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Dr. Nathan Newman answers questions how adult stem cells are revolutionizing medicine and how they #39;re already being used in treatment of cosmetic and reconstructive to rejuvenate damaged tissues ...
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Posted: December 1, 2014 at 2:46 am
A decade ago, a dream team of researchers from Pittsburgh to South Korea claimed a medical invention that promised to reshape a culture war.
The scientists said they custom-designed stem cells from cloned human embryos. The scientific breakthrough was celebrated around the globe.
Then the bottom fell out.
A scandal erupted over fabricated data, and University of Pittsburgh biologist Gerald Schatten was forced to pull back the findings. Critics cast the 2004 discovery as a farce, a high-profile fraud that forced the journal Science into a rare retraction in January 2006.
Eight years later, the push to use stem cells as a medical treatment continues, but scholars balk at the suggestion that anyone is trying to make genetically identical individuals.
We're not here to clone human beings, for gosh sakes, said John Gearhart, a stem cell researcher and University of Pennsylvania professor in regenerative medicine. Instead, he said, scholars are working to manipulate stem cells to produce heart cells for cardiac patients, brain cells for neurological patients and other custom transplants that could match a person's genetic makeup.
Schatten's work continues at the Magee-Womens Research Institute at Pitt, where university officials cleared him of scientific misconduct, and he remains a vice chairman for research development. He focuses on educating and training physician-scientists and other scientists, a school spokeswoman wrote in a statement. She said Schatten was traveling and was unable to speak with the Tribune-Review.
Researchers have turned the onetime myth of developing stem cells into reality.
At the Oregon Health and Science University, researchers succeeded by blending unfertilized human eggs with body tissue to mold stem cells. Scholars say the cells could let doctors grow customized organs for transplants and other therapies.
The approach engineered by biologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov's research team last year in Portland is among two that scientists are using to forge laboratory-made stem cells the so-called master cells that can transform into other body parts without relying on donated human embryos. Federal law tightly controls the use of taxpayer money for embryonic research.
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Posted: December 1, 2014 at 2:40 am
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Posted: November 30, 2014 at 1:41 pm
Q A Jeunesse LUMINESCE with Dr Nathan Newman TQnvZgn J2w
Dr. Nathan Newman answers questions how adult stem cells are revolutionizing medicine and how they #39;re already being used in treatment of cosmetic and reconstructive to rejuvenate damaged tissues ...
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Posted: November 30, 2014 at 1:41 pm
Expat life: William Pennant, researcher in South Korea (Koreans in the Spotlight)
http://idigculture.com/ One passionate scientist describes his life philosophy, faith, and why stem cell research is so important. Watch the full interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp...
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Posted: November 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama signed an executive order Monday repealing a Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research.
President Obama signs the executive order on stem cell policy Monday at the White House.
Obama's move overturns an order signed by President Bush in 2001 that barred the National Institutes of Health from funding research on embryonic stem cells beyond using 60 cell lines that existed at that time.
Obama also signed a presidential memorandum establishing greater independence for federal science policies and programs.
"In recent years, when it comes to stem cell research, rather than furthering discovery, our government has forced what I believe is a false choice between sound science and moral values," Obama said at the White House.
"In this case, I believe the two are not inconsistent. As a person of faith, I believe we are called to care for each other and work to ease human suffering. I believe we have been given the capacity and will to pursue this research -- and the humanity and conscience to do so responsibly." Watch as Obama announces he's lifting the funding ban
The president pledged to develop "strict guidelines" to ensure that such research "never opens the door to the use of cloning for human reproduction."
Such a possibility, he maintained, is "dangerous, profoundly wrong and has no place in our society or any society."
Obama's order directs the NIH to develop revised guidelines on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research within 120 days, according to Dr. Harold Varmus, president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and co-chairman of Obama's science advisory council.
"The president is, in effect, allowing federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research to the extent that it's permitted by law -- that is, work with stem cells themselves, not the derivation of stem cells," Varmus said in a conference call with reporters Sunday.
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Posted: November 30, 2014 at 12:58 pm
By JOE MANDAK Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employee found dead at work earlier this month was killed by cyanide poisoning, but the medical examiner who made the determination Friday said it's too soon to know whether the death was a suicide, a homicide or an accident.
"There's only so much my office can do in terms of investigating how it got into her hands," Allegheny County Medical Examiner Dr. Karl Williams told the Associated Press. "We have to rely on the police to make that part of the investigation."
Co-workers reportedly found Nicole Kotchey, 34, of Ross Township, on the floor near her desk on Nov. 12, and she died about four hours later.
Pittsburgh police major crimes Lt. Daniel Herrmann said police received the medical examiner's findings Friday morning and were continuing to investigate.
UPMC spokeswoman Susan Manko said she was not authorized to comment.
Kotchey's death came a week after another former UPMC medical researcher, Dr. Robert Ferrante, 66, was convicted of first-degree murder in the April 2013 cyanide poisoning death of his wife, Dr. Autumn Klein. Klein, 41, was a neurologist also employed by UPMC. A jury agreed with prosecutors that Ferrante laced his wife's creatine energy drink with the poison, causing her to collapse at their home and die three days later.
Ferrante, a noted researcher into Lou Gehrig's disease, has denied killing his wife and plans to appeal. He acknowledged ordering cyanide for his lab, but said he needed it for research on stem cells that are used to replicate the way neurological cells die as a result of the disease.
Kotchey worked in a hospital lab, but UPMC officials have not commented on the nature of her employment since Williams first raised questions about her death two weeks ago.
Manko has previously said that the health network was cooperating with the police investigation.
Posted: November 29, 2014 at 8:55 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employee found dead at work earlier this month was killed by cyanide poisoning, but the medical examiner who made the determination Friday said it's too soon to know whether the death was a suicide, a homicide or an accident.
"There's only so much my office can do in terms of investigating how it got into her hands," Allegheny County Medical Examiner Dr. Karl Williams told the Associated Press. "We have to rely on the police to make that part of the investigation."
Co-workers reportedly found Nicole Kotchey, 34, of Ross Township, on the floor near her desk on Nov. 12, and she died about four hours later.
Pittsburgh police major crimes Lt. Daniel Herrmann said police received the medical examiner's findings Friday morning and were continuing to investigate.
UPMC spokeswoman Susan Manko said she was not authorized to comment.
Kotchey's death came a week after another former UPMC medical researcher, Dr. Robert Ferrante, 66, was convicted of first-degree murder in the April 2013 cyanide poisoning death of his wife, Dr. Autumn Klein. Klein, 41, was a neurologist also employed by UPMC. A jury agreed with prosecutors that Ferrante laced his wife's creatine energy drink with the poison, causing her to collapse at their home and die three days later.
Ferrante, a noted researcher into Lou Gehrig's disease, has denied killing his wife and plans to appeal. He acknowledged ordering cyanide for his lab, but said he needed it for research on stem cells that are used to replicate the way neurological cells die as a result of the disease.
Kotchey worked in a hospital lab, but UPMC officials have not commented on the nature of her employment since Williams first raised questions about her death two weeks ago.
Manko has previously said that the health network was cooperating with the police investigation.
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Posted: November 29, 2014 at 8:52 pm
Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2014 6:00 am
Swiston receives Commitment to Education Award Submitted The Daily Press
DENVER Northern Michigan University biology major Cole Swiston of Washburn is the student recipient of the second annual Golden Key Commitment To Education Award, presented by the National Collegiate Honors Council(NCHC)and Golden Key International Honour Society.
Swiston receiveda $325 prize and also presented a researchposter at the NCHCs 49th Annual Conference Nov. 5-9 in Denver, Colo.
The research poster, titled Identification of Basigin in Glioblastoma Multiforme Stem-like Cells, presents work performed by Swiston, fellow NMU student Jeff Maniko and faculty advisor Robert Belton through NMUs collaboration with the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center. Their work identifies a protein known to assist the spread of cancer.
Identifying this proteinis a key step in characterizing the cancer stem cells and planning novel therapeutic techniques, said Swiston.
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Posted: November 29, 2014 at 8:49 pm
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By Lisa Prososki, a former middle and high school teacher
Biology, General Science, Ethics
Two to three 50-minute class periods plus additional time for presentations and extension activities
Students will:
Stem cells are universal cells that have the ability to develop into specialized types of tissues that can then be used throughout the body to treat diseases or injuries. Stem Cell Research is a topic embroiled in much controversy. Scientists are hopeful that one day stem cells will be used to grow new organs such as kidneys or spinal cords as well as different types of tissues such as nerves, muscles, and blood vessels. The controversy sparked by the use of stem cells and research in this area comes from the fact that many people support the use of embryonic stem cells. These cells are taken from embryos that are just days old. As a result of this, the embryo, which is a developing human life, is destroyed. Many people feel it is immoral and unethical to destroy embryos for the sake of science. To further the debate, while these cells are easily cultured, replicate quickly, and have a relatively long life, embryonic stem cells have not yet been successfully used to provide any kind of therapy for humans and pose risks such as tumor growth and rejection by the body.
On the other side of the issue is the use of adult stem cells for research. Adult stem cells are available from a variety of sources including blood from the umbilical cord, the placenta, bone marrow, and even human fat. However, they are relatively hard to find and extract from some of these sources and do not always thrive well when cultured. In addition, they may have some limitations in the type of tissues they are able to form. For many years, adult stem cells have been used to provide a number of different therapies to people with a relatively high rate of success. Recent research has shown that adult stem cells taken from one area of the body are able to regenerate and form tissues of a different kind. In addition to the proven therapies and research, the use of adult stem cells from a patients own body decreases the risk of rejection because the cells are not seen as foreign invaders.
All in all, many scientists believe that the use of adult stem cells should be the primary focus of stem cell research based on past success, lower chances of patient rejection, and the idea that adult stem cell research does not spark the moral, ethical, and political debate seen so frequently when the use of embryonic stem cells is considered.
Imagine you live in a time and place where people no longer suffer from diseases like Parkinsons, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, organ failure, or Alzheimers. Imagine that spinal cords can be replaced and that most forms of paralysis have been eliminated. Imagine that nerves, muscles, and even badly burned skin can be regenerated and replaced. Now imagine that the source of this technology comes from something that cant be seen with the human eye. While it might sound like space-age technology that we see in science fiction books and movies, imagine that it could actually be a reality.
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