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| UpdatedFor thousands of years it was thought impossible to regenerate the spinal cord. Now we know it's both possible and safe, thanks to the pioneering work of the 2017 Australian of the Year.
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There are concerns about the number of Australian stroke patients travelling overseas for stem cell therapies, many of which are untested and potentially unsafe.
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| UpdatedProfessor Alan Mackay-Sim, a stem cell researcher whose work was key to the first successful restoration of mobility in a quadriplegic man, says he is humbled at being named as Queensland's Australian of the Year.
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A stem cell treatment which has successfully restored some movement in quadriplegics' arms and hands will soon be on offer in Australia if a US company has its way.
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| UpdatedA Gold Coast stem cell marketer who charges patients up to $44,000 up front for clinically untested treatments has been referred to authorities for unethical and exploitative practices.
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Experts say Australian stem cell clinics are exploiting a regulatory loophole to take advantage of patients and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) needs to act and tighten regulations.
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A blood-based protein could play a role in replenishing stem cells in trauma patients, a Newcastle scientist finds.
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For a small number of Leukaemia patients, who are not cured by standard chemotherapy, a stem cell transplant may be required. But what are stem cells and how can they be used to treat the cancer?
Topics: leukaemia, diseases-and-disorders, stem-cells, australia
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| UpdatedThe dreaded news 10 years ago that Nicola and Jim Walker's two-year-old daughter Abby was diagnosed with leukaemia prompted the couple to take the controversial step to have another child and harvest stem cells from the baby's umbilical cord in case the cancer returns and a transplant is needed.
Topics: cancer, medical-ethics, family, stem-cells, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedHundreds of families across Australia are facing uncertainty after a company that stores umbilical cord blood goes into liquidation.
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| UpdatedAustralian researchers believe they are close to being able to use stem cells to regrow human bone and tissue damaged by injury, illness or old age.
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A report citing new techniques that could allow scientists to harvest animal organs for human transplants raises concerns about the potential ethical and legal ramifications of stem cell science.
Topics: stem-cells, science-and-technology, health, medical-ethics, doctors-and-medical-professionals, australia
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| UpdatedScientists successfully restore the vision of 12 infants born with congenital cataracts in the trial of a treatment which regenerates the eye's lens.
Topics: eyes, science-and-technology, stem-cells, medical-research, research, australia
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Australia is chosen to host a world-first trial of revolutionary stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease.
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| UpdatedBrook Duggan was denied cover for a life-saving stem cell transplant because the procedure did not involve transplanting cells from another person.
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The imminent creation of embryos from stem cells for research will raise ethical issues that need to be debated now, scientists say.
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Adult skin cells have been reprogrammed to make mini human kidneys that could help test drug toxicity and study disease.
Topics: science-and-technology, liver-and-kidneys, stem-cells, biotechnology, australia