The board of the California stem cell agency has endorsed a public option as part of the national health care insurance reform effort, a move that a backer said would help with affordable access to any stem cell therapies developed with taxpayer funds.The board took the position last week on a motion by director Jeff [...]

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International Stem Cell Corporation respectfully requests that the NIH grant to researchers using stem cells created through parthenogenesis the same access to Federal funding as is provided for embryonic stem cells.
The fundamental basis for our request is that, although parthenogenetic stem cells are derived from unfertilized human eggs, not human embryos, the currently proposed Guidelines [...]

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In light of recent comments made by International Stem Cell in response to the NIH proposed Guidelines, I have been asked a lot of questions. Let me try to answer a few of the most common ones.
Q: Will the proposed guidelines hurt International Stem Cell unless they are revised?
A: No. They will be an inconvenience [...]

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International Stem Cell Corporation’s Chairman and CEO, Kenneth Aldrich will speak at the 3rd International Congress of NanoBiotechnology and Nanomedicine (NanoBio 2009) on June 23, 2009. Mr. Aldrich’s presentation is entitled, “Stem Cells and Nanotechnology: Marriage or Myth”. The conference will take place in San Francisco from June 22-24, 2009 www.ianano.org.

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International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), has entered into a definitive agreement for a $5 million investment commitment (the “Investment”) with a biotechnology-focused fund (the “Investor”) that [...]

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International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO) has expanded its senior management team to include greater capacity and flexibility as it expands its therapeutic and commercial activities for the [...]

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Letter Describes Capital Funding, Strengthening of Senior Management Team, Agreement with Cytograft Tissue Engineering, Positive Results from Animal Trials, and Other Developments
International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), the first company to perfect a method of creating human stem [...]

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Role of cancer stem cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Gregory Sergeant, Hugo Vankelecom, Lies Gremeaux and Baki Topal, Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2009(Aug 18) [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Abstract:
As our understanding of pancreatic cancer evolves, evidence is growing to support a role for cancer stem cells in this devastating disease. Cancer stem [...]

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Cancer stem cells spur hope, skepticism by Jill Colvin, The Globe and Mail, August 27, 2009. [WebCite cache][Twitter entry][FriendFeed entry]. Excerpt:
Ontario Cancer Institute researcher John Dick, arguably the world’s leading authority in the field, first identified stem cells in leukemia in the 1990s. Today, few doubt they play a key role in blood cancers.
In [...]

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New Type Of Adult Stem Cells Found In Prostate May Be Involved In Cancer Development, ScienceDaily, September 10, 2009. Excerpts:
The new study may resolve this conundrum because the newly discovered adult stem cells are also luminal cells. “Previous research suggested that prostate cancer originates from basal stem cells, and that during cancer formation these cells [...]

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A new study describes how a carbohydrate-binding protein, galectin-3, promotes angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels. Targeting the protein, scientists identified two approaches that significantly reduced angiogenesis in mice. These discoveries, published online August 16 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, may lead to novel treatments for diseases caused by excessive angiogenesis …

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B vitamins-B-6, B-12 and folate-all nourish the brain. But much remains to be discovered about the relation between these essential nutrients and our brainpower.

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Europe’s southern fringe shares a sunny climate, shaky economic fundamentals and a long-entrenched machismo that is costing it dearly.

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Preventive medicine or preventive care refers to measures taken to prevent diseases (or injuries) rather than curing them or treating their symptoms. It is recommended that people of all ages take advantage of medical, dental and vision preventive care.

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The debate over nano-scale versus micro-scale zero valent iron (ZVI) has attracted the attention of leading scientists in the environmental remediation industry.

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Washington, Aug 17 : Non-viral gene therapy can delay the onset of some forms of eye disease and preserve vision, found one of only two studies of its kind.

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In one of only two studies of its kind, a study from researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts demonstrates that non-viral gene therapy can delay the onset of some forms of eye disease and preserve vision. The team developed nanoparticles to deliver therapeutic genes [...]

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As per recent Android-Flash event held in San Francisco, both of the companies announced that if you go for Google Nexus One with Android 2.2, you will get final version of Adobe Flash Player 10.1. With Flash player, nexus one users will be able to access variety of rich media applications like on-line videos, …. [...]

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Foxconn holds rallies to aid morale after suicides
HONG KONG — Following a string of suicides at its Chinese factories, Foxconn Technology Group raised workers’ wages and installed safety nets on buildings to catch would-be jumpers. Now the often secretive manufacturer of the iPhone and other electronics is holding rallies for its workers to [...]

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CALIFORNIA (GaeaTimes.com)- In a recent development that has again highlighted the lapses in the privacy policy of internet search giant Google Spain has expressed its doubt over the much touted Google Street View. The internet search behemoth has confirmed that a number of street view cars it uses had gathered data from some [...]

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NYC woman to Google: Who’s posting trash about me?
NEW YORK — A business consultant wants a court to force YouTube and owner Google to unmask a cyber cipher who posted what she says are unauthorized videos of her and online comments that hurt her reputation.
Carla Franklin, a former model and actress [...]

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China Techfaith 2Q profit rises 62 percent
SAN FRANCISCO — China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit climbed 62 percent as the Chinese cell phone designer’s product sales rose.
The Beijing-based company’s American depositary shares rose 17 cents, or 5.3 percent, to $3.38 in after-hours trading. The stock had finished regular trading [...]

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Israeli military confronts new foe: the Internet
JERUSALEM — The security obsessed Israeli military is confronting a new adversary — trying to control what its own soldiers post to the Internet.
Facebook, along with YouTube and other popular sites, is turning into a formidable nuisance for the army, as young recruits in this tech-crazy country [...]

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Earnings Preview: Dell Inc.
SEATTLE — PC maker Dell Inc. reports its fiscal second-quarter results after the stock market closes Thursday.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Improvement in Dell’s gross margins.
Dell may be the No. 2 computer maker after Hewlett-Packard Co., but it focuses more on selling to businesses. That means Dell was slower to rebound [...]

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Study: 1 in 5 US teenagers has slight hearing loss
CHICAGO — A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found.
Some experts are urging teenagers to turn down the volume on their digital [...]

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Mexico gives cell frequencies to television giant
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials trying to dilute a near-monopoly on cell phone services have awarded valuable frequencies to a company that holds a near-monopoly in broadcast television.
Government regulators say the new radio wave concessions approved Monday by the Federal Telecommunications Commission will provide more competition for the phone [...]

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US tweaks NKorea on Twitter
WASHINGTON — North Korea may think its new Twitter and YouTube accounts will be a prime platform for anti-U.S. propaganda, but the Obama administration says the world’s most secretive regime may have bitten off more than it can chew by joining the networked world.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said [...]

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WordPress has been dominating the Blogosphere set aside Blogger. Both these offer free blog hosting, but there is varsity in the features. Distinctly Blogger is preferred by some users as it allows them integrate the third party application. Given that, Blogger already has loads of features from customizable templates to adding latest Google news, [...]

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Spain becomes latest country to take on Google
MADRID — Spain is investigating Google over its “Street View” mapping feature, becoming the latest country to tangle with the Internet search giant over concerns it violated people’s privacy while taking shots of city streets.
Madrid Judge Raquel Fernandino has issued a subpoena for an Oct. 4 [...]

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Today the search share market witness an interesting turmoil with Yahoo’s search gaining shares in U.S search market.  According to the reports from research firm ComScore, Yahoo’s share in the search market hiked from 16.7% to 17.1%. ComScore shows the new measure Explict Core Search to filter search linked to slide shows and other [...]

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