New stem cell treatments helping patients with knee painKING5.comNow, a new technique using stem cells from donor umbilical cords could help young patients rebuild cartilage and reduce pain. For Jim Hackett, chasing after his young son Jimmy has not been easy. “I figured, you know, two years down the road, I want to … …read … Continue reading
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
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
Novel Drug Regimen Can Improve Stem Cell Transplantation OutcomesRedOrbitAdding 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 from Dana-Farber … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
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
Stem Cell Foundation Enters Major Disease Research ParntershipBioscience TechnologyThe New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and PersonalGenomes.org announced a partnership to identify genetic and environmental contributions to trait and disease development. Cell lines generated by NYSCF will complement … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
The GuardianOver the past 15 years the chances of BME patients finding a match on the register of volunteer donors prepared to give stem cells has approximately doubled from 30% to 60%, reflecting an enormous growth in donor registrations in recent years … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
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