Category Archive for "News for Researchers"

UCI Researcher Receives CIRM Funding For Stem Cell-Based Retina Therapy To Treat Blindness (Eureka Alert)

Posted in: News for Researchers | June 26, 2018

(Irvine, CA) A researcher at the University of California Irvine receives funding for development of a stem cell retinal therapy to treat blindness....

Jack Nicklaus’ Secret Stem Cell Therapy: ‘I Didn’t Keep It Private; No One Asked Me About It’ (CNN)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Industry, News for Patients, News for Researchers | April 28, 2018

(Jupiter, FL) After 10 million swings of his golf club, Jack Nicklaus underwent a treatment using stem cells from fat to alleviate his chronic and severe back pain. The...

Stem Cell Therapy for CVDs: Advances Persist, Challenges Remain (Cardiology Today)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Researchers | February 28, 2018

(Houston, TX) A close look at stem cell therapy for cardiovascular diseases. While there are many advancements, some challenges still remain....

Cynata Therapeutics Achieves Progress in Stem Cell Technology (Proactive Investors)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Industry, News for Patients, News for Researchers | June 19, 2017

(Madison, Wisconsin) Cynata therapeutics received the Notice of Allowance from the US patent office related to their proprietary Cymerus stem cell technology....

Nature Cell to Unveil Stem Cell Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease in Japan (The Investor)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Industry, News for Patients, News for Researchers | June 20, 2017

(Japan) Japan will be the first country to sell a stem cell-based treatment for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. ...

No, Really, Save That Placenta (Bloomberg)

Posted in: News for Industry, News for Patients, News for Researchers | February 15, 2018

(New York, NY) A focus on treating life-threatening immune disorders such as Crohn’s disease and multiple sclerosis with stem cells harvested from the human placenta....

Dr. Anthony Atala Discusses the Future of Regenerative Medicine (SFNS)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Industry, News for Researchers | January 25, 2018

(Miami, FL) Dr. Anthony Atala discusses the future of regenerative medicine at the World Stem Cell Summit in Miami....

Getting Straight to the Heart of the Matter in Stem Cells (EurekAlert)

Posted in: News for Researchers | December 21, 2017

(La Jolla, CA) Salk Institute scientists discover a technique to simplify the programming of stem cells to become cardiomyocytes....

Japanese Man is First to Receive Reprogrammed Stem Cells from Another Person (Nature)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Industry, News for Patients, News for Researchers | April 6, 2017

(Hyogo, Japan) Creating induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cells from unrelated donors and using them to regenerate tissue/cure diseases has huge possibilities for the future of healthcare....

Stem Cell Infusions Improved Health In Frail Elderly, UM Researchers Say (The Miami Herald)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Industry, News for Patients, News for Researchers | October 20, 2017

(Miami, FL) In a recently published study, frail elderly patients benefited from the intravenous infusion of stem cells from young healthy donors....