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Wisconsin Team Grows Retina Cells from Skin-derived Stem Cells
A team of scientists has successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem cells - suggesting a future in which damaged retinas could be repaired by cells grown from the patient's own skin. [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison]

SCIENCE NEWS

Synaptotagmin Plays a Critical Role in Initiating Cellular Fusion
Success in cellular fusion - as occurs at the moment of conception and when nerve cells exchange neurotransmitters - requires that a membrane be bent before the merging process can begin researchers have shown. [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison]

Caltech Researchers Pinpoint Neurons that Control Obesity in Fruit Flies
A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology have pinpointed two groups of neurons in fruit fly brains that have the ability to sense and manipulate the fly's fat stores in much the same way as do neurons in the mammalian brain. [California Institute of Technology, Pasadena]

Watching Stem Cells Repair the Human Brain
Researcher shows viability of bone marrow stem cells with unique MRI tracking methods. [Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv]

Hard To Treat Diseases to Begin Stem Cell Graft Survival Study
Hard To Treat Diseases has begun preliminary experiments within a project aimed at Promoting stem cell graft survival in the model of traumatic brain injury in rats. [Hard To Treat Diseases, Belgrade]

'Glow in the dark' Red Blood Cells Made from Human Stem Cells
Victorian stem cell scientists from Monash University have modified a human embryonic stem cell line to glow red when the stem cells become red blood cells. [Monash University, Victoria]

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CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

The Role of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's Disease
Although there have been numerous studies attempting to elucidate the underlying mechanism for this increased risk, how apoE4 influences AD onset and progression has yet to be proven. [Neuron]

Reelin Affects Chain-migration and Differentiation of Neural Precursor Cells
This study shows that the absence of Reelin negatively affects proliferation, NS-forming ability, and neuronal differentiation. [Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience]

A Role for SNAP25 in Internalization of Kainate Receptors and Synaptic Plasticity
Regulation of surface insertion and internalization of AMPA and NMDA receptors has emerged as a key mechanism for the control of synaptic strength, however, regulatory elements for synaptic kainate receptors are, however, largely undetermined. [Neuron]

INDUSTRY NEWS

Connexon Creative Launches Cord Blood News
Cord Blood News is a weekly e-newsletter that keeps members of the cord blood community informed by providing the latest news from all areas of the field, including its science, research, policy, and business.

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Secures Funding to Reach Clinical Trials for ALS
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. announced recently that the company has secured the funding required to complete pre-clinical trials underway for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. [BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, New York]

University of Southern California Gets $2.9M in Stem Cell Funding
Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers have been awarded $2.9 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to support research into stem cell discoveries that lay the foundation for future therapies. [Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles]

State Stem Cell Agency Awards Three New Grants to Stanford Researchers
The California state stem cell agency recently awarded three Stanford University researchers a total of $4.2 million to investigate what makes stem cells tick. [Stanford University, Stanford]

Neuralstem, Inc. Listing Compliance Plan Accepted by NYSE AMEX
Neuralstem, Inc. recently reported that its Exchange listing compliance plan submitted on July 6 has been accepted by the NYSE AMEX LLC. [Neuralstem, Inc., Rockville]

Senator Moves to Block Medical Ghostwriting
A growing body of evidence suggests that doctors at some of the nation's top medical schools have been attaching their names and lending their reputations to scientific papers that were drafted by ghostwriters working for drug companies.

POLICY NEWS

Japan Relaxes Human Stem Cell Rules
A long-sought loosening of Japan's guidelines on human embryonic stem-cell research came into effect on 21 August, but may be too late for a struggling field that was once a source of national pride.

Pro-Embryo Group Sues NIH Over Stem Cell Policy
A Christian group has filed a lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health alleging that the Obama Administration's stem cell policy violates federal law.

EVENTS

World Stem Cell Summit 2009
September 23-25, 2009
Baltimore, United States

TERMIS 2nd World Congress 2009
August 31 - September 3, 2009
Seoul, South Korea

Neuroscience 2009
October 17-21, 2009
Chicago, United States

Alzheimer's Disease Beyond Abeta
January 10-15, 2010
Copper Mountain, United States

Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference 2010
February 3-5, 2010
San Francisco, United States

ISSCR 8th Annual Meeting
June 16-19, 2010
San Francisco, United States

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