Categoría: Stem Cells
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Neuralstem Files FDA Application for ALS Adult Stem Cell Trial
The stem cell company Neuralstem has filed an application with the FDA to begin the first clinical trials ever to be conducted with adult stem cells in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Genzyme Receives FDA Approval for Mozobil
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing approval for Mozobil, Genzyme’s patented drug which stimulates the mobilization of autologous adult stem cells, now available for the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
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New Vatican Document Offers Strong Support for Adult Stem Cells
A new publication issued by the Vatican has high praise for adult stem cell research and therapies, but not for embryonic stem cell research.
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Adult Stem Cells are Going to the Dogs, Cats and Horses
While the treatment of people with stem cells is still somewhat of a controversial topic, veterinary applications of stem cell therapy are enjoying unbridled enthusiasm and success.
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A Possible Prostrate Cancer Stem Cell is Identified
Researchers move one step closer to understanding the origin of prostate cancer cells.
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New Study Sheds Light on the Mysteries of the Bone Marrow Stem Cell Niche
Researchers at the Linheng Li Lab of the Stowers Institute have identified the precise location of the bone marrow stem cell niche, thereby solving a widely regarded mystery.
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ALS Improved by Antioxidants
Scientists at the Salk Institute have demonstrated with human stem cells that an antioxidant commonly found in plants can improve amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Osiris Completes Enrollment in First Worldwide Phase III Stem Cell Trial
The adult stem cell company Osiris Therapeutics accomplishes an historic milestone by completing patient enrollment in the first phase III clinical trial ever to be conducted with adult stem cells in the treatment of Graft versus Host Disease.
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Adult Stem Cell Therapy Rejuvenates Aging Pooch
Once again, man’s best friend proves that adult stem cells are the best therapy of choice for discriminating patients.
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Scientists Prove Endothelial Cells are the Source of Blood Stem Cells
Researchers at UCLA have settled a long-standing debate by discovering exactly when and where the body manufactures blood stem cells.