Presque Isle infant needs stem cell transplant to beat life-threatening illnessBangor Daily NewsNot long after, she was diagnosed with a rare life-threatening disease that will require a stem cell transplant to treat. Pictured (from left) are sisters Jocelyn and Cheyenne, mother Shandi Page, Brylee, father Chad Gagnon, and brother Justin, all of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Science Daily (press release)… Could Set Up Future Transplant Therapies. Oct. 10, 2013 — A new method for creating stem cells for the human liver and pancreas, which could enable both cell types to be grown in sufficient quantities for clinical use, has been developed by …How stem–cell rich stomach protects us from diverse infectionsANINEWSResearchers … Continue reading
Vail doctor to share presentation on adult stem cell therapySky Hi Daily NewsHe is one of a handful of doctors in the country who recently began employing the natural regenerative benefits of stem cells as an alternative to highly invasive joint replacement surgeries for patients with acute and chronic pain in their knees … …read … Continue reading
Packaging Stem Cells in Capsules for Heart TherapyScience Daily (press release)Oct. 11, 2013 — Stem cell therapy for heart disease is happening. Around the world, thousands of heart disease patients have been treated in clinical studies with some form of bone marrow cells or stem cells. But in many of those studies, the actual … … Continue reading
Rocker Jim Keays survives renal failure after stem cell transplantCourier MailEarly this year he had a transplant using stem cells harvested from his own blood. But in radical, and still experimental, surgery, he recently received stem cells from an unknown donor – a man who does not even share Keays’ blood group. “There is a … Continue reading
Chelsea Heights man taking part in stem cell research project hopes to halt …Perth NowThe 36-year-old Chelsea Heights man is going to Sydney on Tuesday to take part in a stem cell research project he hopes will halt the rapid progress of the disease that has ravaged his body over the past three years. He … Continue reading
Chelsea Heights man taking part in stem cell research project hopes to halt …Herald SunThe 36-year-old Chelsea Heights man is going to Sydney on Tuesday to take part in a stem cell research project he hopes will halt the rapid progress of the disease that has ravaged his body over the past three years. He … Continue reading
Italy cancels controversial stem cell trialBioEdgeAfter consulting a panel of experts, Italy’s Health Minister has ruled that there will be no human clinical trial for a stem cell treatment praised by scores of patients but denounced by scientists as dangerous. Earlier in the year the government had …Italian Stem Cell Trial StoppedScientist (blog) all 2 … Continue reading