Medical research
Adult stem cells for sports injuries
It's not voodoo medicine anymore, it is reality and it soon may not require a trip overseas to get it done.
Aug 20, 2015
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Recombinant peptide for transplantation of pancreatic islets in mice models of diabetes
Fujifilm Corporation has developed the micro-sized petaloid ยต-pieces of Recombinant Peptide (RCP), a scaffold material required for cell cultivation and transplantation in regenerative medicine. It has been verified that ...
Mar 27, 2015
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Cardiology
Can 'off the shelf' stem cell therapy treat heart failure patients? UB researcher aims to find out
After a heart attack, cardiac stem cell therapy stimulates the growth of new heart cells, but exactly how that happens is unclear. The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2 million grant to a researcher at the University ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Infants with rare bone disease improve bone formation after cell transplantation
Recent research carried out by a team of researchers in Japan has investigated the use of bone marrow transplants (BMTs) to treat hypophosphatasia (HPP). In this study, the researchers carried out BMT for two infants with ...
Feb 9, 2015
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Conclusive evidence on role of circulating mesenchymal stem cells in organ injury
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are present in virtually every type of human tissue and may help in organ regeneration after injury. But the theory that MSCs are released from the bone marrow into the blood stream following ...
Aug 21, 2014
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Healing bone defects using regenerative medicine
Regenerating bones based on a mixture of tissue engineering approaches is coming of age.
Jun 19, 2014
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CWRU engineer to grow replacement tissue for torn rotator cuffs
A Case Western Reserve University engineer has won a $1.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to grow replacement rotator cuffs and other large tendon groups to help heal injured soldiers and athletes, accident ...
Jun 16, 2014
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New method yields potent, renewable human stem cells with promising therapeutic properties
The curative and therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offers much promise, as these multipotent cells are currently being tested in more than 300 clinical trials in a range of diseases. A new, easier, and ...
Mar 25, 2014
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Surgery
Stem cell therapy following meniscus knee surgery may reduce pain, restore meniscus
A single stem cell injection following meniscus knee surgery may provide pain relief and aid in meniscus regrowth, according to a novel study appearing in the January issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS).
Jan 16, 2014
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Therapy using stem cells, bone marrow cells, appears safe for patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Alan W. Heldman, M.D., of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and colleagues conducted a study to examine the safety of transendocardial stem cell injection (TESI) with autologous mesenchymal stem cells and ...
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