Stem cell therapy helps girl beat birth defectTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: In a first of its kind case in India, stem cell therapy came to the rescue of a 19-year-old city girl who was suffering from delayed puberty and was unlikely to conceive. The B Sc (biotechnology) student was suffering from a very rare … …read … Continue reading
“Leading Edge” Set to Produce New Content Featuring Stem Cell Therapy, with …PR Web (press release)Stem cell therapy has a tremendous potential to cure various illnesses and injuries. Recent news items have highlighted possibilities that it could treat damaged spinal cords or revitalize hip joints. Scientists are working on stem cell remedies for … and … Continue reading
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The Pepin Heart Institute has a history of cardiovascular stem cell research as part of the NIH sponsored Cardiac Cell Therapy Research Network (CCTRN) as well as other active cell therapy trials. The trial is a double blind, randomized, placebo …Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute is First in West & Central Florida to … Continue reading
Adult stem cells found to suppress cancer while dormantUC Los AngelesResearchers at UCLA’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have discovered a mechanism by which certain adult stem cells suppress their ability to initiate skin cancer during their dormant phase — an …BioTime Reports Isolation of Novel Brain-Associated Cells … Continue reading
RedOrbitRegenerative medicine research conducted throughout this year at the University of Southern California (USC) could lead to new ways to counter baldness and receding hairlines using stem cells. USC Assistant Professor of Pathology Dr. Krzysztof Kobielak …Receding Hairline Cure? Stem Cell Breakthroughs Reveal Reversal Treatment …Medical DailyStem Cells Offer Clues to Reversing Receding HairlinesScience Daily … Continue reading
Intrexon Buys Stem Cell Tech Developer Medistem for $26MGenetic Engineering NewsThe combined company plans to develop two classes of clinical products—stem cells designed for therapeutic delivery of secreted proteins, and exosomes capable of delivering miRNAs and proteins, Thomas Reed, Ph.D., Intrexon’s CSO, said in a statement.Intrexon to Acquire Medistem to Generate Multipotent CellsWall Street Journal … Continue reading
Student improving after stem cell transplant for lymphomaWSMV NashvilleFor nine months, she has been fighting HLH and T-cell lymphoma. When we first met her last summer, doctors hoped chemotherapy would do the trick. But she wasn’t getting better, and late in August had to undergo a stem cell transplant. Since then, she’s … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researcher sending stem cells into space to observe rate of growthGizmagA drawback for the use of stem cells in medical treatment is their limited supply due to slow rate of growth in conventional laboratories. Dr Abba Zubair of the Cell Therapy Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in Florida believes this problem could be overcome …Mayo cell … Continue reading