Doctor suspended for stem cell treatmentStatesman Journal(AP) — The Oregon Medical Board has issued a rare emergency suspension of a Eugene physician’s license after the doctor conducted experimental stem cell treatments on patients. The board considers Dr. Kenneth Welker’s medical practice an immediate … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
MedscapeHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sequence variants resembling early postinfection sequences were found in CD4 T memory stem cells long after treatment, according to a study published online January 12 in Nature Medicine. The findings suggest a …Study identifies population of stem-like cells where HIV persists in spite of …EurekAlert (press release)Discovering where HIV persists in … Continue reading
Stem cell replacement for common age-related blindnessMedical XpressScientists at the Department of Ophthalmology at the Bonn University Hospital and from the Neural Stem Cell Institute in New York (USA) have developed a method for using stem cells to replace cells in the eye destroyed by AMD. The implants survived in … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem–cell spine repair research in cityPlymouth HeraldREPAIRING spinal injuries using stem cells may be a step closer thanks to researchers in Plymouth. A new study conducted by scientists at the universities of Plymouth and Bristol found that connections between the brain and spine may be more simple … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
International Business Times AUT memory stem cells have been discovered as possible long-term viral HIV reservoirs that can be used as potential targets of advanced treatments. Experts found that these infected cells prevent antiviral therapy effectiveness even for several years of …Study identifies population of stem-like cells where HIV persists in spite of …EurekAlert (press … Continue reading
American Live WireA recent study has raised hope in terms of stem cells being used to regenerating regenerate human organs in laboratories. Dr. Kostas Kostarelos, the principal investigator of the Nanomedicine Lab at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom …Stem cells usage in regenerating human organsThe Utah People’s Post all 2 news articles … Continue reading
EurekAlert (press release)Now investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard may have found where the virus hides – in a small group of recently identified T cells with stem–cell-like properties. “Most human cells are …Discovering where HIV persists in spite of treatmentHarvard Gazette all 4 news articles … Continue reading
Study identifies population of stem-like cells where HIV persists in spite of …Medical XpressThe MGH/Ragon team found that T memory stem cells express both CD4 and CCR5 – the receptor proteins used by HIV to enter cells – suggesting that these long-lived cells could be the long-sought HIV reservoir. They then found that these cells … Continue reading