Northland woman believes stem cell therapy saved her from leg amputation – fox4kc.com
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Northland woman believes stem cell therapy saved her from leg amputation
fox4kc.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Northland woman had such poor circulation that she was at risk of losing a leg. Then she had experimental stem cell therapy. “It’s a beautiful foot,” Dr. Keith Allen said to Theresa Wagner. She has a healthy foot. It’s the same … |
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Mayo Clinic study yields potential stem cell treatment for bronchopleural fistulas
Mass Device “To our knowledge, this case represents the first in human report of surgically placed stem cells to repair a large, multiply recurrent bronchopleural fistula. The approach was well tolerated suggesting the potential for expanded use,” Dr. Wigle said … |
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Bio-ink made with stem cells could be used to 3-D print living tissue
FierceMedicalDevices (press release) (registration) A new stem cell-containing bio-ink could be used to create living tissue through 3-D printing, called “bio-printing.” The ink was developed by scientists at the University of Bristol, and it could eventually produce complex tissues for surgical … Scientists create new bio-ink for 3D printing with stem cells Scientists create new bio-ink for 3D printing |
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Gamma-ray irradiation improves safety of stem cell transplantation in Parkinson’s disease patients
News-Medical.net The study, in which human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived neural progenitor cells were grafted into rat brains, is published in Stem Cells and Development, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is … |