Danny Bullen had the treatment last month and should have a second this year The next day his mother claims he asked for ‘more potatoes [crisps] please’ The youngster needs help going to the toilet and attends a specialist school The parents of an autistic schoolboy claim he spoke his first full sentence just hours after undergoing stem-cell therapy in the...
Category: <span>Stem Cell Therapy</span>
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Scientists on the cusp of curing blindness with pioneering treatment that injects stem cells into the back of patients’ eyeballs
British firm reported early success with procedure that repairs damaged retina Treatment involves growing billions of ‘progenitor’ stem cells in a laboratory Have the ability to transform themselves into other types of cell There is no cure for retinitis pigmentosa, which slowly constricts vision By STEPHEN ADAMS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 20:44 EDT, 13 April 2019 | UPDATED: 02:58 EDT, 14 April 2019 Victims...
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UC San Diego Health treats first cancer patient with stem-cell derived natural killer cells
After 10 years in remission, Derek Ruff’s cancer returned, this time as stage IV colon cancer. Despite aggressive rounds of chemotherapy, palliative radiotherapy and immunotherapy, his disease progressed. In February 2019, as part of a phase I clinical trial at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, Ruff became the first patient in the world to be treated for cancer with a human-induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell therapy called FT500. “This is...
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Biologists find a way to boost intestinal stem cell populations
Study suggests that stimulating stem cells may protect the gastrointestinal tract from age-related disease. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMBRIDGE, MA — Cells that line the intestinal tract are replaced every few days, a high rate of turnover that relies on a healthy population of intestinal stem cells. MIT and University of Tokyo biologists have now...
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Japan poised to allow ‘reprogrammed’ stem-cell
If approved, the treatment could restore vision. A Japanese committee has provisionally approved the use of reprogrammed stemcells to treat diseased or damaged corneas. Researchers are now waiting for final approval from the health ministry to test the treatment in people with corneal blindness, which affects millions of people around the world. The cornea, a transparent layer...
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Hematopoietic stem cells: Making blood thicker than water
Researchers at Osaka University reveal how a regulatory molecule ensures an appropriate supply of blood cells while avoiding the excessive proliferation associated with conditions like leukemia OSAKA UNIVERSITY Osaka, Japan – The body needs to create a continuous supply of blood cells to enter circulation. Blood cells have a wide variety of functions ranging from supplying oxygen to tissues, fighting infections, and enabling the blood to...
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Potential new treatment for heart attack
Scientists have found a potential new drug for treating the heart damage caused by a heart attack by targeting the way the heart reacts to stress, according to new research published in the journal, Cell Stem Cell and part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). [1] The research team used stem cells to grow heart tissue and mimic a ‘heart attack...
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Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice
Luxembourg, 28 February 2019 – Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice. The revitalised stem cells improve the regeneration of injured or diseased areas in the brain...
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UTMB develops drug to rejuvenate muscle cells
Elderly to feel fitter, faster and stronger UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a promising drug that has proven to significantly increase muscle size, strength and metabolic state in aged mice, according to a study just published in Biochemical...
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Innovative, simple treatment to combat the Candida Albicans fungus
A study led by the UPV/EHU has developed an innovative, simple treatment based on uterine stem cells to combat the Candida albicans fungus, responsible for vaginal candidiasis. Despite not being life-threatening, this disease, which is very widespread among women, reduces patient life quality owing to its symptoms (itching and stinging). This research has been published...