CIRM has funded the Diabetes Disease Team led by scientists at ViaCyte, Inc., UCSF, and the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. This team aims to bring an embryonic stem cell based therapy for diabetes to clinical trials. For more info, see diabetes fact sheet.

Cord Blood Registry takes pride in leading the cord blood banking industry with its state-of-the-art lab. Meet Kristen, who leads the effort to make sure we’re providing our clients with the best once their babies’ stem cells arrive in Tucson. Kristen is one of the many people who make sure that, from that first phone call to the day your baby’s stem cells are collected and stored, you receive the industry’s best service and support. For more information on CBR’s processes, visit: http://www.cordblood.com/best-cord-blood-bank/best-cord-blood-banks/?mtag=JCPH.

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By AlysaCartee, Anchor Megan Murphy

A breakthrough discovery in stem cell treatments. A patient’s own stem cells could actually regenerate the heart after a heart attack. WFLD explains the findings.

“The studies found that recent heart attack victims who receive stem cell infusions had a drop in unhealthy heart scar tissue from 24 to 12 percent.”

The procedure is minimally invasive. A catheter is inserted through the patient’s vein and a piece of heart muscle about the size of a peppercorn is removed.

That biopsied tissue is then grown in a petri dish and reintroduced to the damaged portion of the heart. This new procedure could change the way heart attacks are treated. ABC reports the typical damage a heart attack leaves and the limited options for treatment.

“The damaged scar tissue that results from a heart attack diminishes heart function, which can ultimately lead to enlargement of the heart. At best … there are measures doctors can try to reduce or compensate for the damage, but in many cases, heart failure ultimately sets in, often requiring mechanical support or a transplant.”

But the new treatment challenges the conventional wisdom that once the heart is damaged, it can’t be repaired. Doctor Sanjay Gupta told CNN this breakthrough in the use of stem cells means a few different things for the medical community.

“We’ve been talking about the promise of stem cells for so long but people have really yet to see it in action. … It really proved two things. First of all that this could be done safely. That’s always the first question. And second that it provided some benefit.”

As Fox News reports, the study is positive — but there are a few mysteries that need to be solved.

“…while the patients grew new heart muscle and saw a dramatic reduction in scar tissue, the actual function of their hearts did not show a significant improvement. And it appeared the stem cells themselves may not have turned into cardiac muscle, but rather they stimulated the heart to produce new muscle cells.”

Researchers will follow the patients who received the treatment to document long term effects, and a follow up study is planned for later this year.

A UCLA eye surgeon has developed a possible stem cell treatment for Macular Degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Dr. Jon LaPook explains how it works. (Jan. 23) (CBS News)

Watch Suzanne Somers’ amazing breast reconstruction surgery on Suzanne Somers Breaking Through – Episode 1. See how Suzanne used her stem cells to regrow her breast after battling breast cancer.

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When a muscle is damaged, dormant adult stem cells called satellite cells are signaled to “wake up” and contribute to repairing the muscle. University of Missouri researchers recently found how even distant satellite cells could help with the repair, and are now learning how the stem cells travel within the tissue. This knowledge could ultimately help doctors more effectively treat muscle disorders such as muscular dystrophy, in which the muscle is easily damaged and the patient’s satellite cells have lost the ability to repair.

A new process to make you look younger is now being used for the first time in Indianapolis. 24-Hour news 8 anchor Karen Hensel has the first look at Laviv.

Dr. Ricardo Dolmetsch and his colleagues have generated stem cells from children with autism allowing them to study how the brain develops in children with ASD.

A conversation with Dr. Thomas Insel, Director, National Institute of Mental Health.

See complete article at theconversation.edu.au

An overview of the human mammary gland with a focus on the role of breast stem cells during pregnancy. The primary function of the mammary gland is to produce milk to nourish young offspring. The mammary gland is comprised of three main cell types; alveolar, ductal and myoepithelial cells. During pregnancy, the mammary gland increases in size due to the action of breast stem cells, which can mature into any of the three mammary gland cell type.

For more information see wehi.edu.au

The University College London (UCL) Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine brings together 185 research groups across UCL and the MRC NIMR, with a common interest in all aspects of stem cells, tissue engineering, repair and regeneration and the development of their therapeutic and biotechnological potential.