Tag Archives: The Stem Cell Blog

Stem Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis – KFSN-TV

Continue reading

2017-04-01 NEWS

KFSN-TV

Stem Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis
KFSN-TV
The one drawback is this therapy is not for patients whose arthritis is so bad it requires knee replacement surgery. Even though it’s still in the experimental stage, Dr. Yanke offers the stem cell treatment to his patients. But at a cost of $2,200 a

Continue reading

2017-03-31 NEWS

Star Local Media

Prosper nonprofit brings gene therapy treatment closer to reality
Star Local Media
Over the past three years, parent-led efforts have collectively raised half a million dollars to support gene therapy research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) to treat the ultra-rare disease Hunter Syndrome (also known as …

Continue reading

2017-03-31 NEWS

NBCNews.com

New Gene Therapy for Cancer Offers Hope to Those With No Options Left
NBCNews.com
Called chimeric antigen receptor Tcell therapy — CAR-T for short — it involves taking a samples of T-immune cells called Tcells from a patient, genetically engineering them, and putting them back in to fight the cancer. “Your body has many
Doctors report ‘breakthrough’ treatment for Non-Hodgkin’s LymphomaNBC4i.com
Promising new lymphoma treatment gets fast-tracked by FDACBS News

all 4 news articles »

Continue reading

2017-03-31 NEWS

Los Angeles Times

The stem cell therapies offered by this La Jolla clinic aren’t FDA approved, may not work — and cost $15000
Los Angeles Times
Alexander wrote that she had suffered debilitating rheumatoid arthritis until a stem cell treatment sent her into remission. “Today it remains my passion to advocate for those diagnosed with debilitating illnesses to have access to cutting edge stem