What The Hell Did Peyton Manning Inject Into His Neck?DeadspinShortly before the spinal fusion, Manning travelled to Europe to have stem cells harvested from his fat tissue so they could be injected into his injured neck. Upon learning of this unusual procedure, I had two questions: 1) Why did he do this? and 2 … … Continue reading
Stem cells overcome damage in other cells by exporting mitochondriaEurekAlert (press release)HEIDELBERG, 16 January 2014 – A research team has identified a protein that in-creases the transfer of mitochondria from mesenchymal stem cells to lung cells. In work published in The EMBO Journal, the researchers reveal that the delivery of … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
South China Morning PostBelgian medical researchers have succeeded in repairing bones using the stem cells from fatty tissue, with a new technique that they believe could become a benchmark for treating a range of bone disorders. The team at the Saint Luc university clinic …Belgian clinic repairs bones with new ground-breaking stem cell techniqueMedCity News … Continue reading
Mesothelioma Stem Cell Research at PMC Holds Great PotentialAsbestos.comThe Pacific Heart, Lung & Blood Institute in California is moving forward with potentially groundbreaking stem cell mesothelioma research that could dramatically change the treatment of this disease. While mesenchymal stem cells already are utilized in … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
MedCity NewsThe ground-breaking stem cell technique of Saint Luc’s centre for tissue and cellular therapy is to remove a sugar cube sized piece of fatty tissue from the patient, a less invasive process than pushing a needle into the pelvis and with a stem cell …Scientists find promising new way of using stem cells to … Continue reading
Profit from stem cells – a great leap forward for medicineMoneyWeekStem cells, which have the potential to turn into any other type of cell in the body, have fuelled some of the most heated debates in medical research in recent years. Ethical concerns over the use of stem cells from embryos were at the centre … Continue reading
Stem cells overcome damage in other cells by exporting mitochondriaMedical XpressA research team has identified a protein that increases the transfer of mitochondria from mesenchymal stem cells to lung cells. In work published in The EMBO Journal, the researchers reveal that the delivery of mitochondria to human lung cells can … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cells to cure sickle cellKTBSSickle cell is a serious disease that causes pain, anemia, infection, organ damage, and even stroke. It’s the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S. The good news is bone marrow transplants can be a cure. The bad news is not every patient has … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading