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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,904
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,904
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adult autologous stem cells did not cause tumors
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17669-stem-cell-spinal-injury-trial-put-on-hold.html
Stem cell spinal injury trial put on hold
Plans to give human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) their first clinical test have hit yet another roadblock. In the latest twist in a long-running saga, the US Food and Drug Administration has placed a "clinical hold" on a proposed trial in patients with spinal injury.
The biotech firm Geron, based in Menlo Park, California, intends to transplant cells called "oligodendrocyte progenitors", grown from human ESCs, into the injured spinal cords of paralysed patients. The idea is that these cells will secrete the protein myelin, which forms sheaths that help protect nerve cells from damage. In rats, such transplants have helped restore mobility after a spinal injury.
There is a straightforward comment worth the read under this one.
Normal U. S. Lag In Health Care by M
and back to Germany
http://www.xcell-center.com/news/safety-follow-up-in-350-patients-after-stem-cell-therapy.aspx
http://www.xcell-center.com/news/stem-cells-and-tumor-risk.aspx
Adult stem cells do not increase tumor risk.
I wish all the brave pwp who are taking these risks the very best. Please report back to us so we know- good or bad - you are helping us by letting us know.
thanks,
paula
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"Time is not neutral for those who have pd or for those who will get it."
Last edited by paula_w; 08-26-2009 at 10:14 AM.
Reason: misspelled the a word
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