News tagged with adult stem cell therapy
Biologists find way to reduce stem cell loss during cancer treatment
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to improve the health and well-being ...
Sep 05, 2010 |
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Nanoparticles plus adult stem cells demolish plaque
A technique that combines nanotechnology with adult stem cells appears to destroy atherosclerotic plaque and rejuvenate the arteries, according to a study reported at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular ...
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Jul 19, 2010 |
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Breakthrough reveals blood vessel cells are key to growing unlimited amounts of adult stem cells
In a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that endothelial cells, the most basic building blocks of the vascular ...
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Mar 04, 2010 |
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Supportive materials will help regenerate heart tissue (w/ Video)
Bioengineers from University of California, San Diego are developing new regenerative therapies for heart disease. The work could influence the way in which regenerative therapies for cardiovascular and other diseases are ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Evidence That Patient's Own Stem Cells Could Treat Their Heart Disease
Preliminary data presented on March 28 as a late-breaking abstract at the American College of Cardiology's 58th annual scientific session from the largest CD34+ adult stem cell study for heart disease has shown the first ...
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Mar 30, 2009 |
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Stem cells crucial to diabetes cure in mice
More than five years ago, Dr. Lawrence C.B. Chan and colleagues in his Baylor College of Medicine laboratory cured mice with type 1 diabetes by using a gene to induce liver cells to make insulin.
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Mar 16, 2009 |
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Stem cell breakthrough gives new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases
An experimental procedure that dramatically strengthens stem cells' ability to regenerate damaged tissue could offer new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases such as myopathy and muscular dystrophy, according to researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Lured by promise of stem cells, Americans head abroad for medical treatment
A quadriplegic since she was 14, Jessica Grimm learned long ago how to work around her body's limitations. She lives alone, uses a computer, has a job, even drives a car. But the Arlington, Texas, student must rely on a coterie ...
Feb 09, 2009 |
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