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• Adult Stem Cells Show Potential for Diabetes Solution, Say Tulane University Researchers

  - 2006-11-06

  To: National Desk, Health ReporterContact: Madeline Vann of Tulane University, 504-247-1425 or 504- 427-7299 cell, Website: http://newsroom.tulane.edu/NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Adult stem cells increase insulin production in mice with type 2 diabetes, demonstrating the potential of adult stem cells to address diabetes, say Tulane University gene therapy...

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• Stem Cell Therapy International Names Tulane University Stem Cell Expert to Its Medical and Scientific Advisory Board

  - 2005-10-21

  Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc., (OTC: SCII) a company in the field of research and development of stem cell transplantation therapy and regenerative medicine, today appointed Weiwen Deng, M.D., Ph.D., a distinguished researcher in the field of stem cell therapy to its Medical and Scientific Advisory Board.

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• Tulane University awarded $9.5M grant to study use of stem cells in

  - 2005-08-29

  The hardest part about being a 28-year old cystic fibrosis survivor is watching most of your friends die, says Wendy Nakka.

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• Tulane works on stem cell miracle cure for paralysis

  - 2004-07-05

  The spinal cord injury may no longer be an incurable nightmare. Tulane University is near completion of a $500,000 laboratory where adult stem cells can be created and used to repair new spinal cord injuries. Such clinical work would be the first of its kind conducted on...

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• Tulane's $4.3M stem cell grant builds interest for researchers

  - 2003-07-07

  The Tulane University Center for Gene Therapy made a splash in research circles when it landed a $4.3 million grant to produce uniform stem cells for scientists worldwide. The school couldn't ask for better advertising to catch the attention of top gene-therapy researchers, said Dr. Darwin Prockop, director...

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• Tulane Univ. awarded National Institutes of Health grant for stem

  - 2003-06-30

  Tulane University has been awarded a five-year $4.3 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to establish a stem cell testing and distribution center. The center will prepare and distribute a continuous supply to researchers of marrow stromal cells derived from human and rat bone marrow. The stem cells...

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• Tulane Gene Therapy Center Announces Medical Breakthrough at Grand Opening

  - 2001-03-07

  Business, Financial and Healthcare Editors NEW ORLEANS--BW HealthWire--March 7, 2001 Today Tulane University celebrated the grand opening of its new Center for Gene Therapy, the first in the country dedicated to using adult stem cells for treating diseases, by announcing results of a new therapy that gives hope...

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