Stem cell therapy may hold potential for patients with severe burnsHealioThe study, conducted by investigators at The University of Texas Medical Branch, showed that while severe burn injury causes cell death in muscles, it also induces the muscle rege… Continue reading
New method to grow and transplant muscle stem cells holds promise for treatment of muscular dystrophyScience DailyWhile transplantation of such muscle stem cells can be a potent therapy for degenerative muscle diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrop… Continue reading
New method to grow and transplant muscle stem cells holds promise for treatment of MDEurekAlert (press release)Satellite cells are stem cells found in skeletal muscles. While transplantation of such muscle stem cells can be a potent therapy for degener… Continue reading
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Q&A: The downsides of stem cell therapy can be huge
Sarasota Herald-Tribune A: A growing number of clinics say on websites that they can treat diseases like muscular dystrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and strokes, by injecting patients with stem cells that, in theory, could develop into a missing nerve, a muscle or other … |
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St. Kitts government denies claim of unauthorized stem cell project
Caribbean360.com (subscription) BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Monday June 27, 2016 – Minister of State with responsibility healthcare, Wendy Phipps has denied that a stem cell research project is being undertaken at a hospital in St. Kitts and Nevis and that the country’s chief medical … |