News for Doctors
Lung Regeneration Mechanism Could Impact Pulmonary Fibrosis, COPD Treatment (Pulmonary Fibrosis News)
(Farmington, CN) Stem cells have a major role in the regeneration of damaged lung tissue.
Scientist Patents Technology to Advance Stem Cell Therapeutics (Scicasts)
(Piscataway, NJ) A breakthrough in the area of gene expression for stem cell therapeutics.
UW-Madison Researchers Discover Method To Encourage Self-Renewal Of Stem Cells (Host Madison)
(Madison, WI) Eternal preservation of progenitor cells in the pluripotent stage.
Making Insulin Producing Beta Cells From Stem Cells – How Close Are We? (Euro Stem Cell)
(Copenhagen, Denmark) Using stem cells to create beta cells which produce insulin with hopes of curing diabetes.
Woman With Sickle-Cell Treated with Stem Cells (Nature Journal)
(Boston, MA) Stem cells for the treatment of sickle cell disease.
Nadal To Receive Stem Cell Treatment (Nation News)
(Barcelona, Spain) Tennis star Rafael Nadal to receive a stem cell treatment for his ailing back.
Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Vision In Preliminary Human Test (WMRA)
(Los Angeles, CA) A research project using embryonic stem cells to cure blindness.
Study Hints At Stem Cell Cure For Parkinson’s (Yale Daily News)
(New Haven, CT) Adult uterine stem cells to alleviate symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
One MS Patient’s ‘Starting Line’ For Stem Cell Therapy (Fox News)
(New York, NY) A phase 1 clinical trial using stem cells to treat multiple sclerosis.