Categoría: News
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Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Blood are Used in Cancer Therapy
Adult stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood are utilized to transport anti-cancer drugs directly into tumors.
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Stem Cell Therapy Goes To The Dogs
Man’s best friend proves to be an excellent candidate for adult stem cell therapies that may also be helpful for humans.
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Mice with Muscular Dystrophy Improve after Adult Stem Cell Treatment
Scientists at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston offer the first evidence that adult stem cells derived from muscle constitute a viable therapy for muscular dystrophy in an animal model.
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Large-Scale Adult Stem Cell Trials Planned for Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis lead a nationwide, multicenter clinical trial to study the efficacy of adult stem cell therapy in the treatment of children with sickle cell anemia.
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Indian Company Plans Off-The-Shelf General Stem Cell Therapy
Stempeutics Research, headquartered near Bangalore, India, is currently developing broad stem cell therapies that are applicable to a wide variety of diseases.
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Pfizer Funds New Company for the Development of New Stem Cell Therapy for Eye Diseases
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer is helping to create a new company dedicated to the development of adult stem cell therapies for diabetes-induced retinal damage.
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Stem Cells Discovered in Surface of Heart
Researchers discover stem cell precursors of cardiomyocytes located in the outer layer of heart tissue.
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Veterinarians Achieve Success With Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Animals
As crippled horses, dogs and cats show dramatic improvement after being treated with adult stem cell therapy, their progress parallels similar advancements for humans.
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Doctors in India Use Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
With newer, improved techniques for the administration of adult stem cells, an already viable therapy is made even more effective in the treatment of devastating spinal cord injuries.
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Adult Stem Cells Identified in Bladder
Scientists at UC-Davis Children’s Hospital are the first to identify stem cells in the adult human bladder.