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			<title>UK strategy for regenerative medicine emphasises translation</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2012/#story_11567</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the four leading research councils (MRC, EPSRC, BBSRC and ESRC) have released a new five-year strategy for regenerative medicine research and development in the UK, including new investment of &amp;pound;75 million.  &amp;nbsp;  Regenerative medicine is broadly define ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Stem cells could prevent transplant organ rejection</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/03/2012/#story_11412</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The use of stem cells alongside kidney transplants has allowed a small number of patients to eschew the normal drugs required to prevent transplant rejection.  &amp;nbsp;  Research published in Science Translational Medicine reports that five out of eight kidney transplant patients who also received ste ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Renewable eggs could rewrite the fertility rulebook</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/03/2012/#story_11375</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The discovery that reproductive stem cells can spontaneously produce new eggs could ultimately lead to an &amp;lsquo;infinite supply of eggs&amp;rsquo; say scientists. The established belief has been that women possess a finite number of eggs.By searching for the DDX4 protein, which is unique to the surface ... ]]></description>
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			<title>RNA interference and stem cells combat Huntington's disease</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/02/2012/#story_11219</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ US researchers have developed an innovative technique that uses stem cells to deliver an RNA interference (RNAi) based therapeutic for Huntington&amp;rsquo;s disease.  &amp;nbsp;  Huntington&amp;rsquo;s disease (HD) is an inherited form of adult-onset, severe progressive neurological condition that results in d ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Private cord blood banking in the NHS?</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/02/2012/#story_11144</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The umbilical cord blood banking company, Virgin Health Bank, has announced a new partnership with Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Trust, the first such deal between a private cord blood bank and an NHS hospital in the UK.  &amp;nbsp;  Virgin will be able to market their stem cell banking servi ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Stem cell implants look safe for eyes</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2012/#story_11104</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Four months after receiving retinal implants, two California patients are &amp;rsquo;doing well&amp;rsquo; according to research reported in The Lancet.The study involved injecting stem cells into the eyes of two women, one in her 70s with dry age-related macular degeneration and one in her 50s with Stargar ... ]]></description>
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			<title>China and the US act on illegal stem cell treatments</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2012/#story_10994</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning against unregulated stem cell therapeutics.  &amp;nbsp;  In a statement, the regulator reminded the public to avoid any stem cell treatment that was not approved or under officially sanctioned investigation, noting that only one product (Hem ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Chimeric monkeys raise concerns for stem cell medicine</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2012/#story_10965</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Scientists in the US have created live monkeys from a mixture of different monkey embryo cells.  &amp;nbsp;  Published in the journal Cell, the research involved creation of chimeric rhesus monkeys from totipotent cells taken from up to six different early (four-cell stage) monkey embryos. Interestingly ... ]]></description>
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			<title>First European clinical-grade human embryonic stem cells</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/12/2011/#story_10813</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The UK Stem Cell Bank has received the first deposits of clinical-grade human embryonic stem (hES) cells.&amp;nbsp;  Created by a team at King&amp;rsquo;s College London, these cells were made under especially stringent conditions to meet the requirements for therapeutic use in humans, although they will no ... ]]></description>
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			<title>'Extraordinary' decision by Geron ends stem cell trial</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/11/2011/#story_10551</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Comment: Any form of clinical trial is a very expensive and risky investment for a company; with troubled markets, Geron may simply have made a business decision to focus on areas that are more likely to deliver prompt returns on their investments; cancer therapeutics is a well-established area. If  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Patenting human embryonic stem cell products ruled illegal</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2011/#story_10316</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The European Court of Justice has ruled that stem cells derived from human embryos are not patentable.  &amp;nbsp;  The decision upholds an earlier ruling to the same effect (see previous news) on the basis that patenting any cells or cell lines derived from the destruction of human embryos would be eth ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Human cloning: scientific progress and ethical concerns</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2011/#story_10277</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Researchers have created partially patient-specific human embryonic stem (HES) cells by cloning.  &amp;nbsp;  Growing human embryos from adult patients is a key goal for many who are trying to develop stem cell therapeutics, as stem cell lines derived from such embryos would be a perfect match for the a ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Combined stem cell and gene therapy for liver disease</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2011/#story_10259</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In pioneering work published today, researchers have combined gene therapy with stem cell therapy to correct a genetic liver defect.  &amp;nbsp;  Writing in Nature, the research team reports work to combat the genetic disorder alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD), which is caused by a mutation in the  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>UK to trial use of human embryonic stem cells</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/09/2011/#story_10074</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Parkinson's disease major breakthrough</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/09/2011/#story_9768</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Patent granted for adult stem cell production technologies</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2011/#story_9632</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent covering the technologies used in the production of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).   &amp;nbsp;  These cells are important for stem cell and regenerative medicine research and development, and are considered by many to be a useful and ethi ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Three new stem cell studies for MS funded</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2011/#story_9410</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Currently there are no clinically proven stem cells treatments for MS and the availability of such treatments has led to conflict (see previous news). It is hoped that this study will lead to the availability of evidence-based treatments much quicker and give patients access to safe and effective ca ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research legal</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2011/#story_9334</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The legal challenge to US government funding for human embryonic stem (HES) cell research has been rejected by a judge.  &amp;nbsp;  Adult stem cell researchers claimed that such funding diverted National Institutes of Health (NIH) resources away from adult stem cell research and created an incentive fo ... ]]></description>
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			<title>UK strategy for regenerative and cellular medicine unveiled</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/07/2011/#story_9329</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A new government report has set out the challenges for regenerative medicine in the UK and a strategy for future development.  Published by the Office for Life Sciences and the Department of Health (DH), the new report provides an overview of the UK&amp;rsquo;s strengths and weaknesses in regenerative m ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Public attitudes to embryonic stem cell research</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/07/2011/#story_9169</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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