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Learning about your child’s terminal illness can be heartbreaking. Support groups, family time & social life can help in coping betterOn World Childhood Cancer Day, ETPanache Digital reaches out to oncologists to help parents understand what they should do if their child i...
15 Feb, 2022, 02.37 PM IST
Govt seeks to define stem cells as drug, regulate use in therapyThe ministry defined the category of stem cells and their derivatives that would be termed a drug, and would thereby have to follow the pro...
16 Apr, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
Umbilical cord blood biz flourishing despite doubts over its benefitsThey say stem cell transplantation for treatment is limited to hereditary or genetic conditions, specifically blood disorders.
25 Feb, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
Meet Sergio Canavero, the neurosurgeon who will carry out first human head transplant next yearThere were several attempts at head transplants since 1954 but all were unsuccessful.
14 May, 2016, 07.44 AM IST
New stem cell can grow into any body partThese cells can be programmed to become any cell type in the body, from brain to heart, and can be used to grow new organs and tissue for t...
11 Dec, 2014, 07.22 PM IST
A clear policy in stem cell therapy will foster innovative healthcareIndia has the potential to become a leading global player for stem cell products and services. So, the government must act fast in implemen...
27 Dec, 2012, 05.26 AM IST
How authentic are claims 'scientific breakthroughs' made by hospitals true?Hospitals which brag about their scientific breakthroughs is a cause for worry as it involves a fraternity that has sworn allegiance to the...
12 Feb, 2012, 12.16 PM IST
- New-age bionics moving closer to robotics with accent on sensing and thought control
With bionics, a blind can see, a deaf can hear and lame can walk. And that’s just the beginning. New-age bionics is moving closer to roboti...
07 Aug, 2011, 02.37 PM IST
- Stem cell banks grow on hope of healthy dividend
Stem cell research promises to dramatically change the way diseases are treated, Indians are turning up in large numbers at specialised ‘ba...
07 Feb, 2009, 03.24 AM IST
- MEMG signs MoU with Malaysian Biotech Corp
To facilitate advanced stem cell research and development in Malaysia, Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) has signed a Memorandum o...
08 May, 2007, 07.50 PM IST
- Local cos line up big stem cell research plans
Research in stem cells that holds promise in treating spinal cord injuries and difficult-to-cure diseases like blood cancer, Parkinson’s an...
14 Dec, 2006, 02.42 AM IST