News for Patients
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.
Cord Blood Banking: Huntsville Company Offers Alabama Children a Chance at a Healthy Future (AL)
(Huntsville, AL) Umbilical cord stem cell banking for low income newborns in Alabama.
Study Reveals Stem Cells Aid in Post-Exercise Muscle Repair, Strengthening (PT Products Online)
(Champaign, IL) Mesenchymal stem cells used to rejuvenate skeletal muscle after resistance exercise.
Treating Infertility With Skin Cells? (Nature World News)
(Bozeman, MT) Skin stem cells from infertile men used to create healthy sperm cells.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Opens Research Stem Cell Clinic For Cardiac Patients (BioSpace)
(Los Angeles, CA) A new facility to evaluate heart and vascular disease patients for participation in all stem cell clinical trials.
Musician Who Donates Stem Cells is Rewarded (The Enquirer)
(Philadelphia, PA) Donation of stem cells results in an opportunity for the donor to perform live with a music star.