Etiqueta: stem cell institute
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Medistem Signs Exclusive Worldwide License With Yale University for Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Using Stem Cells
Acquisition of Intellectual Property and Data Leads to Expansion of Medistem Therapeutic Pipeline SAN DIEGO, CA, Mar 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Medistem Inc. (pinksheets:MEDS) and Yale University have signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement covering the generation of pancreatic islets from stem cells such as the Endometrial Regenerative Cell (ERC). These pancreatic islets…
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Panamanian-US Scientific Research Supports Using Fat Stem Cells to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2012 A Panamanian-led, multidisciplinary research team has published the first description of non-expanded fat stem cells in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients. «Autologous Stromal Vascular Fraction Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Rationale and Clinical Safety,» which appears in the January publication of the International Archives of Medicine, followed 13 rheumatoid…
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Twins’ family coping with cerebral palsy
ASHLAND — Three-year-old twins with cerebral palsy are making life adventurous, challenging and bittersweet for the Hancock family. «They’re happy kids but it definitely makes it more difficult because as a parent you want them to have every opportunity that every other child has,» said mother Carrie Hancock. «It’s hard, but we’re handling it the…
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Stem Cell Institute in Panama Collaborates on New Method of Treating Diabetes-Associated Heart Disease
Zhang et al. Journal of Translational Medicine Diabetes is associated with numerous “secondary complications” including premature heart disease, renal failure, critical limb ischemia (an advanced form of peripheral artery disease) and diabetic retinopathy. One of the common features of these secondary complications is that they are all associated with low levels of circulating endothelial progenitor…