Categoría: Stem Cells
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What are the sources of the stem cells used at Stem Cell Institute in Panama?
Lately, especially on our Facebook Page many people are asking us, «What is the source of the stem cells?» At the Stem Cell Institute, we use two types of stem cells. Primarily, we use allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells harvested from human umbilical cord tissue. In addition to allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells, our spinal cord injury…
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After FDA Approval, Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy Patient Receives First Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Treatment in the United States
Ryan Benton, a 28 year-old Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy patient from Wichita, Kansas, received his first umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cell treatment yesterday at Asthma and Allergy Specialists of Wichita, KS following US FDA approval of his doctor’s application for a single patient, investigational new drug (IND) for compassionate use. Wichita, KS (PRWEB) September 10,…
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Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Regeneration, Repair, Inflammation and Autoimmunity – Neil Riordan, PhD (Part 1 of 2)
Neil Riordan, PhD is the Founder of the Stem Cell Institute in Panama. He is also the Co-Founder of Medistem Inc in San Diego and the current President of Medistem Panama. Dr. Riordan is speaking at a Stem Cell Institute patient outreach event held in Miami in May 2013. In part 1, Dr. Riordan discusses…
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Arnold Caplan PhD of Case Western Reserve University and Riccardo Calafiore of Perugia University in Italy tour Medistem stem cell lab in Panama
Professor Arnold Caplan (left) and Professor Riccardo Calafiore (right) pose with Medistem Labs Panama Founder, Neil Riordan, PhD. Dr. Riordan is also the Founder of Stem Cell Institute in Panama City, Panama. Prof. Caplan and Prof. Calafiore were in Panama City with Amit Patel MD to speak at «La Medicina Del Futuro En El Presente»,…
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Contract’s end means changes for stem cell scene
In 2005 WiCell, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the University of Wisconsin was charged with creating and maintaining a national embryonic stem cell bank supported by the Federal Government. At that time the 21 embryonic stem cell lines that were approved by former president George W. Bush’s administration were made available for researchers. The importance…
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Scientists Develop Technique to Determine Ethnic Origin of Stem Cell Lines
This effort linked single-letter alterations in the genetic code — known as single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs — with people of known ethnic origins. This data provided a way to identify the ethnic heritage of a donor of any cell.
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Stem Cells Might Reverse Heart Damage From Chemo
The rats that received the cardiac specific stem cells had both preservation of cardiac function, and also regeneration of the damaged heart tissue.