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Growing cord blood stem cells in lab before transplant boosts survival, study … – News-Medical.net

News-Medical.netThe cell-expansion technology potentially could boost the number of patients who could benefit from life-saving transplants of stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, said Patrick Stiff, MD, lead author of the study. Stiff, director of Loyola’s …Breakthrough in treating leukemia, lymphoma with umbilical cord blood stem cellsScience Codex“Breakthrough” for blood cancer treatmenteMaxHealth all 8 … Continue reading

2013-12-10 NEWS

New York Pharma Forum Holds Event on Stem Cell and Regenerative … – 4-traders (press release)

New York Pharma Forum Holds Event on Stem Cell and Regenerative …4-traders (press release)For stem cell and regenerative medicine research to result in patient treatments sooner, cell manufacturing and delivery technologies must be standardized and scaled for clinical availability. Greater governmental support and international … and more …read more   &nbs… Continue reading

2013-12-09 NEWS

Novel Drug Regimen Can Improve Stem Cell Transplantation Outcomes – Science Daily (press release)

Novel Drug Regimen Can Improve Stem Cell Transplantation OutcomesScience Daily (press release)Dec. 9, 2013 — Adding bortezomib (Velcade) to standard preventive therapy for graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) results in improved outcomes for patients receiving stem–cell transplants from mismatched and unrelated donors, according to researchers …Stem Cell Transplants can be improved by New Drug RegimenTopNews United States all … Continue reading

2013-12-09 NEWS

More Efficient Way to Grow Heart Muscle from Stem Cells Could Yield New … – Newsday

More Efficient Way to Grow Heart Muscle from Stem Cells Could Yield New …NewsdayGenerating new cardiac muscle from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and/or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) could fulfill the demand for therapeutic applications and drug testing. The production of a similar population of these cells remains a …New collaboration combines genomic sequencing … Continue reading

2013-12-09 NEWS

Breakthrough in treating leukemia, lymphoma with umbilical cord blood stem cells – Medical Xpress

Breakthrough in treating leukemia, lymphoma with umbilical cord blood stem cellsMedical XpressStem cell transplants can save lives of patients who have no other options. Patients receive high-dose chemotherapy, and in some cases, high-dose radiation as well. The treatment, unfortunately, kills healthy blood cells along with the cancerous cells. and more …read more   &nbs… Continue reading

2013-12-09 NEWS