Archive for September, 2009

ALS Stem Cell Trial Gets FDA Go Ahead

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the first clinical trial to test a new stem cell treatment for the fatal neurodegenerative disease ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) this month (ALS) can go ahead.

A Novel Concept Of Growing Cells On Lymph Nodes: Pitt Researchers Receive $5 Million From NIH For Regenerative Medicine

Monday, September 28th, 2009
Regenerative medicine researchers at the University of Pittsburgh received two grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore new methods for cultivating replacement cells from existing tissues and organs. A $2.

$1.3 Million In Federal Awards For WPI To Continue Cardiac, Vascular And Tuberculosis Research

Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park have received a total of $1.