthropist-lures-clinton-to-support-stem-cells.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:17:21 EDT Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory. The promise of a virtually limitless supply is tantalizing because of blood donor shortages and disappointments in creating blood substitutes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/stem-cell-advance-may-help-transfusion-supplies.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:13:46 EDT Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/scientists-produce-stem-cells-for-10-diseases.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:25:21 EDT Facing a human egg shortage they say is preventing medical breakthroughs, scientists and biotech entrepreneurs are pushing the country's top funders of stem cell research to rethink rules that prohibit paying women for eggs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/scientists-egg-shortage-hurts-stem-cell-research.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:54:03 EDT Supporters of a ballot measure that would loosen Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research took a big step toward placing it on the November ballot. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/michigan-stem-cell-research-proposal-advances.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:06:07 EDT The Missouri governor's former chief of staff filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of embryonic stem cell research critics that seeks to delay spending from a state life-sciences research fund. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/mo-lawsuit-asks-court-to-clarify-stem-cell-limits.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:12:30 EDT Biotech company StemCells Inc. said Wednesday it has filed a new shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue up to $100 million of debt and equity securities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/stemcells-to-issue-up-to-100m-of-securities.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:33:24 EDT Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that scientists can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which holds the promise of curing Parkinson's disease and diabetes but raises ethical concerns about the limits on human life. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/57879-brazil-stem-cells.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/brazil-approves-stem-cell-research.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/brazil-approves-stem-cell-research.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 19:34:05 EDT The German parliament's upper house on Friday approved a move to slightly relax a law that imposes strict limits on the import of embryonic stem cells for medical research. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/germany-approves-looser-limit-on-stem-cell-imports.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 12:11:23 EDT Shares of biotechnology company Geron Corp. regained some ground Thursday, following a prior-day plunge on the Food and Drug Administration's decision to place a clinical hold on a planned stem-cell study. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/geron-shares-recover-after-drop-on-study-delay.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:55:45 EDT Biotech company StemCells Inc. said Wednesday it was granted an exclusive U.S. patent covering human neural stem cells derived from all tissue sources, including embryonic, fetal, child or adult tissue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/stemcells-shares-rise-as-company-gets-key-nerve-patent.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:05:35 EDT A new nonprofit institution plans to build a $115 million stem cell research facility in San Diego that would open by 2010. Although funding still is being lined up, the San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine proposes constructing a 23,740-square-foot building housing laboratories and support space. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/115m-stem-cell-research-facility-planned-for-san-diego.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:10:44 EDT StemCells Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, said Tuesday the Patent and Trademark Office upheld two of its stem cell patents in a dispute with Neuralstem Inc. In September StemCells star... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/stemcells-says-key-patents-upheld.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:35:00 EDT StemCells Inc., which researches cell-based therapies to treat Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, as well as spinal cord injury, said Friday its fourth-quarter losses grew 32 percent on higher expenses related to expanding its cell processing and clinical development operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/stemcells-4q-loss-widens-on-costs.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:05:38 EDT The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has upheld a second and a third University of Wisconsin-Madison patent covering embryonic stem cell research at the school. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/us-upholds-2-more-stem-cell-patents.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:48:15 EDT Brazil's Supreme Court postponed a decision on whether to permit embryonic stem cell research in Latin America's largest country after one justice asked Wednesday for more time to study the matter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/brazil-court-puts-off-stem-cell-ruling.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:09:55 EST Brazil's Supreme Court postponed a decision on whether to permit embryonic stem cell research in Latin America's largest country after one justice asked Wednesday for more time to study the matter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/supreme-court-puts-off-stem-cell-ruling.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:38:05 EST Brazil's Supreme Court is set to decide if scientists in Latin America's largest country can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which many say can lead to cures for degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080304/brazil-court-to-rule-on-stem-cells.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:39:17 EST