Evangelina Vaccaro (far right), who in 2012 received treatment developed by UCLA’s Dr. Donald Kohn for bubble baby disease, with her family before her first day of school. UCLA researchers have developed a stem cell gene therapy cure for babies born with adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency, a rare and life-threatening condition that can...
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Study shows potential of stem cell therapy to repair lung damage
A new study has found that stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in an animal model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. Although, still at a pre-clinical stage, these findings have important potential implications for the future treatment of patients. The findings were presented in Estoril, Portugal on 25 March, 2017 at the European Respiratory Society’s...
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – Stem Cell Treatment
A study led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers demonstrates how electroacupuncture triggers a neurological mechanism that can help promote tissue repair and relieve injury-induced pain. Their findings, published online March 16 in the journal Stem Cells, provide the most comprehensive picture yet of how electroacupuncture stimulates the brain to facilitate the release of stem...
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Science Newsfrom research organizations First patient cured of rare blood disorder
David Levy, shown here with his sister, is the first adult patient cured of CDA. Using a technique that avoids the use of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation in preparation for a stem cell transplant, physicians at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System have documented the first cure of an adult patient with...
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Study shows stem cell therapy is safe for stroke patients
A multicenter trial looking at whether a single dose of millions of adult, bone-marrow-derived stem cells can aid stroke recovery indicates it’s safe and well-tolerated by patients but may not significantly improve their recovery within the first three months, researchers report. However, the trial does provide evidence that giving the therapy early – within the first 36 hours after...
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Mixed results for stem cell treatments of AMD
(HealthDay)—Stem cells may offer new hope for patients with age-related macular degeneration, but that promise can come with some risks, according to research published in the March 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. One report details a legitimate effort to restore the sight of a 77-year-old Japanese woman with macular degeneration using stem...
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From skin to brain: Stem cells without genetic modification
The top four images, from left to right, show Keratinocyte-derived neural crest stem cells turning into neurons as shown by typical neuronal morphology. The larger image, directly above, is a close-up of the far right image. UB study yields neural crest cells from adult skin cells, and could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s and...
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Stem cells beat the clock for brain cancer
New research has shown that human skin cells can be transformed into stem cells, and used to hunt down brain cancer Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer that kills most patients within two years of diagnosis. In tests on mice last year, a team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
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Multiple sclerosis: 'Resetting' immune system may achieve long-term remission
More than two thirds of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, who were treated with a combination of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation, have been in remission for 5 years, according to the results of a small clinical trial. Researchers suggest that a combination of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation could lead to long-term...
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BBC war reporter, 49, flies to Mexico for a £62,000 MS operation after being refused NHS treatment
Caroline Wyatt travelled to a private hospital in Puebla in January The neurological condition affects victims ability to swallow, see and think MS doctors used her own stem cells to ‘regrow’ her immune system She lost all her hair after the treatment and felt as ‘vulnerable as a newborn’ A former BBC war correspondent has been forced...