Etiqueta: stem cell treatment
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The Key to Better Health May Lie in Adult Stem Cells
One of the oldest people in the world, Sarah Knauss (119 years old), might have had more than just “good genes.” «Adult stem cells – known for their healing and regenerative properties – might hold the key to a long and healthy life,» says Wayne Marasco, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber at the recent International Vatican…
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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 therapy gives dogs new pep in their step
Linda Goldston, lgoldston@mercurynews.com Mercury News Cookie is a thirteen year-old Australian shepherd mix that has been having increasing trouble lying down and getting up. She could not walk down stairs and even during normal walks around the park her legs would give out. Cookie’s master, Ed Tani of Hayward was terrified that Cookie’s days were…
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Bone Marrow Stem Cells Successful For Liver Failure Caused by Hepatitis B
Peng et al. Hepatology. The liver is the most regenerative solid organ in the body. One can resect 2/3 of the liver and it will still regenerate back to normal size. There have been several experimental studies in animals where induction of liver injury is treated by administration of bone marrow stem cells. A video…
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France’s first ‘saviour baby’ is born in Paris
Antoine Mariotti , France 24 International A ‘saviour baby’ is a relatively new term that has come in to practice with modern medical revelations allowing for genetic selection at the embryonic stage of development. The first savior baby in France was born in Paris on February 8, 2011. The boy, named Umut Talha, meaning “our…
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Platelet-Rich Plasma Releasate Promotes Differentiation of Tendon Stem Cells Into Active Tenocytes.
(Zhang et al. Am J Sports Med. ) Platelet rich plasma (PRP) contains products of activated platelets which include numerous growth factors such as fibroblast growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor, insulin like growth factor, etc. Conventionally, PRP is used to promote various healing processes. In the area of sports medicine PRP has been used for…
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Coach’s fight a team effort
Sam Harrell is a well-known Ennis football coach and father of Texas Tech’s former quarterback Graham Harrell. Steve Betik has worked in construction for decades. Both of them suffer from multiple sclerosis. When they asked the Ennis chiropractor Dr. William Davis about using stem cells for their condition, his reaction was that it would be…