Stem Cell News - June 19, 2011

Patients' stem cells cure clogged arteries Times of India Surgeons from the University of Louisville have successfully performed the first three prosthetic bypass graft surgeries using the patient's stem cells to treat peripheral vascular disease (PVD). PVD develops when arteries become clogged with plaque, ...

NYU Scientists Find Possible Cure for Gray Hair ABC News By MICHAEL MURRAY Scientists were able to take normal mice, inhibited the Wnt pathway in their melanocyte stem cells, and eventually turn their hair gray. (Ito Lab/NYU Langone Medical Center) Gray hair is, along with premature balding, ... ABC News

Adult stem cells can help win battle of the bulge (Re-issue) DailyIndia.com Washington, June 18: A team of scientists carried out a new adult stem cell research and have developed a new approach to target fat-producing stem cells that produce the type of fat ringing the waists. The researchers at the University of Texas Health ...

Corrective eye surgery: First patients receive stem cells for blindness Spire Healthcare Two women in the US are set to undergo the surgery, which will involve millions of embryonic stem cells being injected into their eyes in a bid to overcome the damage done to their sight by hereditary or age-related disease. ...

Nerve Cells Grown From Stem Cells Give Insight Into Parkinson's eNews Park Forest The great power of these induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, is that they are able to form just about any of the specialised types of cell present in the body. That allowed the Oxford team to guide the iPS cells to develop, or 'differentiate' ...

Vatican, biotech firm host congress to promote adult stem-cell therapy The Catholic Review By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY – The Vatican will host an international congress to promote the use of adult stem cells as a safe, effective and ethical means to fight degenerative diseases. The congress, to be held Nov. 9-11, will also feature speakers ...

Banner Heart Hospital researching use of stem cells to prevent leg amputations SanTanValleyToday.com Mesa, AZ--Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa is currently recruiting individuals to participate in a clinical trial, unique in its design, which will evaluate the use of a patient's own stem cells in preventing leg amputations and improving circulation for ...

EDITORIAL: Law expands access to stem cell therapy Torrington Register Citizen The blood in the umbilical cords of newborns is rich in stem cells that can be used in the treatment of diseases of the blood, including leukemia and sickle cell anemia. However, the umbilical cord is usually treated as medical waste and thrown away, ...

Cells Of Hope Businessworld So far, the standard technique in this field has been to convert adult cells (usually from the skin) into stem cells, and then converting stem cells into tissues or organs that have to be transplanted. This method has several risks and has not worked ... Businessworld

Stem cell treatment for laminitis Thoroughbred Times Stem cells injected at the coronary band appear to provide significant and immediate pain relief to these horses through their ¬anti-inflammatory properties. Other stem cell benefits include the ability of stem cells to become the same type of cells ...

KU Medical Center gets anonymous $4 million gift El Dorado Times One team from the center will conduct research on converting cells from a patient's skin into cells that act like stem cells, which can generate new nerve cells. Another team will implant in animals tiny electronic devices that are designed to send ...

About Foundation Venture Capital Group Dentistry IQ ... Celvive, Inc., working to develop technology to treat patients with chronic spinal cord injuries with their own adult stem cells;Durin Technologies, working to develop a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease;Longevica Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ...

Local drive leads to life-saving donation McDonough Voice According to the program's website, donors' stem cells should regenerate in four to six weeks. Patrick won't know the boy's condition or name for at least six months after the donation. He says it's part of an effort to keep donors and patients from ...

Residual Disease And Chromosomal Abnormalities May Predict Early Myeloma ... The Myeloma Beacon Among the myeloma patients who participated in the two trials, 241 had a complete response 100 days after receiving high dose therapy and stem cell transplantation using their own stem cells. These patients had a longer time to disease progression ...

Experimental Vaccine Prolongs Survival Rate for Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumor ... News Junky Journal (press release) ICT-107 targets six antigens found on glioblastoma cells, three of which also are found on cancerstem cells. Those cells widely are believed to be the original source of tumor cells, enabling them to resist treatment and recur. ...

Stem Cell Fountain of Youth Story Intended to Boost CIRM Re-Up Drive? First Things (blog) Stem cells might just be a catchall answer, scientists say. There's some of the usual talk about the cures, with a tilt in favor of embryonic stem cells, and the potential for adding perhaps centuries to our longevity. Then, there is this: Even if stem ... First Things (blog)

Stem Cell Research May Help Trim Obesity Food Product Design Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) developed an approach for targeting fat-generating stem cells that one day could aid in the delivery of drugs that slow adipose stem cells' ability to direct fat ...

SoFla Doctor Talks Stem Cells, HGH With MLB NBC Miami Purita is an expert in using stem cells to treat injured joints and tissue. The Boca Raton-based doctor takes stem cells from a patient's body, processes them and injects them into areas that are hurt or damaged. Colon tried the treatment in April of ...

Stem cell treatment gives family hope The Wenatchee World Online Stem cells from Moya's own bone marrow were used in the treatment. Stem cell treatment has been used for many years to treat various forms of cancer, but only recently been used to treat other illnesses. Until recently, Germany's XCell Center has been ...

Patently Offensive: Human Beings Are Not Property LifeNews.com The term does not include human stem cells (adult and embryonic), non-human organisms, and does not prevent patents on human cells (including stem cells), human genes, or the processes of creating human embryos. If the Weldon Amendment is codified ...

Surgery Restores Sight After 55 Years RedOrbit In the future retinal reattachments after long periods could be aided with the use of stem cells to regenerate diseased retinas,” he added. After a year, the patient required further retinal surgery due to the scars inside his eye forcing parts of the ...

Does hell exist? Theologians dissect the question Ventura County Star Theologians, scientists and environmentalists are tackling issues that range from stem cells and evolution to medical ethics and genetic manipulation of seeds. Wearing a bow tie and a black suit coat at a classroom lectern, Fudge sweated through one of ...

If at first you don't succeed, e-mail Brantford Expositor Before I went to meet Derek, I went to Starbucks and read everything I could about his research, so when he asked me what I knew about stem cells, I answered." Van der Kooy offered Dabor a summer job in a top-notch science lab. ...

Susan J. Birren, neurobiologist, appointed as new dean of Arts and Sciences Brandeis University Her work has helped define the properties of nervous system stem cells and has elucidated the functions of key molecules in the neural control of cardiac function and in the development of brain circuits that are disrupted in human developmental ... Brandeis University

THE BOY WHOSE LIFE WAS SAVED TWICE BY OUR READERS Express.co.uk Doctors discovered healthy stem cells which would enable Simon to make new bone marrow. “It was incredibly pioneering,” says Simon. “Bone marrow transplant, even from related donors, was still in its infancy. Mine was very experimental. ...