Scientists plan stem cell cure for blindness
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British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years.
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A retinal implant that could help restore the sight of millions of blind people could be available in two years.
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Reports show cells can help correcting faulty heart rhythms and fighting vision-destroying diseases.
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Scientists hope it may be possible to treat age-related hearing loss by stimulating the growth of new hair cells in the inner ear.
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Macular degeneration is proving to be a field with eye-popping potential.
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Multiple sclerosis patients are being injected with their own stem cells in clinical trials to test a new therapy.
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It may sound unbelievable, but Japanese researchers have been able to restore vision in people with damaged and clouded corneas by using cells taken from the patient&#39;s cheek tissue.
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New methods to reprogram adult cells could create novel models of disease.
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A stem cell cure for diabetes is a step closer, Canadian researchers are predicting.
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The discovery of a new &#39;blindness&#39; gene could help doctors save thousands of people&#39;s sight, UK scientists hope. A team at Leeds University located the faulty DNA code behind a rare form of retinal disease that runs in families.
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Scientists are preparing for a large  clinical trial in 2008 which aims to use stem cells to help 400  patients with spinal cord injuries in Hong Kong, mainland China  and Taiwan grow new cells and nerve fibers.
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Scientists have moved closer to being able to use human stem cells to manufacture blood.
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UK scientists hope to mend shattered bones and damaged cartilage using a patient's own stem cells.
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A Canadian-led research team has shown it is not only possible but relatively easy to harvest stem cells from human eyes that could help fight blindness and degenerative eye disorders.
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Thanks to a group of nano-engineers in Singapore who have created contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs, you may be able to treat your glaucoma or other eye diseases simply by wearing their lenses.
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A genetic switch that gives tadpoles three eyes could allow stem-cell scientists to eventually grow human eyeballs or at least create replacement parts needed for repair jobs.
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Stem cells taken from human embryos  were coaxed into becoming motor neurons in an experiment that  might one day help scientists repair damaged nervous systems,  researchers reported Sunday.