Etiqueta: stem cell treatments
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Joint Venture Announced Between U.S. and Korean Stem Cell Companies
Advanced Cell Technology and CHA Biotech announce the formation of a new stem cell company through a joint venture agreement.
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Osiris Receives $5 Million Milestone Payment
The adult stem cell company Osiris Therapeutics reaches a production milestone in its agreement with NuVasive.
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Scientists Regenerate Various Tissue Types by Stimulating the Body’s Own Stem Cells
As an alternative to treating patients with someone else’s stem cells, researchers have improved upon the process of stimulating the body’s own reservoir of endogenous adult 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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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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Caveat Emptor: New Guidelines are Issued to Protect Patients Against Bogus Stem Cell Therapies
Although legitimate adult stem cell therapies are already available, there is also no shortage of bogus stem cell therapies which erroneously claim to offer benefits.
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Adult Stem Cells from Skeletal Muscle Repair Heart Tissue and Offer a Wide Range of Other Therapeutic Applications
Researchers at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh announce that human adult stem cells derived from skeletal muscle have successfully repaired damaged heart tissue more effectively than previously studied therapies.
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Adult Stem Cells Successfully Treat Pulmonary Hypertension
Doctors announce the successful treatment of pulmonary hypertension with autologous adult stem cells in a clinical trial.
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Embryologist and Stem Cell Pioneer Forms New Company
The father of embryonic stem cell science, Dr. James Thomson, merges 3 stem cell companies together into one new commercial endeavor.