Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew procedure allows long-term culturing of adult stem cellsPhys.OrgA new procedure developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may revolutionize the culturing of adult stem cells. In their report that has be… Continue reading
Stem cell transplant from young to old can heal stomach ulcersEurekAlert (press release)The ability of the transplanted young mouse cells, but not stem cells from older mice, to differentiate into a specialized cell type, termed SPEM, which is central … Continue reading
Arizona Daily Star |
Stem Cell Transplant Can Help HIV Patients Battling Lymphoma: Study
Arizona Daily Star Elsewhere, doctors have been reluctant to treat HIV patients with stem cell transplant, Alvarnas’ team explained. There have been concerns that these patients’ immune systems might not recover after intensive chemotherapy or that the procedure would … aHSCT Should Be Standard of Care for HIV-Related LymphomaDoctors Lounge |
STAT |
Stem cell factory opens door for trials of personalized diabetes treatment
STAT In a step that could lead to a new diabetes treatment, several Boston-area hospitals have teamed up with the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and biotech Semma Therapeutics to make personalized cell-based therapies and organize clinical trials. It is one of … How iPS cells changed the worldNature.com First area cell transplantation center seeks to treat diabetesHarvard Gazette ‘Gordon was denied stem cell treatment, but I’ll hold him in my heart forever’Lincolnshire Echo Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News all 9 news articles » |
MD Magazine |
Intestinal Stem Cell Behavior May Impact Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatments
MD Magazine “When there’s damage to the lining of the intestine – whether from acute injury or disease – stem cells have to divide to repair that damage,” the study’s senior author Thomas Stappenbeck, MD, PhD explained in a statement. “Inhibiting stem cell … |
Catholic Online |
Can ‘ethically acceptable’ stem cell therapy cure MS?
Catholic Online Ontario, Canada (CNA/EWTN News) – The stem cell therapy was performed on 24 adult patients who were expected to be confined to a wheelchair within 10 years. After the treatment, most patients saw no further progress in their symptoms, and were even … |