Tag Archives: The Stem Cell Blog

The Dangers of Snake-Oil Treatments for Autism
The Atlantic
They interrupted hyperbaric oxygen therapy—no improvement after a few sessions—to take her to Central America for stem–cell therapy. After making three trips and seeing no effects, a conversation with experts in the U.S. convinced them not to return.

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My hero: Doctors treating little Ava Stark find life-saving stem cell donor after worldwide search
Scottish Daily Record
DOCTORS treating little Ava Stark have found the stem cell donor who could save her life. And the three-year-old is calling her possible saviour “my hero”. We told in July how Ava faced dying of a rare blood disorder unless a donor who matched her …

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Stem cell ‘heart patch’ moves closer to clinic
Science Daily
The promise of stem cells to treat cardiovascular disease may soon be a step closer to clinical application as scientists from three institutions seek to perfect and test three-dimensional “heart patches” in a large animal model — the last big hurdle …
Stem cells magnet discovery could help heal bones, say scientistsBromsgrove Advertiser

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Stem cell ‘heart patch’ moves closer to clinic
Medical Xpress
The promise of stem cells to treat cardiovascular disease may soon be a step closer to clinical application as scientists from three institutions seek to perfect and test three-dimensional “heart patches” in a large animal model—the last big hurdle …

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Local doctors testing stem cell treatments to save patients from surgery
FOX 29 News Philadelphia
At the same time federal regulators are cracking down on some stem cell treatments and clinics around the country, in the continuing debate over whether most of these ‘alternative’ therapies really work, are worth the thousands of dollars in out-of …

Stem–cell Procedure for Dogs
MYFOXZONE.com
PORTLAND, OR – An Oregon veterinarian performs a cutting edge procedure involving stem cells to help our four-legged friends. And the treatment is growing more popular with people too! Fox’s Pete Ferryman was in the operating room when a Great Dane …

Stem cell donor recruits others to sign up for registry
Lansing State Journal
A few months back, Brian Thrush got a phone call that would change his life. His tissue was a perfect match for a child who needed a stem cell transplant. Thrush had signed up for the Be the Match registry years before. Now, he’s waiting to hear how …

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