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• in Lifestyle
  Scientific Breakthrough Reverses Cellular Aging
  A new technique used on people as old as 101 rejuvenated their cells with the functional characteristics of younger people.
  by hspstress / on Nov 7, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Breakthrough in Diabetes Treatment
  Japanese researchers have announced a breakthrough in diabetic treatment through the use of neural stem cells.
  by hspstress / on Oct 16, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Vampire Filler: A Stem Cell Face Lift?
  Non-surgical facelift utilitizes patients own stem cells
  by caroline1234 / on Sep 10, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “stem cells”

 

• Is your oncologist treating your cancer STEM cells?

  
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  Dr. Weeks’ Comment: For the past 8 years, Corrective Cancer Care at the Weeks Clinic has been the sole cancer care team in the Northwest which has focused on addressing the dangerous cancer STEM cells and not simply the cancer TUMOR cells, which are the sole target of conventional oncologists.   Still today, most ...
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• Arizona Pain Stem Cell Institute to begin stem cell trial

  
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  Yesterday, the Arizona Pain Stem Cell Institute announced a new, non-randomised trial involving stem cell injections. The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of injections containing amniotic stem cells combined with high concentrations of hyaluronic acid and growth factors in patients with "back and neck ...
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• Brain, heal thyself? Stanford research describes delayed onset of multiple sclerosis in mice

  
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  What if it were possible, when faced with a devastating neurological disease like multiple sclerosis, to coax the brain to heal itself? Unfortunately, we’re probably still years away from any kind of quick fix for these conditions (if, in fact, one exists at all). But recent research by Stanford geneticist Anne ...
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• Researchers Chart Epigenomic of Stem Cells that Mimic Early Human Development

  
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  Collaborative study will help overcome hurdles to using stem cells to treat diseases and injuries Thursday, 09 May 2013 Scientists have long known that control mechanisms known collectively as "epigenetics" play a critical role in human development, but they did not know precisely how alterations in ...
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• Stem cell research and treatment for cancer

  
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  As a Cancer AnswerLine nurse, I’m often asked by a caller, “Can I have treatment for my cancer with stem cells? I have read that U-M is involved with stem cell research.” This simple question has a very complex answer. All of the blood cells in your body start out as young (immature) cells called hematopoietic, ...
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• Human Brain Cells Developed in Lab, Grow in Mice

  
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  Human Brain Cells Developed in Lab, Grow in Mice Thursday, 09 May 2013 A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered, raising hope that these cells might one day be used to treat people ...
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• Silk, Cellulose Provide Useful Scaffold to Repair Cartilage

  
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  Researchers at the universities of Bristol and Cambridge in the U.K. found natural silk and cellulose fibers effective as scaffolding to rebuild damaged cartilage with stem cells. The team led by Wa’el Kafienah in Bristol’s School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published its findings in a recent issue of ...
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• Scaffold made of silk and cellulose effective for cartilage regeneration

  
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  Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease affecting more than 27 million people in the U. S, globally causing moderate to severe disability in more than 40 million people. In the past decade, stem cells have shown great promise in treating OA. Yesterday, researchers at the University of Bristol announced that they have ...
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• Thus Have We Made the World…

  
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  Over at his Forbes blog, John Farrell is discussing stem cells. A commenter on his post writes: “Why is it that, “the Vatican cannot sanction embryonic stem cell research, as it involves the destruction of embryos donated from IVF clinics” … but they say nothing about the fact than those same embryos that ...
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• Silk and cellulose biologically effective for use in stem cell cartilage repair

  
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  Over 20 million people in Europe suffer from osteoarthritis which can lead to extensive damage to the knee and hip cartilage. Stem cells offer a promising way forward but a key challenge has been to design a ‘smart material’ that is biologically effective for cartilage tissue regeneration. Now researchers have ...
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• Researchers create disease-in-a-dish model for Ataxia Telangiectasia

  
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  Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) just announced that they have successfully used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to create the first disease-in-a-dish model for Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T), a rare, genetic, neurodegenerative, disease causing severe disability. The researchers ...
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• Injecting new neurons helps tone down epileptic seizures

  
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  Transplanted neurons (green) successfully integrated into the brains of adult mice. RF Hunt and SC Baraban When most people think of the nervous system, they think of it as a hub of activity. Sensations trigger nerves, which activate the ones theyre connected to, eventually producing a ...
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• Researchers create personalised bone grafts from induced pluripotent stem cells

  
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  Yesterday, researchers from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) reported that they have created personalised bone substitutes which can be used to treat large, bone defects. The grafts come with no risk of rejection and can cover the exact needs of any patient, say the researchers. Read More
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• Cord Blood Collection Infographic

  
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  Cord stem cells could be effective for treating rheumatoid arthritis. The umbilical cord has an inexhaustible, non-controversial supply of cord stem cells for therapy. Cord stem cells have tremendous potential in the ever expanding field of regenerative medicine. Preliminary research has already revealed that cord ...
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• Scientist Identifies Protein Molecule Used to Maintain Adult Stem Cells in Fruit Flies

  
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  Understanding exactly how stem cells form into specific organs and tissues is the holy grail of regenerative medicine. Now a UC Santa Barbara researcher has added to that body of knowledge by determining how stem cells produce different types of “daughter” cells in Drosophila (fruit flies). The findings appear in ...
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• Scientists Build a Living Patch for Damaged Hearts

  
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  Scientists Build a Living Patch for Damaged Hearts Tuesday, 07 May 2013 Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a platform for testing ...
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• Epilepsy Cured in Mice Using Brain Cells

  
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  The post Epilepsy Cured in Mice Using Brain Cells appeared first on Innovation Toronto. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Autologous mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

  
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  More than half of patients with multiple sclerosis have progressive disease characterised by accumulating disability. The absence of treatments for progressive multiple sclerosis represents a major unmet clinical need. On the basis of evidence that mesenchymal stem cells have a beneficial effect in acute and chronic ...
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• Epilepsy in Mice Cured By An Injection of Fresh Brain Cells

  
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  A team at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) has seemingly cured epileptic seizures in mice suffering from the disease by injecting a dose of specialized cells directly into their brains. The work could pave the way for similar cell therapy procedures to one day treat the same disease in humans. In ...
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• A randomized trial of mesenchymal stem cells in multiple system atrophy

  
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  Neuroprotective or regenerative strategies are invaluable in multiple system atrophy (MSA) due to its rapid progression with fatal prognosis. We evaluated the efficacy of autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in patients with MSA-cerebellar type (MSA-C). METHODS: Thirty-three patients with probable MSA-C and ...
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