Stem cell therapy for transplants developed by Athersys Inc. may end need for …Plain DealerCleveland-based Athersys, Inc. is developing stem cell therapies that may free transplant patients from the lifelong use of immunosuppressant drugs, which can cause side effects including infection, kidney failure and cancer. (Marvin Fong, The Plain …and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell hope for retina treatmentNinemsnScientists in Britain used stem cells – early-stage, highly versatile cells – taken from mice embryos, and cultured them in a lab dish so that they differentiated into immature photoreceptors, the light-catching cells in the retina. Around 200,000 of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Light-Detecting Retina Cells Made from Stem CellsMIT Technology ReviewThe work suggests that embryonic stem cells could be used as a treatment for patients who have lost their vision to retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, or other degenerative conditions in which the light-detecting rods and cones of the retina … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Medical Tourism and the Future of Stem Cell Therapy (Part 2)Sun.StarThe International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) describes stem cell therapy as “a treatment that uses stem cells, or cells that come from stem cells, to replace or to repair a patient's cells or tissues that are damaged. The stem cells might … …read … Continue reading
A 'cure' for blindness? Stem cell advance boosts prospects for retina treatmentFox NewsScientists in Britain used stem cells — early-stage, highly versatile cells — taken from mice embryos, and cultured them in a lab dish so that they differentiated into immature photoreceptors, the light-catching cells in the retina. Around 200,000 of …Embryonic stem cells could … Continue reading
Melatonin pre-treatment is a factor that impacts stem cell survival after …EurekAlert (press release)Putnam Valley, NY. — When melatonin, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, was used as a pre-treatment for mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) prior to their transplantation into the brains of laboratory animals to repair damage from stroke, researchers …and more …read … Continue reading
Future blindness cure? Stem cell success in labMedical News TodayScientists are one step closer to curing blindness, after they carried out the first successful transplant of light-sensitive photoreceptor cells from a synthetic retina that was grown from embryonic stem cells. Researchers from University College … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Embryonic stem cells could help restore sight to blindThe GuardianScientists have shown that light-sensitive retinal cells, grown in the lab from stem cells, can successfully integrate into the eye when implanted into blind mice. The technique opens up the possibility that a similar treatment could help people who …Light-Detecting Retina Cells Made from Stem CellsMIT … Continue reading