Mich. Board Sets Hearing To Decide If Measure Loosening Stem Cell Research Restrictions Will Be On BallotThe Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Wednesday scheduled an Aug. 21 meeting to review signatures submitted for state ballot initiatives, including a proposal to loosen state restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research, the AP/Lansing State Journal reports. The board also set an Aug. 13 deadline for opponents to challenge sample signatures.NY Stem Cell Foundation Plays Critical Funding Role In Major New ALS ResearchIn a breakthrough discovery, Dr. Kevin Eggan, Chief Scientific Officer of The New York Stem Cell Foundation and Principal Faculty Member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, has produced human stem cell lines from the cells of patients afflicted with a version of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Eggan's work marks the first time scientists have replicated in a laboratory the specific human cells affected by disease.Research Team Creates Human ALS Motor Neurons: First Disease-Specific Stem Cells From Human Skin CellsA team of researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Columbia University, in a collaboration catalyzed by the Project A.L.S./Jenifer Estess Laboratory for Stem Cell Research, has demonstrated that pluripotent stem cells generated from a patient with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) can be directed to differentiate into motor neurons - the very brain cells destroyed by ALS. The results of the team's study appear in the online issue of Science.Stanford Fruit-Fly Study Adds Weight To Theories About Another Type Of Adult Stem CellIt turns out that an old dog - or at least an old fruit-fly cell - can learn new tricks. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that mature, specialized cells naturally regress to serve as a kind of de facto stem cell during the fruit-fly life cycle. The surprising discovery counters the common belief that the ability to form new cell types or tissues wanes as a cell becomes more specialized.Nearly One-Third Of Ohioans Want State To Spend More Money On Health, EducationNearly one third of Ohioans would like the state to spend more money on healthcare, according to the fourth annual Ohio Health Issues Poll, which gauges Ohioans' opinions on healthcare topics. The Ohio Health Issues Poll is funded by The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati. In future weeks, the Health Foundation will announce other results from the poll including information about insurance, medical homes and medical debt.ALS Stem Cell BreakthroughScientists in the US have converted skin cells from an 82-year-old woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) into stem cells that formed motor neurons with the same genetic make up as the patient. The breakthrough opens the possibility of modelling a patient's specific disease outside of the patient, to improve investigation and drug screening, and perhaps even to develop new neurons to replace the damaged ones in the patient.Thermo Fisher Scientific Significantly Broadens Stem Cell OfferingThermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has expanded its Thermo Scientific Stem Cell ExcellenceTM program, providing new tools and technologies to advance the stem cell research process.Neurons Created From Skin Cells Of Elderly ALS PatientsLess than 27 months after announcing that he had institutional permission to attempt the creation of patient and disease-specific stem cell lines, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Principal Faculty member Kevin Eggan proclaimed the effort a success - though politically imposed restrictions and scientific advances prompted him to use a different technique than originally planned.Michael J. Fox Foundation Funds $1.1 Million For Cutting-Edge Approaches To Parkinson's Disease Under Rapid Response Innovation Awards 2008Gene silencing techniques and induced pluripotent stem cell technology are among the cutting-edge approaches to Parkinson's drug development funded through The Michael J. Fox Foundation's Rapid Response Innovation Awards 2008. As part of its mission to drive transformative treatments and a cure for PD, the Foundation has awarded $1.1 million for 15 high-risk, high-reward Parkinson's disease research projects under the initiative in the first half of the year.
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