News for Patients
Using Stem Cells To Grow New Hair (Eureka Alert)
(La Jolla, CA) Pluripotent stem cells from as a new treatment for hair restoration.
UM Study On Stem Cells For Burn Victims (The Miami Herald)
(Miami, FL) A research project funded by the Department of Defense using donor stem cells to reduce scarring and restore tissue in burn patients.
Canadians Urged to Make a Life-Saving Investment in Stem Cells (Sys-Con)
(Ottawa, Canada) A national fundraising campaign to build a national public cord blood bank.
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.