Etiqueta: stem cells
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How Bone Marrow Stem Cells Help in Stroke Recovery
Nakano-Doi et al. Stem Cells 28(7):1292-302. May 2011 Scientists from the Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences of Hyogo, Japan have announced new research findings suggesting that bone marrow stem cells may be useful in the treatment of stroke. Although other scientists have previously demonstrated similar findings, including in patients, (Suárez-Monteagudo et al. Restor Neurol Neurosci.…
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Bone Marrow Stem Cells Protect Lungs from Herbicide Injury
Yang et al. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2011 Apr;49(4):298-302. Paraquat is a herbicide that is linked to development of Parkinsons. It also is a toxin to lung cells and is used as a model of inducing lung injury in rats. In the current study the investigators wanted to see if administration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem…
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Stem Cell trial volunteers thank doctors at reunion lunch
Miami Herald, by Fred Tasker, ftasker@MiamiHerald.com Stem cell therapy was originally used for the treatment of leukemias in the form of bone marrow transplant. Nearly 2 decades after this groundbreaking work, clinical trials initiated using bone marrow stem cells for treatment of heart patients. Bone marrow stem cells possess the ability to stimulate new blood…
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Immune Cells Killing Stem Cells and Stem Cells Killing Immune Cells
Knight et al. J Neurol Sci. Several studies have demonstrated that stem cells are useful in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The Cellmedicine clinic published previously in collaboration with the University of California San Diego that 3 patients treated with their own fat derived stem cells entered remission. Other studies are ongoing, including a study…
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AuxoCell Laboratories Licenses Umbilical Cord Tissue Stem Cell Service to PerkinElmer’s ViaCord
Viacord Press Release Cord blood private banking involves storing your own cord blood mononuclear cells in case you need them later. Cord blood public banking involves banking the cells into a public pool so that if others need them, they have access to them. In some ways it seems like cord blood private banking is…
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Pluristem to develop stem cell therapy on its own: CEO
Anand Basu, Reuters Pluristem is an Israeli company that is publicly traded on NASDAQ and has been working on a “universal donor” stem cell therapy that originates from cord blood mesenchymal stem cells. Key to Pluristem’s intellectual property are a series of patents on three dimensional bioreactors that allow for mass production of these cells.…
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Stem Cell Technique Could Help Those With Fast-aging Disease
Washington Examiner February 23, 2011 Hutchinson-Gilfod progeria syndrome is a fast-aging disease that is rare, has no cure, and is fatal. Children with this disease undergo rapid aging and generally do not live to their teens. It is caused by a single mutation of the LMNA gene, which results in a defect in the production…
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PRECISE: Adipose-derived stem cells show utility as therapy
Cardiology Today PRECISE is The Randomized Clinical Trial of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Treatment of Non Revascularizable Ischemic Myocardium, a double blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 27 patients with chronic ischemic heart disease with HF, angina or both, who were not eligible for percutaneous or surgical revascularization. The patients in the study underwent a liposuction to…
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Stem Cells Help Women Regrow Breasts After A Mastectomy
By Lucy Johnston Express News Scientists in the UK and Australia have been implementing a new technique to benefit women who have had a mastectomy to remove cancerous cells. The technique involves placing a special plastic mould under the skin and then injecting the area with the patient’s own stem cells. The cells are cultured…
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UCL Scientists Develop Magnetic Nanoparticles to Track Neural Stem Cells
Azo Nanotechnology Neural stem cells have recently been shown to possess qualities that make them promising candidates for stem cell replacement therapy and spinal cord reconstruction. Researchers at University College London have recently discovered magnetic nanoparticles that could be used to track neural stem cells following their injection. This would allow for the stem cells…