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Dozens of US clinics sell unproven stem cell therapies for heart failure
Reuters
(Reuters Health) – Stem cell therapy isn’t approved to treat heart failure in the U.S., but dozens of clinics nationwide advertise the treatments anyway, often charging thousands of dollars for procedures that may not be safe or effective, a new study …
The curious case of ClinicalTrials.gov, where dubious stem cell therapies seem legitArs Technica
Stem Cell Clinics Are Advertising Their Treatments As Clinical Trials. They’re NotForbes
‘Stem cell centers’ often deliver therapy for HF without preevaluations, follow-upHealio
MinnPost –PR Newswire (press release) –MedPage Today
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Dozens of US clinics sell unproven stem cell therapies for heart failure
Reuters
(Reuters Health) – Stem cell therapy isn’t approved to treat heart failure in the U.S., but dozens of clinics nationwide advertise the treatments anyway, often charging thousands of dollars for procedures that may not be safe or effective, a new study …
The curious case of ClinicalTrials.gov, where dubious stem cell therapies seem legitArs Technica
Stem Cell Clinics Are Advertising Their Treatments As Clinical Trials. They’re NotForbes
‘Stem cell centers’ often deliver therapy for HF without preevaluations, follow-upHealio
News-Medical.net –MinnPost –MedPage Today
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Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment Reverses Gray Hair In Some Patients
Medical Daily
Despite the promising find, this study was very small and it’s way too soon to bank on immunotherapy drugs for their anti-aging benefits. Noelia Rivera, a dermatologist at Autonomous University of Barcelona, told the paper that the medications have …
Immunotherapy Drugs Also Appear To Restore Hair Color In PatientsIFLScience
Cancer patients’ gray hair darkened on immunotherapy drugsPhillyVoice.com
New drugs turn cancer patients’ gray hair unexpectedly youthfully darkChicago Sun-Times
NBC4i.com –KOIN.com
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Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment Reverses Gray Hair In Some Patients
Medical Daily
Despite the promising find, this study was very small and it’s way too soon to bank on immunotherapy drugs for their anti-aging benefits. Noelia Rivera, a dermatologist at Autonomous University of Barcelona, told the paper that the medications have …
Immunotherapy Drugs Also Appear To Restore Hair Color In PatientsIFLScience
Cancer patients’ gray hair darkened on immunotherapy drugsPhillyVoice.com
New drugs turn cancer patients’ gray hair unexpectedly youthfully darkChicago Sun-Times
NBC4i.com –KOIN.com
all 34 news articles »

Kite’s CAR–T Therapy Produces Durable Remission in DLBCL, Study Finds
AJMC.com Managed Markets Network
The research, to be published in Molecular Therapy, followed 7 evaluable patients with relapsed DLBCL, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), who received the anti-CD19 CAR–T cells. Of these patients, 5 demonstrated complete remission (CR), and in 4 …

The curious case of ClinicalTrials.gov, where dubious stem cell therapies seem legit
Ars Technica
Earlier this year, doctors reported the case of three women who went blind after having stem cells derived from their own fat injected directly into their eyeballs—a procedure for which they each paid $5,000. Piecing together how those women came to …
‘Stem cell centers’ often deliver therapy for HF without preevaluations, follow-upHealio
Caveat Emptor for Heart Failure Patients Considering Stem Cell TxMedPage Today
Breakthrough in Advanced Kidney Disease by Stem Cell Genetic MedPR Newswire (press release)
Newswise (press release) –satPRnews (press release)
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The CRISPR revolution
Portsmouth Daily Times
Since obesity is mostly a genetic problem, CRISPR could be the cure. If you haven’t heard of CRISPR prepare to be amazed. I just read a book about this called “A Crack in Creation” by Jennifer Doudna and her student and co-investigator Samuel Sternberg.