News for Doctors
Quebec Leukemia Patient Mai Duong Finds Cord Blood Donor (CTV News)
(Quebec, Canada) A patient has finally found a proper match for umbilical cord stem cells to treat her acute leukemia.
New Stem Cell Bio Drug for Bone Regeneration To Be Released in January (Miami Today News)
(Miami, FL) An adult bone marrow isolated multi-lineage inducible cell called the Miami cell.
Initial Six Teams to Compete for New Organ Liver Prize (PR Web)
(Washington, DC) Global competition with a $1 million prize for the first team to create a bioengineered solution to survive without native liver function.
Denmark All Set For Human Stem-Cell Trials (CPH Post)
(Copenhagen, Denmark) An advanced group of scientists will begin clinical trials using stem cells for a number of debilitating diseases.
World’s First AMD Stem Cell Therapy Patient (Optometry)
(Kobe, Japan) IPS cells used to grow retinal tissue in a patient with age-related macular degeneration.
Patient at UF Health Fights Heart Disease with Stem Cells (First Coast News)
(Jacksonville, FL) A patient’s heart disease treated with his own bone marrow stem cells.
Heart Attack Victim Has Surgery To Inject Stem Cells From Hip (Daily Mail)
(London, England) After experiencing a heart attack, a patient underwent injection of his own stem cells into the damaged heart tissue to stimulate regeneration.
Study Shows How Stem Cells Treat Lung Disease (Medical XPress)
(Munich, Germany) The treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with stem cells to minimize inflammation.
Milestone Reached in Building Replacement Kidneys (Eureka Alert)
(Winston-Salem, NC) Laboratory experiment using stem cells to maintain blood flow in organ transplantation.