News for Patients
One Step Closer to Reversing Type 1 Diabetes With Stem Cells (Battle Diabetes)
(Vancouver, Canada) An improved method of converting stem cells into insulin producing cells in a shorter period of time.
Insurers In Japan Will Soon Offer Coverage to Cell-Cultivating Companies (Live Insurance News)
(Tokyo, Japan) The non-life insurance companies in Japan will begin to sell policies to cover the cultivation of stem cells for regenerative medicine procedures.
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.
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.
Scaffolding Attracts Stem Cells to Rebuild Muscles In Vivo (Designer Edge Articles)
(Wake Forest, NC) The use of scaffolds to attract stem cells to rebuild muscle tissue in the human body.