(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have launched a study to see if injecting a type of stem cell derived from a patient’s own fat tissue could improve healing and shoulder function after rotator cuff surgery.
Category: Stem Cell Issues
Stem Cells Into Space to Develop Medicine of Tomorrow
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Los Angeles –The investigators are partnering with a private firm—Space Tango,to send “induced pluripotent stem cells” to the International Space Station for a month as part of an anticipated NASA mission in the spring.
Stem Cell Therapy | Treatment
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Stem cell therapy is responsible for repairing diseased, injured tissue and other dysfunctionalities using stem cells or their derivatives.
Stem Cell Therapy | Treatment
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Stem Cell Therapy is responsible for repairing diseased, injured tissue and other dysfunctionalities using stem cells or their derivatives.
Chemical Cocktail Activates Stem Cells, Promotes Repair after Muscle Damage
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Skeletal muscle – the type of muscle that attaches to bones and enables movement – is the most abundant tissue in the human body.
First in the Nation, FDA-approved Phase II Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease Begins
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A Phase II clinical trial to assess mesenchymal adult stem cells as a disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s disease has been launched at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Designer DNA Therapeutic Wipes Out Cancer Stem Cells, Treats Multiple Myeloma in Mice
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Many patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, eventually develop resistance to one treatment after another.
Scientists are a Step Closer to Developing ‘Smart’ Stem Cells – Made from Human Fat
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new type of stem cell – that is, a cell with regenerative abilities – could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.
First Patient Enrolled in Stem Cell Therapy Trial for Traumatic Injury
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The first patient has enrolled in a Phase II clinical trial evaluating a stem cell therapy for the potential early treatment of traumatic injuries and their subsequent complications….
World’s First: Drug Guides Stem Cells to Desired Location, Improving Their Ability to Heal
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have created a drug that can lure stem cells to damaged tissue and improve treatment efficacy—a scientific first and major advance for the field of regenerative medicine.
What Is The Latest News On Stem Cell Therapy For People With Cerebral Palsy?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Around 764,000 people in the US have cerebral palsy (CP) and around one in 10,000 babies are born each year with this condition.
Stem Cells in Space: A New Frontier in Regenerative Medicine Training
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A Mayo Clinic graduate student is looking to the stars as a new way to advance regenerative therapies for cancer. Rawan Al-Kharboosh, a Ph.D. candidate at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus….
New Approach for Use of Stem Cells to Improve Bone Marrow Transplantation
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a way to enhance the potency of blood-forming stem cells, potentially opening the door to a new approach for bone marrow transplantation
Study Shows More Effective, Safer Way to Develop Stem Cells for Treating Brain Damage
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Durham, NC – When it comes to regenerating damaged brain cells, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) induced using an EP4 antagonist are superior to MSCs induced without the antagonist
Discoveries Detail Role of Stem Cell in Deadly Gastric Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ITHACA, N.Y. — A Cornell study provides important new insights into a common and deadly type of gastric cancer. Incidence of this cancer, called gastric squamous-columnar junction (SCJ) cancer, also known as gastroesophageal cancer….
First Patient Enrolled in Novel Stem Cell Trial for Heart Failure Treatment
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, D.C., – MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute has enrolled its first patient to a clinical trial to determine whether cardiac stem cells reduce inflammation….
Stem Cells With ‘Dual Identity’ Linked to Loss of Smell From Sinus Inflammation
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In experiments with mice and human tissue samples, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that neuronal stem cells in the part of the nose responsible for the sense of smell transform themselves to perpetuate….
In Mice: Transplanted Brain Stem Cells Survive Without Anti-Rejection Drugs
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In experiments in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have developed a way to successfully transplant certain protective brain cells without the need for lifelong anti-rejection drugs.
Stem Cell Therapy Furthers Research for Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. ― A phase I clinical trial is the first research monitored by the Food and Drug Administration that demonstrates the potential of regenerative therapy for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) through collecting, processing….
Functional Hair Follicles Grown from Stem Cells
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LOS ANGELES – Scientists from Sanford Burnham Prebys have created natural-looking hair that grows through the skin using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a major scientific achievement….