News-Medical.netNucleoporin proteins play significant role in maintaining embryonic stem cellsNews-Medical.netThe finding, published June 16 in the journal Genes & Development, shows that nucleoporins play an important role in maintaining embryonic… Continue reading
Stem-Cell Therapy to Restore Sight Ready by 2020, Healios SaysBloombergHealios K.K., which is using Nobel Prize-winning technology to develop a treatment for an eye disease that causes vision loss, aims to begin testing it in patients in 2017 and start… Continue reading
Bloomberg |
Healios Aims to Ready Stem–Cell Therapy for Eyesight By 2020
Bloomberg The Japanese company’s cell-based product is intended to treat macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in the elderly. If successful, it would compete with Novartis AG’s Lucentis, which generated $2.4 billion in sales last year. Pfizer … |
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Bart Starr undergoing stem cell treatment in stroke recovery
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr is undergoing stem cell treatment as he continues to recover from multiple strokes suffered last fall. In a statement released through the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday, Starr’s family said he returned home last … Former NFL quarterback Bart Starr took part in stem cell trialFox News Packers great Bart Starr undergoing stem cell treatmentESPN Starr Starts Stem–Cell TreatmentsPacker Report (subscription) |
Drug Discovery & Development |
Tuberculosis bacteria hide in the low oxygen niches of bone marrow stem cells
Science Codex A new study from the Forsyth Institute is helping to shed light on latent tuberculosis and the bacteria’s ability to hide in stem cells. Some bone marrow stem cells reside in low oxygen (hypoxia) zones. These specialized zones are secured as immune … Tuberculosis Bacteria Hide in Low Oxygen Niches of Bone Marrow Stem CellsTasnim News Agency (press release) |
Beach Reporter |
Stem cell transplant gives Redondo Beach woman reprieve from AML leukemia
Beach Reporter Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous 19-year-old woman in Europe, Redondo Beach resident and single mom Devon Gilbreath-Smith will celebrate two birthdays each year: The day of her birth and the day she received a stem cell transplant. ExCellThera’s stem cell expansion approach may benefit AML patients …News-Medical.net |
Chippewa Herald |
After strokes, Starr undergoing stem–cell treatment
Chippewa Herald At an appropriate time in the future, our family looks forward to sharing the details of Bart’s participation in this most important clinical exploration of what role stem cells may play in the treatment of stroke. Until then, we continue to thank you … Packers Great Bart Starr Undergoes Stem–Cell Treatment247Sports |