Categoría: Adult Stem Cells
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The Key to Better Health May Lie in Adult Stem Cells
One of the oldest people in the world, Sarah Knauss (119 years old), might have had more than just “good genes.” «Adult stem cells – known for their healing and regenerative properties – might hold the key to a long and healthy life,» says Wayne Marasco, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber at the recent International Vatican…
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Adult Stem Cell Clinical Trials Showing Success
A Number of Clinical Trials Using Adult Stem Cells Are Showing Early Success Dozens of adult stem cell treatments are moving through clinical trials and showing early success, raising hopes that some could reach the market within five years. ‘It will only take a few successes to really change the field,’ said Gil Van Bokkelen,…
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Healing juices’ of stem cells could help treat asthma
Research suggests future use of cells in kidney, heart disease BY BRENT WITTMEIER, EDMONTON JOURNAL DECEMBER 2, 2011 University of Alberta pediatric asthma researcher says that the medical benefits of stem cells may lie in their by-product «healing juices». Dr. Bernard Thébaud believes the by-products of mesenchymal stem cells – found in umbilical cord tissue…
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Stem cell therapy gives dogs new pep in their step
Linda Goldston, lgoldston@mercurynews.com Mercury News Cookie is a thirteen year-old Australian shepherd mix that has been having increasing trouble lying down and getting up. She could not walk down stairs and even during normal walks around the park her legs would give out. Cookie’s master, Ed Tani of Hayward was terrified that Cookie’s days were…
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Forcing Stem Cells into Circulation Results in Protection from Liver Failure in Animals
Zhang et al. Toxicol Lett. While previous studies showed that administration of bone marrow cells are capable of repairing livers in animal and human studies, relatively little work has been performed to augment existing means by which the body uses its own stem cells to heal the liver. Specifically, it has been demonstrated that in…
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Immune Cells Killing Stem Cells and Stem Cells Killing Immune Cells
Knight et al. J Neurol Sci. Several studies have demonstrated that stem cells are useful in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The Cellmedicine clinic published previously in collaboration with the University of California San Diego that 3 patients treated with their own fat derived stem cells entered remission. Other studies are ongoing, including a study…
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StemCells, Inc. Initiates World’s First Neural Stem Cell Trial In Spinal Cord Injury
StemCells Inc Press Release StemCells Inc announced today they are initiating a clinical trial using their fetal derived neural progenitor cells for the treatment of spinal cord injuries. Previously the company had reported that their stem cells, called HuCNS-SC, are capable of differentiating into various neural lineage cells including neurons, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes. The fact…
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Stem Cell Technique Could Help Those With Fast-aging Disease
Washington Examiner February 23, 2011 Hutchinson-Gilfod progeria syndrome is a fast-aging disease that is rare, has no cure, and is fatal. Children with this disease undergo rapid aging and generally do not live to their teens. It is caused by a single mutation of the LMNA gene, which results in a defect in the production…
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PRECISE: Adipose-derived stem cells show utility as therapy
Cardiology Today PRECISE is The Randomized Clinical Trial of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Treatment of Non Revascularizable Ischemic Myocardium, a double blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 27 patients with chronic ischemic heart disease with HF, angina or both, who were not eligible for percutaneous or surgical revascularization. The patients in the study underwent a liposuction to…
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Stem Cells Help Women Regrow Breasts After A Mastectomy
By Lucy Johnston Express News Scientists in the UK and Australia have been implementing a new technique to benefit women who have had a mastectomy to remove cancerous cells. The technique involves placing a special plastic mould under the skin and then injecting the area with the patient’s own stem cells. The cells are cultured…