‘He’s part of our family’: Dog owners searching for canine stem-cell donor – CTV News
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‘He’s part of our family’: Dog owners searching for canine stem–cell donor
CTV News A Coquitlam family is prepared to spend thousands of dollars at a U.S. treatment centre if they can find a canine donor with the right stem cells to try and prolong the life of their ailing dog. Jasper, a golden retriever-poodle mix, was diagnosed with … |
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City record: 3 stem cell donations in 2016
The Hindu It is a feat of sorts for the fledgling Marrow Donor Registry (India) (MDRI), which is Mumbai’s registry of stem cell donors with over 31,000 people in its database. Given that MDRI (the second largest registry in the country after Chennai’s DATRI) had … |
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Colleyville Animal Clinic Using Stem Cell Treatment On Pets
CBS Local COLLEYVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – Veterinarians at Heritage Animal Hospital in Colleyville are one of the few in the country and one of the only ones in Texas using stem cell therapy to treat pain and discomfort in their animals. The concept is simple … |
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Life-changing stem cell treatment helps man with MS fulfill dream
WOAI When he heard about a new procedure called HSCT, an hour’s research convinced him to try. It’s a stem cell transplant using the patient’s own stem cells to reset their immune systems. He says the success rate is 86 to 91 percent. He adds, “And … |
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Mutated mitochondria could hold back stem–cell therapies
Nature.com The older a patient is, the more likely it is that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from them will carry genetic mutations that could affect the cells’ function, researchers report in Cell Stem Cell. These mutations are found in the DNA of … Unchecked mitochondrial DNA mutations could be a problem for stem cell therapiesEurekAlert (press release) Hidden genetic mutations in stem cells could undermine therapeutic benefitMedical Xpress |
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Hidden genetic mutations in stem cells could undermine therapeutic benefit
Medical Xpress Potential therapies using stem cells hold tremendous promise for treating human disease. However, defects in the mitochondria could undermine the iPS cells’ ability to repair damaged tissue or organs. To avoid impairing IPS cells’ therapeutic value, … Unchecked mitochondrial DNA mutations could be a problem for stem cell therapiesEurekAlert (press release) |
Science Magazine |
Ailing fetuses to be treated with stem cells
Science Magazine After decades of hopes raised and dashed, pediatricians, immunologists, and others are cautiously hopeful that new biological insights and a push for treatment from parents-to-be could turn the tide for prenatal stem cell therapy. “I think [there’s] a … |