Etiqueta: neil riordan
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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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Duchenne’s Patient Ryan Benton Discusses His Experience with Stem Cell Therapy
Ryan Benton is the first patient in the United States to receive human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy. The US FDA granted Ryan this trial under compassionate use. Ryan first began treatments at the Stem Cell Institute in Panama before being able to receive treatments in his hometown of Wichita,…
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Clinical Trials for Multiple Sclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis using Umbilical Cord Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Stem Cell Institute and Medistem Panama founder, Neil Riordan, PhD discusses clinical trials for multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis using umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells at our fall stem cell seminar in San Antonio. For more information about these trials and others, please visit www.translationalbiosciences.com. The multiple sclerosis trial is full but the RA…
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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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Neil Riordan PhD on stem cell expansion in stem cell therapy
Stem Cell Pioneers featured Dr. Riordan in its February installment of «Ask the Doctor», a monthly segment that features stem cell scientists and doctors answering questions from readers about stem cell therapy. Over the next several days, we will share these questions and Dr. Riordan’s answers with our readers. Question: Are there some conditions such…
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Neil Riordan PhD – Stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury (part 1 of 5)
Part 1: Dr. Riordan discusses mesenchymal stem cell sources from umbilical cord Wharton’s jelly, stem cell expansion, therapeutic potential of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells vs. bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells from umbilical cord blood and the scientific rationale supporting stem cell treatment of spinal cord injury.
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Could Metabolic Syndrome, Lipodystrophy, and Aging Be Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exhaustion Syndromes?
Eduardo Mansilla,1,* Vanina Díaz Aquino,1 Daniel Zambón,2 Gustavo Horacio Marin,1 Karina Mártire,1 Gustavo Roque,1 Thomas Ichim,3 Neil H. Riordan,3 Amit Patel,4 Flavio Sturla,5 Gustavo Larsen,6, 7 Rubén Spretz,6, 7 Luis Núñez,8, 9 Carlos Soratti,10 Ricardo Ibar,10 Michiel van Leeuwen,11 José María Tau,1 Hugo Drago,5 and Alberto Maceira1 Abstract One of the most important and complex…