Asthma is a serious condition that causes swelling of the airways and affects around 25 million Americans. Every day, 10 people in the United States die from complications associated with …
Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Heart Failure
A publication in the prestigious cardiology journal, Circulation Research, indicated that in patients with heart failure and low ejection fractions, intravenous infusion of umbilical derived stem cells was safe. Improvements in …
Stem Cell Therapy Could Help Heart Attack Recovery
New research on mononuclear diploid cardiomyocyte, or MNDCM, a type of regenerative heart muscle cell, shows promise for patients recovering from a heart attack. Previous research has shown that newborn …
New Research Shows Stem Cells Could Help Those With Chronic Asthma
Researchers from Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute have tested a new stem cell treatment developed by Cynata Therapeutics that could help patients with chronic asthma. The study was published in the …
Patching Up a Broken Heart with Stem Cells
A new study shows tremendous promise for patients suffering from heart failure. The study was conducted on 27 patients whose heart failure therapy had still not resolved their symptoms and …
Evidence for Cardiomyocyte Renewal in Humans
It has been difficult to establish whether we are limited to the heart muscle cells we are born with or if cardiomyocytes are generated also later in life. We have …
Chelation Remains A Hopeful Heart Therapy
Maybe you know someone who has suffered a heart attack. You’re concerned about their well-being, particularly if they’re diabetic or suffered a large heart attack. You want to make sure …
Vitamin C Aids Recovery From Cardiac Surgery
Study finds that vitamin C supplementation decreases incidence of atrial fibrillation read more
Zinc Deficiency Linked to Immune System Response, Specifically Inflammation
Zinc has a long history known as the mineral of the immune system. New research from Oregon State University demonstrated that it appears to affect how the immune system responds …