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Histogen's method of generating C 05 Sep 2013 Histogen, Inc., a regenerative medicine company developing innovative therapies for conditions including hair loss and cancer, has announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has issued patent 8,524,494, entitled "Low Oxygen...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130815133107.htm

New Gene Repair Technique Promises Advances in Regenerative Medicine Aug. 12, 2013 — Using human pluripotent stem cells and DNA-cutting protein from meningitis bacteria, researchers from the Morgridge Institute for Research and Northwestern University have created an efficient way to target...

News Release February 25, 2013 Tweaking Gene Expression to Repair LungsPHILADELPHIA — Lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are on the rise, according to the American Lung Association and the National Institutes of Health. Expression of the important...

Reprogramming Adult Cells to Stem Cells Works Better With One Gene Turned Off Wang and his team are the first to identify Jmjd3's role in inhibiting the reprogramming process. They found knockdown or deletion of Jmjd3 in young mouse fibroblasts was enough to greatly enhance reprogramming...

. Question, s If this defective gene (Below) is still defective after stem cell treatment then wouldn't the disease continue decline ? Wouldn't any progress fall to the same defects if smoking caused the gene mutations. Wouldn't stem cell treatment have to be combined with gene treatment...

Medical News Today New Method To Produce Blood Cells From Stem Cells Could Yield A Purer, Safer Cell Therapy 16 Jul 2013 A new protocol for reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into mature blood cells, using just a small amount of the patient's own blood and a readily...

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Vitamin C Influences Gene Activity In Stem Cells 02 Jul 2013 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/262739.php

http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/center-for-regenerative-medicine/lung-regeneration.cfm

Research breakthrough in lung regeneration Published on October 29, 2011 at 3:10 AM Working together, scientists and clinicians make research breakthrough that paves the way for novel therapies for respiratory disease Scientists at A*STAR'S Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Institute of...

Dr Atala http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_printing_a_human_kidney.html

Commonly Used Blood Pressure Drug Prevents Smoking-Related Lung Damage in MiceRelease Date: 01/02/2012 Finding advances likelihood of using losartan for chronic emphysema and bronchitis, and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases Working with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins have...

Lung Researchers Create New Air Sacs in Mouse Model of Emphysema Using a Novel Growth Factor Feb. 14, 2013 — In a study of mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a new molecular pathway involved in the growth of tiny air sacs called alveoli that are crucial for breathing. The...

Mayo Clinic is doing a trial for "Air Seal"" It's an injection to seal the large holes in lungs; I was there (Mayo in Fla.) Last week for some testing and told about this. I do not qualify and did not even know about this trial . The doctor suggested it . Just thought I would pass it...