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New study reveals promising new Alzheimer’s therapy based on stem cells

Alzheimer’s disease has become a pressing issue in the United States, affecting a record number of seven million Americans. With…

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Health

Parkinson’s symptoms improved by stem cell treatments in small study

With around one million people living with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. and 90,000 new diagnoses each year, the need…

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Health

Stem cell therapy to correct heart failure in children could ‘transform lives’

The groundbreaking research being conducted at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in Melbourne, Australia, is bringing us closer to…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. couple seeks to save dog from cancer using stem cell treatment only available in U.S.

When Stéphanie Gauvin and Tim MacIsaac found out that their beloved five-year-old golden doodle, Lucy, had been diagnosed with T-cell…

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Canada

To stem domestic violence, federal government urged to move quickly on gun regulations

Several civil society organizations, including women’s advocates, are calling on the Liberal government to swiftly flesh out firearm legislation passed…

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Health

Joly announces $1M to help stem mpox in Africa as Liberals craft continental plan

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will provide $1 million to help stem the spread of mpox in Africa…

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Nova Scotia

Mi’kmaw STEM summer camp brings learning out of the classroom

It’s a sunny Friday morning on the Bras d’Or Lake shoreline in Cape George, Richmond County.  Brothers Luke and Kent…

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Health

An HIV patient is in remission after a unique stem cell transplant. Why it could be a path to a cure

A German HIV patient who is in remission following a stem cell transplant from a donor with genes that are…

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Tech

Deaf academics say a lack of ASL interpreters specialized in STEM is holding them back

Read audio transcript Without the right interpreter, following along in a meeting or at an event can be a “puzzle”…

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Health

Family BC seeks stem cell donor to save child with rare neurological disease

A family in Abbotsford, BC, races against time to find a bone marrow donor for their seven-year-old son, Bowin Funk,…

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