Ottawa CitizenAfter stem cell operation fails, Jonathan Pitre faces hard decision …Ottawa CitizenJonathan Pitre learned late Monday that his stem cell transplant had failed, which means he must now decide whether to face a second treatment and the&nb… Continue reading
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Local doctor uses stem–cell membrane from donated placenta to treat foot ulcers
Southeast Missourian A Southeast Missouri doctor is taking advantage of stem–cell technology to treat his patients’ wounds and getting results faster than any treatment he’s used in the past. Last year, Dr. Hugh Protzel of Foot and Ankle Centers of Southeast Missouri began … |
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Too good to be true? 6 things to know about stem cell clinics using unproven therapies
Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine The only approved stem cell treatments in the United States include stem cell transplants from bone marrow or blood intended for patients with some cancers, according to Kaiser Health News. Despite the promise of stem cells, many treatments are still … |
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Lab-grown stem cells regenerate monkey hearts: study
Yahoo News Paris (AFP) – In a step forward for organ regeneration, stem cells grown from a single monkey’s skin cells revitalised the damaged hearts of five sick macaques, scientists reported Monday. The experiment builds towards the goal of providing a vast and … |
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Lab-grown stem cells regenerate monkey hearts: study
Yahoo News Paris (AFP) – In a step forward for organ regeneration, stem cells grown from a single monkey’s skin cells revitalised the damaged hearts of five sick macaques, scientists reported Monday. The experiment builds towards the goal of providing a vast and … |
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Stem Cell Therapy Mends Broken Hearts
Motherboard Heart disease, the thing that kills more Americans than any other cause, is a process. Hearts can fail suddenly and catastrophically—they do all the time—but the reality is more likely to be a slow accumulation of failure. Someone has a heart attack … Stem cells regenerate damaged monkey heartResearchGate (blog) Lab-grown stem cells regenerate monkey hearts: studyThe Nation Cells grown from skin could provide radical new treatment for heart attacksThe Guardian Chron.com all 5 news articles » |
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Stem cells regenerate damaged monkey heart
ResearchGate (blog) Today’s Nature study reveals that cardiac muscle cells grown from the stem cells of one macaque monkey can be used to regenerate the hearts of other macaques. The transplanted cells improved the heart’s ability to contract after an induced heart attack … Houston establishes itself as a pioneer in regenerative medicineChron.com Cells grown from skin could provide radical new treatment for heart attacksThe Guardian |