California’s Stem–Cell Quest Races Time as Money DwindlesBloombergCalifornia’s government-run stem–cell research agency, on course to spend $3 billion in taxpayer money to find treatments for some of the world’s most intractable diseases, is pushing to accelerate human testing before its financing runs out. For the …Phoenix Pain Management Doctors at Arizona Pain Stem Cell Institute … Continue reading
Stem cell transplantation outcomes ‘improved with new drug regime’Medical News TodayNew research suggests that outcomes for patients who have undergone stem cell transplants from unrelated or mismatched donors could be improved with the use of a drug called bortezomib, also known as velcade. This is according to a study presented at … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
UTHealth starts clinical trial to study two forms of stem cell treatments for …News-Medical.netA first-of-its-kind clinical trial studying two forms of stem cell treatments for children with cerebral palsy (CP) has begun at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School. The double-blinded, placebo-controlled …UTHealth Researchers Study Stem Cell Treatments for … Continue reading
UTHealth Researchers Study Stem Cell Treatments for Children with CPNewswise (press release)Newswise — HOUSTON – (Dec. 10, 2013) – A first-of-its-kind clinical trial studying two forms of stem cell treatments for children with cerebral palsy (CP) has begun at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.Weighing Cord Blood Donation Against … Continue reading
Cellular Dynamics stem cells to be used to test for toxic responses77Square.comMadison stem cell company Cellular Dynamics International will work with the Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park in creating tests to see if chemicals and drug candidates will result in toxic side effects … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Surgeon Repairs Heart with Pioneering Stem Cell ProcedureNew America MediaOne of the world’s leading cardiothoracic surgeons, Amit N. Patel of the University of Utah, is in the news for a pioneering procedure called retrograde gene therapy. The procedure he developed delivers stem cells to the heart, repairing damaged muscle … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Science Daily (press release)Dec. 9, 2013 — A study lead by a Loyola University Medical Center oncologist has found that growing cord blood stem cells in a laboratory before transplanting them into patients significantly improves survival.Growing cord blood stem cells in lab before transplant boosts survival, study …News-Medical.net“Breakthrough” for blood cancer treatmenteMaxHealth all 8 news … Continue reading
New stem cell treatments helping patients with knee painKTVBNo matter your age, when cartilage begins to wear out around your knees and become damaged, it can limit movement and cause severe pain. Now, a new technique using stem cells from donor umbilical cords could help young patients rebuild cartilage and … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading