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Umbilical Cord Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cells Best For Clinical Applications
A recent study concluded that umbilical cord tissue is the best source for clinically utilizable mesenchymal stem cells. Comparative Characterization of Cells from the Various Compartments of the Human Umbilical Cord Shows that the Wharton’s Jelly Compartment Provides the Best Source of Clinically Utilizable Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Arjunan Subramanian, Chui-Yee Fong, Arijit Biswas, Ariff Bongso…
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US FDA Green Lights Second Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy Patient To Receive Human Umbilical Cord Stem Cells In US
(PRWEB) MAY 26, 2016 After several promising treatments in Panama using stem cell technology developed by Medistem Panama Inc. at the City of Knowledge in Panama, a 6 year-old Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy patient received his first umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells in the US earlier this year following FDA approval of a second application…
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New article concludes US FDA restrictions hampering stem cell therapy progress
An article published this month in Thieme Journal of Knee Surgery entitled, «The Use of Biologic Agents in Athletes with Knee Injuries» concluded that «Biologic agents… are becoming the mainstay of nonoperative therapy in the high-demand athletic population.» but «…Unfortunately, strict regulations by the FDA continue to restrict their application in clinical practice.» The good…
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Modulation of Cytokines in Cancer Patients by Intravenous Ascorbate Therapy
Nina Mikirova, Neil Riordan, Joseph Casciari Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:14-25 DOI: 10.12659/MSM.895368 BACKGROUND: Cytokines play an important role in tumor angiogenesis and inflammation. There is evidence in the literature that high doses of ascorbate can reduce inflammatory cytokine levels in cancer patients. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of treatment…
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Why Stem Cells Work: Clinical Trials for Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy
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en Bone Marrow Stem Cells, Clinical Trials, Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, Medistem Labs Panama, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Multiple Sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Muscular Dystrophy, Neil Riordan PA PhD, News, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spinal Cord Injury, Stem Cell Lecture Videos, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cell Therapy, umbilical cord tissue stem cellsNeil Riordan, PhD speaks at the Riordan-McKenna Institute and Stem Cell Institute fall seminar in Southlake, Texas on October 10, 2015. Dr. Riordan discusses: How our lab selects uses specialized screening techniques to select only the stem cells that we know will be the most useful for our patients. Only about 1 in 100 cords…