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Revolutionary heart plaster raises hopes for thousands of coronary artery disease patients Experiments in rats show patch to be highly effective — it will now be tested in humans Revolutionary new heart patch could become part of standard heart surgery bypass procedures...

Selma Blair tries breakthrough stem cell treatment for MS By JESSICA MENDOZA viaGMA Aug 1, 2019 https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/selma-blair-breakthrough-stem-cell-treatment-ms/story?id=64705558 Actress Selma Blair is undergoing a treatment to reboot her immune system as she continues her...

Damaged sense of smell fixed in mice by squirting stem cells up nose New Scientists HEALTH 30 May 2019 By Ruby Prosser Scully Mice without a sense of smell have had the ability restored using stem cells delivered through the nose. The approach could pave the way for therapies that work in...

W/Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes & COPD Increasing Worldwide Researchers Look 4 Links Damn! This sucks. COPDNews Today With Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and COPD Increasing Worldwide, Researchers Look for Links APRIL 30, 2019 Patricia Inacio With the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and...

April 12th 2019 https://inews.co.uk/news/health/stem-cell-therapy-advancements-mean-doctors-cure-blindness/ Developments in stem cell therapy mean doctors are on the cusp of curing blindness Scientists have successfully restored the vision of two UK patients with age-related macular...

Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. Feb 25 2019 A group of researchers led by the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham has discovered genetic differences that put some people at higher risk than others of developing chronic lung disease. The new study, published in Nature Genetics, shows that...

FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Japan approves test of iPS cells for treating spinal injuries TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese scientists will test the use of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat spinal cord injuries, a health ministry panel that approved the research project said on Monday. The...

Macular degeneration trial will be first human test of Nobel-winning stem cell technique By SHARON BEGLEY @sxbegle JANUARY 16, 2019 Cool picture here - https://www.statnews.com/2019/01/16/stem-cell-therapies-macular-degeneration/ Curing diabetes with stem cells? Everyone knew that would be...

Stem Cell Medicine Licenses Exosome Technology for Treating Autism From Ramot at Tel Aviv University MSC-exo Technology Has Potential to Treat Autism Using Novel Intranasal Administration Preclinical Studies Have Demonstrated a Benefit on Core Autism Symptoms NEWS PROVIDED BY Stem Cell...

Does the Placenta Hold the Answer to One of Our Most Challenging Medical Problems? Bloomberg.com Dec 10, 2018 - 12:00 AM The placenta, a vital organ that supports the earliest stages of human development, now offers millions of patients the chance of a better quality of life following a...

Sounds like this is about growing new cartilage. https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/stem-cell-trial-offers-hope-over-osteoarthritis-treatment-889460.html A new stem cell technique could reduce the need for surgery among osteoarthritis patients, scientists believe. In a first trial on human...

Stem cells transplanted for treatment of Parkinson’s disease By Ananya Mandal, MD Nov 11 2018 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20181111/Stem-cells-transplanted-for-treatment-of-Parkinsone28099s-disease.aspx Japanese researchers have last week transplanted stem cells into a patient’s brain as...

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 Patricia Inacio, PhD https://copdnewstoday.com/2018/09/28/daliresp-may-ease-lung-inflammation-in-copd-patients-phase-3-trial-data-suggests/ Daliresp May Ease Lung Inflammation in COPD Patients by Effects on Immune Cells, Trial Data Suggests The benefits of Daliresp...

This is quite a story. Nebraska Medicine performs first ever bloodless stem cell transplant on Jehovah's Witness Doctors believe it's not only the first time for the hospital, but the entire state of Nebraska. Sep 3, 2018 Taylor Barth...

SCIENCE Kyoto University team eyes stem cell treatment for anemia Clinical trial will use platelets derived from iPS cells https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/Kyoto-University-team-eyes-stem-cell-treatment-for-anemia August 19, 2018 KYOTO (Kyodo) -- A Kyoto University team plans to begin a...