Stem Cell-Enriched Fat May Improve Plastic Surgery, Study FindsBusinessweekInjections of fat enriched with stem cells led to significantly higher retention of volume compared with standard procedures, according to a Danish study that may revolutionize the field of reconstructive surgery. Fat grafts containing patients’ own … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
First clinical study shows potential of stem cell-enriched fat grafts to …Medical XpressStem cell-enriched fat grafting could become central to plastic and reconstructive surgery after the first randomised trial in humans confirms the technique’s excellent feasibility and safety. “Our promising results suggest that stem–cell enriched fat …Stem Cells Could Lead to Better Breasts After Reconstructive … Continue reading
Fat-Derived Stem Cells Help Preserve GraftsMedPage TodayThe addition of adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) increased the survival of autologous fat grafts, a small Danish randomized trial found. Among ten healthy volunteers, 4 months after injections of fat enriched with ASC and unenriched control injections …First clinical study shows potential of stem cell-enriched fat grafts to …Medical … Continue reading
Novel drug prevents common viral disease in stem–cell transplant patients …HealthCanal.comA new drug can often prevent a common, sometimes severe viral disease in patients receiving a transplant of donated blood-making stem cells, a clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital indicates. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
MDs Announce Estonia’s First Stem Cell TransplantERR NewsAdipose tissue removed by liposuction was processed with a Cytori device to extract stem cells, which were then injected into the patient’s hand and forearm, the daily reported. The stem cells – added in the first procedure – and adipose tissue grafted … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
New Cell-cycle Inhibitors Target Cancer Stem CellsDrug Discovery & DevelopmentA new experimental approach to treating a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma has been developed by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. The method targets cancer stem cells — the cells that are critical for maintaining … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Discover Magazine (blog)In a step that brings stem cells closer to the clinic, researchers in Japan have found that transplanting reprogrammed stem cells into the brains of primates elicits little rejection by their immune systems. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are …Despite strong warnings, families turn to Latin America for stem cell ‘tourism’NBC LatinoScientists identify … Continue reading
Stem Cell Scientists Identify Key Regulator Controlling Formation of Blood …Newswise (press release)Newswise — (TORONTO, Canada – Sept. 26, 2013) – Stem cell scientists have moved one step closer to producing blood-forming stem cells in a Petri dish by identifying a key regulator controlling their formation in the early embryo, shows research … …read more &nbs… Continue reading