When a doctor says you may need knee replacement surgery, it can be a lot to take in. Knee replacement surgery can be expensive, painful and require an extensive recovery …
Treating Autoimmune Diseases With Stem Cell Therapy
When the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, the results can be debilitating. This is what life is like for those with autoimmune diseases. There are more than 80 …
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 …
Stem Cells 101
Many patients find talking about stem cell therapy intimidating because of the extensive medical terminology used when discussing the way everything works. The following is a list of terms that …
Stem Cell Therapy Provides Hope for MS Patients
According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, MS, or Multiple Sclerosis, is defined as “an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information …
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 …
Stem Cell Therapy May Provide Hope for Hair Loss
New research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows key molecular events that occur with hair growth in mice. A team of scientists from the …
Puppies Find Help for Spina Bifida Through Stem Cell Treatment
Using an innovative approach that combines surgery and stem cell therapy, a team from the University of California, Davis, have helped two sibling bulldogs gain control of their back legs. …
Stanford researchers ‘stunned’ by stem cell experiment that helped stroke patient walk
Stanford researchers studying the effect of stem cells injected directly into the brains of stroke patients said Thursday that they were “stunned” by the extent to which the experimental treatment restored motor function in some …
Treating Osteoarthritis with Stem Cell Therapy
More than 3 million people in the United States alone suffer from Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. It occurs when cartilage, the protective tissue between bones, wears down over …