News for Doctors
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Show Promise as Heart Failure Treatment (American Heart Association)
(Dallas, TX) Based on a recent first of its kind study, The American Heart Association reported significant improvement in patients with heart disease who were treated with umbilical cord stem cells.
F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics (New York Times)
(Washington) The US FDA recently announced a crackdown on dangerous stem cell clinics while facilitating a pathway for doctors and companies who have legitimate treatments in the growing field of regenerative medicine.
Lactate Dehydrogenase Activity Drives Hair Follicle Stem Cell Activation (Nature)
(Los Angeles, California) UCLA researchers have developed a new technique which activates stem cells to grow hair follicles.
Cardiac Stem Cells From Young Hearts Could Rejuvenate Old Hearts (Science Daily)
(Los Angeles, California) As recently published in the European Heart Journal, intravenous stem cells programmed for heart muscle regeneration secrete small vesicles containing RNA and proteins which regenerate damaged heart muscle in rats.
3D Bone-Like Tissues Grown From Stem Cells (Asian Scientist)
(Tokyo, Japan) At the University of Tokyo, researchers have developed a stem cell culture method that generates a three-dimensional bone like tissue which is classified as an “organoid”.
What Makes Stem Cells into Perfect Allrounders (Phys Org)
(Zurich, Switzerland) University of Zürich researchers have discovered a protein that enables natural embryonic stem cells to form any and all tissue types.
Nature Cell to Unveil Stem Cell Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease in Japan (The Investor)
(Japan) Japan will be the first country to sell a stem cell-based treatment for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Cynata Therapeutics Achieves Progress in Stem Cell Technology (Proactive Investors)
(Madison, Wisconsin) Cynata therapeutics received the Notice of Allowance from the US patent office related to their proprietary Cymerus stem cell technology.
Japanese Man is First to Receive Reprogrammed Stem Cells from Another Person (Nature)
(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.