News-Medical.netThe immune system is normally known for protecting the body from illness. But a subset of immune cells appear to be doing more harm than good. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that these …Some immune cells appear to aid cancer cell growth, study findsMedical XpressSome Immune … Continue reading
ReutersThe maker of blockbuster blood pressure drug Diovan said it would use a stem–cell based platform developed by U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company Regenerex to help broaden its cell therapy portfolio. Timothy Wright, head of development at Novartis …Novartis signs cell therapy deal with RegenerexPMLiVENovartis announces an exclusive global licensing and research collaboration …ITNews all 5 news … Continue reading
Adult Stem Cells Treat Man’s Damaged HeartThe AlmagestDr. Eduardo Marban of Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, under the auspices of John Hopkins University, used his own technique to prove the power of adult stem cells. These are the cells that are already in your body, not embryonic stem cells that … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Study looks at stem cells‘ impact on heart attack victimsThe Globe and MailCanadian researchers have begun a trial using genetically enhanced stem cells in the hope they can repair a patient’s heart muscle after a major heart attack. The researchers, who announced the start of the study Thursday in Ottawa, believe they are … …read … Continue reading
Yahoo! News Canada (blog)Dr. Duncan Stewart stands with Harriet Garrow, the first patient in the new therapy trial, and her husband Peter, …Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute have begun a new experimental treatment today, which will use a heart attack victim … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
First patient treated in groundbreaking stem cell therapy trial for heart attackHealthCanal.comThis experimental therapy uses the patient’s own stem cells extracted from their blood soon after a major heart attack. These cells are enhanced in the laboratory with the insertion of a gene called endothelial nitric oxide synthase, which stimulates … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Bird, Fish, and Fly Cells ReprogrammedScientistWhile the study’s authors cautioned that these cells were only partially reprogrammed, and therefore not induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), lead author Ricardo Rossello said that “they have a slew of phenotypic characteristics of stem cells.”. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Cornwall woman first test subject in heart attack stem cell treatment trialMetroNews CanadaA Cornwall woman who survived a heart attack on July 2 will be the first person to participate in a world-first clinical trial testing the use of stem cells to repair damaged heart muscle. Clutching her husband’s hand as she smiled for the … Continue reading