News for Doctors
Woman Grows Nasal Tissue on Spine from Stem Cell Transplant (Stem Cells Freak)
(Iowa City, IA) Nasal tissue regenerated on the spine of a woman who underwent stem cell transplantation.
Pluripotent Stem Cells From Somatic Genetic Material Called Superior (RDMag)
(La Jolla, CA) Pluripotent stem cells created by injecting genetic material from a skin cell into an empty egg cell.
Stem Cells Build Functioning Cornea (BBC)
(Boston, MA) Regenerative stem cells in human corneas capable of regenerating fully functional corneas.
Stem Cell Transplants Reported to Cure Sickle Cell Disease (NewsMax)
(Bethesda, MD) Stem cells administered to 30 patients with sickle cell disease.
Harvard Researchers Find Way to Improve Stem Cell Transplants (Harvard News)
(Boston, MA) Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation with blood vessel forming cells improves results.
Columbia University Grows Human Cartilage From Stem Cells (Wall Street Daily)
(New York, NY) Bone marrow stem cells bio-engineered to form cartilage.
Crohn’s disease patient gets stem cells at UCLA (SB Sun)
(Los Angeles, CA) Stem cells used to treat a patient with Crohn’s disease.
Stanford Researchers Generate Patient-Specific Heart Cells (Scope Blog)
(Stanford, CA) A new technique to generate patient specific heart muscle cells called cardio myocytes from stem cells.
Researchers Show Efficacy of Stem Cells for Brain Injuries (News Medical)
(Gainesville, FL) Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) topically transplanted on the brain migrate to the site of traumatic brain injury.