Researchers suggest new view of how stem cells may help repair brain following …News-Medical.netUniversity of South Florida researchers have suggested a new view of how stem cells may help repair the brain following trauma. In a series of preclinical experiments, they report that transplanted cells appear to build a “biobridge” that links an … …read … Continue reading
CordLife India’s Sepax 2 Provides 25-Year Stem Cell Storage TenureSBWire (press release)Kolkata, West Bengal — (SBWIRE) — 10/03/2013 — CordLife India has now using a novel process cord blood using the upgraded Swiss-made technology Sepax 2 and the extension of their stem cell storage tenure to 25 years. The company is the first stem … … Continue reading
Phase II of ALS stem cell trial underway at Emory and University of MichiganEmory University News and EventsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no known cure. It causes the deterioration of specific nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons, which control muscle movement. As the illness progresses … Continue reading
SBS (blog)And a team of Danish researchers recently suggested in The Lancet that stem–cell enriched fat grafts had the power to transform reconstructive surgery, including procedures such as breast surgery. Not only can they improve the survival of grafts, but … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Procedure Could Treat MSEveryday HealthTHURSDAY, October 3, 2013 — A bone marrow stem cell treatment could one day halt and reverse the progression of multiple sclerosis, according to a review published today in the journal The Lancet. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects up to 3 million people … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Not All Stem Cells Are Created Equal: Vernon BernardinoJutia GroupThe Life Sciences Report: Vernon, how do you pick investor entry points for the life science firms that you cover for MLV & Co.? Vernon Bernardino: It all comes down to evaluating and then articulating whether a company’s stock is still a compelling value. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
National Right to Life NewsA few years back when actor Michael J. Fox made a number of ill-informed comments about the “promise” of embryonic stem cells, it was impossible not to cut him some slack. He suffers from Parkinson’s disease and it was only human nature on his part to … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cells And Blogging: Interview With Paul Knoepfler, Part 1ForbesHere is the first part of an extended interview I did with Paul Knoepfler on his lab, his blog–and his new book, Stem Cells: An Insider’s Guide, just out from World Scientific. Knoepfler’s lab is based at UC Davis School of Medicine, where he studies … … Continue reading