Categoría: Stem Cell Research
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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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AuxoCell Laboratories Licenses Umbilical Cord Tissue Stem Cell Service to PerkinElmer’s ViaCord
Viacord Press Release Cord blood private banking involves storing your own cord blood mononuclear cells in case you need them later. Cord blood public banking involves banking the cells into a public pool so that if others need them, they have access to them. In some ways it seems like cord blood private banking is…
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Pluristem to develop stem cell therapy on its own: CEO
Anand Basu, Reuters Pluristem is an Israeli company that is publicly traded on NASDAQ and has been working on a “universal donor” stem cell therapy that originates from cord blood mesenchymal stem cells. Key to Pluristem’s intellectual property are a series of patents on three dimensional bioreactors that allow for mass production of these cells.…
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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…
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UCL Scientists Develop Magnetic Nanoparticles to Track Neural Stem Cells
Azo Nanotechnology Neural stem cells have recently been shown to possess qualities that make them promising candidates for stem cell replacement therapy and spinal cord reconstruction. Researchers at University College London have recently discovered magnetic nanoparticles that could be used to track neural stem cells following their injection. This would allow for the stem cells…
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World’s First Chemical Guided Missile Could Be the Answer to Wiping out Cancer
A research team at Deakin University has made a discovery that could have huge implications on the treatment and survival rates of cancer victims. The researchers, along with scientists in India and Australia have created the world’s first RNA aptamer, a chemical antibody that targets cancer stem cell marker epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM). This…
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Test Tube Meat No Longer Science Fiction, Dutch Researchers Say
Rudy Ruitenberg The idea of growing meat in a laboratory was developed in 1950, however was not patented until 1999. Due to more recent scientific discoveries, this idea is now becoming a reality. This development may help to ease environmental damage caused by the enormity of the animal farming market. Around 70 percent of farmland…