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  • View Article  Stem cell transplant 2 of 2
    After you complete your pre-transplant tests and procedures, you begin a process known as conditioning. During conditioning, you undergo chemotherapy and possibly radiation in order to:   more »
    View Article  Stem cell transplant 1 of 2
    A stem cell transplant is the infusion of healthy stem cells into your body. A stem cell transplant may be necessary if your bone marrow stops working and doesn't produce enough healthy stem   more »
    View Article  Brain stem cells
    For the first time scientists have shown that brain stem cells are immune privileged, which means that they are invisible to a transplant recipient's immune system and do not trigger the immune system to reject them. These results, published in an issue of Stem Cells, indicate that using central nervous system   more »
    View Article  Stem cell research
    Stem cells are cells that can renew themselves over long periods by division and have the capacity to develop into individual or different cell types with specific characteristics (differentiation). Under suitable conditions   more »
    View Article  German parliament opens debate on future of stem-cell research
    German lawmakers are debating whether the country should alter a 2002 law that imposes strict limits on the use of stem cells for medical research.   more »
    View Article  Stem Cells 4 of 4

    Stem Cells 4 of 4

     

     

    Repair from within – endogenous repair

     

    What is endogenous repair?

     

      The brain and spinal cord ...   more »

    View Article  Stem Cells 3 of 4

     

     

    Cells that repair

     

    Scientists are investigating a variety of cell types that might be transplanted to repair MS damage – both stem ...   more »

    View Article  Stem Cells 2 of 4

     

     

    Important stem cell discoveries

     

    Lots of the basic science so far has been carried out using mice, and not all that information ...   more »

    View Article  What are stem cells?

     

     

    What are stem cells?

     

     Image of some stem cells 

     

    Stem cells can do extraordinary things that other cells in the body cannot do. Put ...   more »

    View Article  Stem Cell Therapy In MS
    Stem Cell Therapy In Multiple Sclerosis - Now It Is Time To Really Start
    24 Nov 2006

    Clinical research with human stem cells to repair ...   more »
    View Article  Neural Stem Cells Are Long-Lived

    Neural Stem Cells Are Long-Lived

    New studies in mice have shown that immature stem cells that proliferate to form brain tissues can function for at least a year — most ...   more »

    View Article  The use of stem cells for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

    The use of stem cells for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

     Autoimmune diseases constitute a heterogeneous group of conditions commonly treated with anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressant, ...   more »