Stem Cell Week

Blood Vessel Regeneration - CD11(low) cells are a good source of cells for blood vessel regeneration

Cell Therapy - Local platelet-rich plasma administration may stimulate intervertebral disc repair

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cells are sensitive to cytotoxic effects of the solvent dimethyl sulfoxide

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Human embryonic stem cells propagated on immortalized drug-resistant cell line

Stem Cell Research - Bone marrow-derived cells fuse with normal and transformed intestinal stem cells

Angiology - Angiogenic growth proceeds without marrow cell incorporation after VEGF stimulation

Angiology - Neovascular response to ischemia is specific to cell type

Artificial Liver Support - Cell-free artificial liver support trial guidelines minimize systematic errors

Artificial Liver Support - Extracorporeal liver support device is a therapeutic option in artificial liver support

Bioartificial Liver - Optimal bioartificial liver system still under development

Bone Marrow Transplantation - Survival improved for children requiring intensive care after bone marrow transplant

Business Update - Cord Blood America CEO plans to be extremely aggressive in acquisitions, asset purchases

Cardiac Regeneration - Integrative studies are needed to achieve full potential of cardiac regeneration

Cell Therapy - Postinfarct cytokine therapy regenerates cardiac tissue and improves LV function

Collaborations - BioE, University of Newcastle form stem cell research partnership

Developmental Biology - Oct4 homologues aid in maintaining vertebrate developmental multipotency

Diabetes Complications - Diabetes impairs the ability of transplanted cells to stimulate angiogenesis in ischemic limbs

Embryogenesis - Gonadotropins affect Oct-4 gene expression during mouse oocyte growth

Finance - Gentium raises $22.1 million in private offering to support pipeline development

Graft-versus-Host Disease - CCL27/CTACK-CCR10 interaction recruits CD4 cells to skin in graft-versus-host disease

Graft-versus-Host Disease - Response favorable for extracorporeal photopheresis in children with GVHD

Infection Management - Infection management is challenging in cancer and stem cell transplant patients

Liver Failure - HepaLife achieves major cell biology objective in artificial liver device research

Market Analysis - Report evaluates market opportunities stem cells present in biotechnology sector

Molecular Diagnostics - RAPD technique genotypes coagulase-negative staphylococci strains within 4 hours

Myeloma - Multiple myeloma treatment by osteoblast suppression described

Myocardial Infarction - Hearts with myocardial infarction may improve upon interleukin-8 stimulation of progenitor cells

Orthopedics - Fracture repair is facilitated by placental growth factor

Patents - Ortec obtains first U.S. patent allowance on Haptide cell attachment technology

Patents - U.S. patent office rejects PharmaStem's claims

Peripheral Nerve Regeneration - Peripheral nerve regeneration presents a significant clinical challenge

Philanthropy - CalbaTech contributes to effort supporting stem cell research to cure diabetes

Polycythemia Vera - HSC mutation in polycythemia vera predisposes toward erythroid differentiation