700 samples of stem cells collected in Astana blood bankTengrinewsThe stem cells bank, a part of the Astana blood bank, was opened in 2009. The scientists collect and process blood from umbilical veins and placenta. Then, they extract a concentrate of hematopoietic stem cells and freeze it at -196C degrees. Stem … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell drive to be held for Torrance police chief’s wifeDaily BreezeTORRANCE (CNS) – A stem cell drive will be held in Torrance today for a retired Torrance police chief’s wife, who is battling leukemia. Organized by the Torrance Police Department and the “Be the Match” National Marrow Donor Program, the drive is being … … Continue reading
Peter A. Fields, MD DC, Discusses Stem Cell TherapiesNewswire (press release)Peter A. Fields, MD DC, “The Athletic Doc,” introduces a groundbreaking Stem Cell prolotherapy treatment, a regenerative procedure that, in combination with PRP and Dextrose prolotherapy, provides a remarkable alternative to joint replacement surgery. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Adult Stem Cells Offer Ethical Hope for Lupus SufferersPatheos (blog)Dr David Prentice, Senior Research Fellow at the Family Research Council, wrote an article for LifeNews.com, that should give great hope to anyone suffering from Lupus. Unlike embryonic stem cell research, which has yet to produce effective treatments, … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
The furor over fresh-cell therapy (which is NOT stem cell therapy)Inquirer.netThe proponents of FCT in Germany, however, claim that all talk about patient deaths and questionable safety standards are unfounded, and an uncouth effort to discredit FCT so that the same medical professionals here could promote stem–cell therapy … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
A*STAR Scientists Create Stem Cells From a Drop of BloodMENAFN.COMSingapore, Mar 22, 2014 (Menafn – ACN Newswire via COMTEX) –Scientists at A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have developed a method to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from a single drop of finger-pricked … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
IBNLiveLondon: In a major breakthrough, a team of scientists has developed a method to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from just a drop of finger-pricked blood. As hiPSCs exhibit properties remarkably similar to human embryonic stem …Four-tier licence regime for stem–cell activity proposedEconomic TimesGovernment set to tighten stem cell therapy normsDaily MailProteins that … Continue reading
Accelerating muscle cells generation from stem cells possibleZee NewsNew York: In a path-breaking discovery, researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a novel way to make large concentrations of skeletal muscle cells from human stem cells. The new method could be used to generate large numbers of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading