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Stem cells from body fat promising
A San Diego-based company is breaking new ground in the field of regenerative medicine with a system that uses patients’ own body fat to generate stem cells and repair tissue and organs. Ben Gruber reports.
Stem Cells Could Regrow Joints
Arthritis patients might soon be able to replace their failing joints with joints grown from their own stem cells, rather than conventional artificial replacements. A proof of concept experiment first reported by ”The Lancet” showed that rabbits were able to regenerate their own joints and researchers say they now want to start clinical trials with humans. Tara Cleary reports.
Stem Cell Research Breakthrough
A new technique makes the practice of turning adult skin cells into stem cells much faster and more efficient.
Stem cells used to clear-up clogged arteries
Doctors are using stem cells to create new blood vessels to treat peripheral arterial disease.
Stem Cell-Engineered Windpipe for Cancer Patients
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Doctors in Italy announced they have used patients’ own stem cells to grow trachea tissue that led to seemingly successful transplanted windpipes in two patients diagnosed with trachea cancer.
View from the Top – Kenneth Aldrich, International Stem Cell Corporation
Kenneth Aldrich, Chairman of International Stem Cell Corporation, discusses the next generation of therapeutic stem cells.
Researchers Use Stem Cells From Patients’ Own Eyes to Restore Sight
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Stem Cells Could Change Diabetes Treatment
Doctors say stem cell transplants could help people with Type 1 diabetes live insulin-free lives; the stem cells come from the patient’s own body.
From clipsyndicate.com
CBR: Umbilical Stem Cell Overview
Cord Blood Registry Launches Industry-Leading Innovations for Newborn Stem Cell Collection
New Collection System Offers Parents Opportunity to Preserve a Greater Number and Diversity of Their Newborn’s Umbilical Cord Stem Cells for More Potential Therapeutic Uses
Cord Blood Registry (CBR), the global leader in the collection and preservation of newborn stem cells from the umbilical cord, announced today the launch of its new stem cell collection system that saves a greater number and diversity of a newborn’s stem cells – from both the blood in the umbilical cord and the cord tissue itself – for a wider range of potential therapeutic uses.
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