http://blog.stemcellgf.org Fri, 07 May 2010 11:42:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blog.stemcellgf.org/uncategorized/patient-got-free-of-hiv-after-stem-cell-transplant/ http://blog.stemcellgf.org/uncategorized/patient-got-free-of-hiv-after-stem-cell-transplant/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:16:48 +0000 admin http://blog.stemcellgf.org/?p=503 A 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appears to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to the virus that causes AIDS, according to a report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The patient underwent a stem cell transplant and since, has not tested for HIV in his blood. “The patient is fine,” said Dr. Gero Hutter of Charite Universitatsmedizin Berli... Readmore

]]> A 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appears to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to the virus that causes AIDS, according to a report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The patient underwent a stem cell transplant and since, has not tested for HIV in his blood. “The patient is fine,” said Dr. Gero Hutter of Charite Universitatsmedizin Berli... Readmore

]]> http://blog.stemcellgf.org/uncategorized/patient-got-free-of-hiv-after-stem-cell-transplant/feed/ 9 http://blog.stemcellgf.org/uncategorized/reprogramming-skin-cells-helpful-in-treating-liver-diseases%e2%80%a6/ http://blog.stemcellgf.org/uncategorized/reprogramming-skin-cells-helpful-in-treating-liver-diseases%e2%80%a6/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:06 +0000 admin http://blog.stemcellgf.org/?p=298 Liver disease is the fourth leading cause of death among middle aged adults in the US. Loss of liver function can be caused by several factors, including genetic mutations, infections by hepatitis viruses, by excessive alcohol consumption, or chronic use of some prescription drugs. When liver function goes awry, it can result in a wide variety of disorders including diabetes and atherosclerosis and is fatal in many cases.Washington,(IANS) Scientists have successfully produced liver cells from pa... Readmore

]]> Liver disease is the fourth leading cause of death among middle aged adults in the US. Loss of liver function can be caused by several factors, including genetic mutations, infections by hepatitis viruses, by excessive alcohol consumption, or chronic use of some prescription drugs. When liver function goes awry, it can result in a wide variety of disorders including diabetes and atherosclerosis and is fatal in many cases.Washington,(IANS) Scientists have successfully produced liver cells from pa... Readmore

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