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Japan's government on Friday gave its seal of approval to the world's first clinical trials using stem cells harvested from a patient's own body.


Health Minister Norihisa Tamura signed off on a proposal by two research institutes that will allow them to begin tests aimed at treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD) Puma Classic Suede Sneakers Noir Blanche Pas Cher , a common medical condition that causes blindness in older people, using "induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells".


Stem cell research is a pioneering field that may offer a cure for conditions that are presently incurable, and scientists hope these clinical trials on a treatment for AMD may offer hope to millions of people robbed of their sight.


A government committee last month approved proposals for the tests, which will be jointly conducted by the Riken Center for Developmental Biology and the Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation (IBRI) Hospital in the western city of Kobe.


Riken will harvest stem cells, using skin cells taken from patients, a spokesman said.


The trial treatment will attempt to create retinal cells that can be transplanted into the eyes of six patients suffering from AMD Fenty Puma by Rihanna Cuir Creepers Blanche Rabais , replacing the damaged part of the eye.


The transplant may be conducted as early as the middle of next year at the IBRI Hospital, he said.


AMD, a condition that is incurable at present, affects mostly middle-aged and older people and can lead to blindness. It afflicts around 700,000 people in Japan alone.


Stem cells are infant cells that can develop into any part of the body.


Until the discovery of iPS cells several years ago, the only way to obtain stem cells was to harvest them from human embryos.


This is controversial because it requires the destruction of the embryo Femme Fenty Puma By Rihanna BOW Sneakers Rose En ligne , a process that religious conservatives, among others, oppose.


Groundbreaking work done in 2006 by Shinya Yamanaka at Kyoto University, a Nobel Laureate in medicine last year, succeeded in generating stem cells from adult skin tissue.


Like embryonic stem cells, iPS cells are also capable of developing into any cell in the body Femme Puma Fenty Bow Slide Sandale Olive Vert Pas Cher , but crucially their source material is readily available.


(Agencies)


WUHAN, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Lin Dan defended the men's singles title at the Badminton Asia Championships here on Sunday, a boost for the Chinese superstar who is gearing up for the 2016 Rio Olympics, while Olympic champion Li Xuerui lost the women's singles final.


Lin, two-time Olympic champion, proved too powerful for his young compatriot Tian Houwei Femme Puma Basket Suede Heart Reset Bleu Pas Cher , winning 21-19, 21-8 in the final.


Unseeded Tian received a walkover the previous day when world No. 1 Chen Long withdrew from the semifinals with a knee injury.


"A gold medal here means a good start in the 2015 season, which is very important for me," Lin, also five-time world champion, told the press conference after the match.


"Now I have fans and rivals and I ask myself if it's possible for me to do even better and in 2016 represent China in my fourth Olympic Games Femme Puma Basket Suede Heart Reset Jaune Pas Cher , which I will be very proud of," the 32-year-old said. "In badminton, no Chinese has achieved this like Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia."


Lin admitted that Lee Chong Wei would be the hardest opponent if the Malaysian would be allowed to play in the Rio Games. Two-time Olympic silver medalist Lee is suspended by the World Badminton Federation for doping.


Earlier in the day, world number seven Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand recovered from a first-game loss to defeat world No. 3 Li Xuerui of China 20-22, 23-21, 21-12 in a lengthy women's singles final that lasted an hour and 16 minutes.


In 2013 Femme Puma Basket Suede Heart Reset Rose Pas Cher , the then 18-year-old Thai had also beaten Li in three games to win her nation' s first badminton world title in Guangdong, China.