The Northern Echo (registration)Hundreds of Durham Uni students sign up to stem cell registerThe Northern Echo (registration)MORE than 600 people have signed up at a North-East university to become stem cell donors. Over the last two years, hundreds of… Continue reading
The Northern Echo (registration)Hundreds of Durham Uni students sign up to stem cell registerThe Northern Echo (registration)MORE than 600 people have signed up at a North-East university to become stem cell donors. Over the last two years, hundreds of… Continue reading
Medical Xpress |
Regenerating muscle from stem cells
Medical Xpress Xiaoti Xu, MD, a resident physician in UC San Francisco’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, studies a type of stem cell called satellite cells, or muscle stem cells. Xu became interested in muscle stem cells because of his experiences as … |
kfor.com |
Man fights rare cancer with twin’s identical stem cells
kfor.com “Normally, we would self-transplant,” Vose said, meaning doctors would use Bruce’s own stem cells to help replenish his bone marrow after chemotherapy and hope they didn’t contain the cancer cells. But if Bruce had an identical twin, his brother would … |
TheHealthSite |
World Stroke Day: Everything you should know about stem cell therapy for stroke
TheHealthSite The stem cells present in the bone marrow are surgically removed and injected into the damaged area of the brain. As the process uses one’s own stem cells, breathing and living entities, which can be transformed into any specific area as these cells … |
WTTV CBS4Indy |
Tooth Bank in Brownsburg lets parents store children’s teeth for potential stem cell use in the future
WTTV CBS4Indy BROWNSBURG, Ind.– Vickie Spencer is the mother of two young, healthy boys, but she’s not taking any chances, especially when it comes to their future health. She’s had their teeth, the interior dentin, frozen for future stem cell use. “If they can … |
CNN International |
Man fights rare cancer with twin’s identical stem cells
CNN International (CNN) Bruce and Blair Johanson always knew that they were identical twins, even though a medical intern told their mother when they were born that they were fraternal. Fortunately for Bruce, the intern was wrong. Because they are identical, Blair was … |