Medical research
Living organ regenerated for first time
Medical procedures that can rejuvenate human body parts have moved a step closer with the completion of a new study.
Apr 8, 2014
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News tagged with stem cell procedures
Medical research
Sweden hospital in lab-made windpipe transplant
A 36-year-old man who had tracheal cancer has received a new lab-made windpipe seeded with his own stem cells in a procedure in Sweden they call the first successful attempt of its kind, officials said Thursday.
Jul 7, 2011
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Medical research
A better way to grow bone: Fresh, purified fat stem cells grow bone faster and better
UCLA stem cell scientists purified a subset of stem cells found in fat tissue and made from them bone that was formed faster and was of higher quality than bone grown using traditional methods, a finding that may one day ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stem cell therapy shows promise in repairing stress urinary incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) can occur due to sneezing, coughing, exercising or even laughing and happens because the pelvic floor muscles are too weak causing leakage when the bladder is put under pressure. New research ...
Aug 20, 2012
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Immunology
Cancer scientists discover novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal
Stem cell scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered the gene GATA3 has a role in how blood stem cells renew themselves, a finding that advances the quest to expand these cells in the lab for clinical ...
Aug 25, 2013
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Neuroscience
Regenerating nerve tissue in spinal cord injuries
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are exploring a new therapy using stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries within the first 14 to 30 days of injury. Rush is only the second center in the country currently studying ...
Aug 13, 2015
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Doctors say unproven stem cell treatment blinded three women
Three women were left nearly or totally blind by a vision treatment at a stem cell clinic, in what doctors call a dramatic illustration of how risky such clinics can be.
Mar 15, 2017
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Medical research
Beware of claims about cosmetic stem cells procedures, review says
Advertising claims for cosmetic procedures using stem cells are running far ahead of the scientific evidence for safety and effectiveness, according to a review in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the ...
Jul 30, 2014
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Medical research
Can arthritic dogs (and their owners) benefit from stem cell injections?
(HealthDay)—If dogs with arthritis can gain benefit from stem cell injections, maybe people can, too.
Aug 2, 2018
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Medical research
Stem cells in urine easy to isolate and have potential for numerous therapies
Could harvesting stem cells for therapy one day be as simple as asking patients for a urine sample? Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have identified stem ...
Jul 31, 2013
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