Doctors perform living donor stem cell transplants in eye patientsMedical XpressStem cell transplants are the treatment of choice for patients who have severe cases of limbal stem cell deficiency, or LSCD. (Limbal refers to the border of the cornea and sclera. The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye, and the sclera is … Continue reading
Daily MailMs Robertson said: ‘Mike now has so much ahead of him – a new job, a wedding and building a family – but he desperately needs to find a matching stem cell donor so that he can focus on getting better and embrace his future.’ As a result, she is urging … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
ForbesIn December 2011, I reported on one of the first attempts to inject stem cells into damaged hearts. In that study, published in The Lancet, scientists grew stem cells from patients’ own hearts after the patients had suffered serious heart attacks …MCI to Include Stem Cell Transplant in MBBS CurriculumThe New Indian ExpressSpine surgeons caution … Continue reading
2nd man gets prison in Texas stem cell schememySanAntonio.comHOUSTON (AP) — A second man who falsely claimed he was licensed to practice medicine in Texas has been sentenced to prison in a stem cell treatment scam. A federal judge in Houston sentenced Lawrence Stowe of Moline (moh-LEEN’), Illinois, who … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cells allow new way to create muscle cellsMadison.comStem cells were first discovered at the University of Toronto in the 1960s and have since become one of the most promising fields in biological research. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the ability to differentiate into a variety of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Deccan HeraldLack of bone marrow, stem cell donors takes many lives. New Delhi, May 4, 2014, PTI: Two-year-old Garvit Goel had to wait for over one year to get a donor for stem cell treatment for cure of his thalassemia, a life-threatening blood disorder. But …Lack of stem cell donors killing patientsTheHealthSite all 6 news … Continue reading
Illegal sale of stem cell case lands engineer in federal prisonYour Houston NewsThis treatment protocol, which was named “Applied Biologics,” consisted of supplements, vaccines, patient specific transfer factors and ultimately stem cell therapy. Stowe falsely represented to patients that this treatment protocol had been reviewed …Final defendant in stem–cell case gets prisonBrownsville HeraldHouston judge sentences … Continue reading
Adult Stem Cells Changed Into Pluripotent Stem Cells By Nuclear TransferScience 2.0In 2009, President Barack Obama slightly eased restrictions on the human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research that was first funded by his predecessor, President George W. Bush, but limited to specific lines. Using an executive order, Pres. Obama … …read more &nbs… Continue reading