Articles tagged:stem cell

Posted: Sun Aug 14 12:11 p.m. by The Associated Press

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Posted: Sun Oct 3 12:42 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
University of Michigan creates the state's first human embryonic stem cell line

University of Michigan researchers announced today they've created the state’s first human embryonic stem cell line. The announcement comes just one day before the World Stem Cell Summit begins in Detroit, featuring Sean Morrison, director of the U-M's Center for Stem Cell Biology, as one of dozens of guest speakers.

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Posted: Sat Oct 2 6:01 a.m. by Heather Lockwood
University of Michigan scientist prepares to speak at World Stem Cell Summit

Sean Morrison, director of the University of Michigan's Center for Stem Cell Biology, will be one of dozens of guest speakers presenting at the World Stem Cell Summit in Detroit next week. Morrison is to deliver the science keynote address at 11 a.m. Monday — the first day of the ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 16 10:28 a.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
University of Michigan scientist to Senate panel: Human embryonic stem cell research must continue

University of Michigan research scientist Jack Mosher has spent most of the last decade looking for ways to cure an uncomfortable and potentially deadly gut ailment called Hirschsprung disease. But because of lobbyists who know little about actual science, U-M scientist Sean Morrison told a Senate panel, Mosher might have ...

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Posted: Sat Sep 11 6 a.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
University of Michigan scientist to testify on human embryonic stem cell research before Senate panel

The director of the University of Michigan's Center for Stem Cell Biology is among a handful of scientists heading to Washington D.C. to testify before a Senate panel next week. Sean Morrison will testify on the potential of human embryonic stem cells Thursday following a federal judge’s ruling last month ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 9 10:04 p.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
Appeals court rules that for now, stem cell funding can continue

Scientists working with human embryonic stem cells got the go-ahead Thursday to continue their work, at least temporarily, while a federal appeals court considers a judge’s ruling that halted federal funding of their research. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth’s Aug. 23 ruling blocked federal funding for some stem cell research. ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 25 9:57 a.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
Was Hitler Jewish? DNA testing may show link, Belgian news magazine reports

Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Was Hitler Jewish? Media outlets are picking up a report from a Belgian news magazine called Knack that says the Nazi dictator responsible for the killing of millions of ...

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Posted: Tue Aug 24 2:47 p.m. by David Jesse

Stem cell researchers in Michigan are anxiously awaiting a clarification on the federal judge's ruling Monday that blocked government rules expanding embryonic stem cell research, the Detroit News is reporting.

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Posted: Fri Jul 2 8:42 a.m. by Tina Reed

Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Sugar has been linked to a person's risk of high blood pressure, according to new research reported on by Reuters. A new study linked diets with high-sugar foods and ...

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Posted: Mon Jun 7 6 a.m. by Tina Reed
University of Michigan invention could advance stem cell science

When embryonic stem cells are grown, these sensitive cells need an extra-friendly environment to live in.University of Michigan researchers have created a special synthetic surface, which they say could create a more consistent environment within a petri dish for those little stem cells. And that, they say, could in turn ...

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