Medical research

A plant-based polyphenol for improving wound healing discovered

A research group led by Osaka University found a plant-based polyphenol, promotes the migration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) in blood circulation and accumulates them in damaged tissues to improve wound healing. It is ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cellular trojan horse yields potential cancer treatment

A collaborative Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) co-led team has found proof-of-concept evidence for a potential cancer treatment that leverages microparticles and mesenchymal stem cells. ...

Cardiology

Cell therapy may mend damaged hearts, study says

End-stage heart failure patients treated with stem cells harvested from their own bone marrow experienced 37 percent fewer cardiac events - including deaths and hospital admissions related to heart failure - than a placebo-controlled ...

Medical research

Stem cell therapy reverses age-related osteoporosis in mice

Imagine telling a patient suffering from age-related (type-II) osteoporosis that a single injection of stem cells could restore their normal bone structure. This week, with a publication in Stem Cells Translational Medicine, ...

Medical research

Scientists find way to predict activity of stem cells

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have for the first time developed a way to predict how a specific type of stem cell will act against different diseases. With more than 500 stem ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Dermal autologous micrograft may be effective scar treatment

(HealthDay)—Treatment of exaggerated scars with dermal autologous micrografts appears effective, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.

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