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20-07-10
iPS Cells Remember their Past
Differences found between iPS cells and emrbyonic stem cells.
08-07-10
Stem Cells and the Tour de France
It is that time of the year again, when grown men don brightly coloured lycra to sweat their way through the Tour de France...which is timely as there has been some interesting research lately about how exercise affects the stem cell in our brain.
19-05-10
Stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis – update
Back in January 2010 the ASCC reported on an ABC news story which focused on a young Canberra man with severe MS who made a substantial recovery after receiving stem cell therapy. Here is an update.
30-04-10
Can Rabbit Stem Cells Cure Your Ills?
Recent media attention has focused on an organisation known as Stem Cell Biomedics who are advertising information seminars in Perth and Sydney on unproven risky rabbit fetus stem cell 'therapies'. Stem cell experts warn that therapies offered by visiting European practitioners are unproven, potentially dangerous and illegal in Australia.
05-03-10
Advanced Cell Technology‘s Granted Orphan Drug Status from FDA for Treatment of Rare Form of Blindness
In what could be a significant step forward for human embryonic stem cell science the FDA have granted orphan drug status to a type of human embryonic stem cell to treat Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy.
28-01-10
The Science Behind the Headlines - Direct Reprogramming of Mouse Fibroblast Cells to Neurons
Researchers have today announced their ability to turn normal mouse fibroblast cells into functioning neural cells without needing to go through a stem cell stage first. The ASCC explains the science behind the discovery.
08-01-10
The Science Behind the Headlines - Stem Cell Therapies and Multiple Sclerosis
Recent news reports have focused on the case of a young Australian man with severe MS who appears to have made a substantial recovery from MS after receiving stem cell therapy in Australia. The ASCC explains the science behind these claims.

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