by King’s College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Despite many advances in treating the COVID-19 virus there remains no specific cure for patients with infection. This is especially the case with hospitalized patients who end up in the ICU requiring mechanical ventilation support. Key members of UNESCO’s International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD) including Georgina...
ALPHAMED PRESS IMAGE: THE GROUP TREATED WITH STROMAL VASCULAR FRACTION SHOWED A FINAL TENDON DIAMETER AND A PERCENTAGE HARDNESS EXPRESSION THAT WERE SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL HEALTHY TENDON. CREDIT: ALPHAMED PRESS Durham, NC – Tendon injuries in sheep that were treated with stem cell grafts achieved, in just two months, diameter and hardness similar to...
by AlphaMed Press Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study released in Stem Cells Translational Medicine has confirmed the safety of a novel type of cellular therapy for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. Conducted by a multi-institutional team of researchers in Japan who had developed the new therapy, the study was designed to confirm that their treatment—which involves...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – DAVIS HEALTH IMAGE: HIV DISRUPTS THE LYMPHOID IMMUNE BATTLEGROUND CREDIT: UC REGENTS In a groundbreaking study, a team of UC Davis researchers has discovered a special type of stem cell that can reduce the amount of the virus causing AIDS, boosting the body’s antiviral immunity and repairing and restoring the gut’s...
by Salk Institute Functional beta cells made from human pluripotent stem cells. Insulin (red) and NKX6.1 (green) indicate two proteins produced by beta cells. Credit: Salk Institute Type 1 diabetes, which arises when the pancreas doesn’t create enough insulin to control levels of glucose in the blood, is a disease that currently has no cure...
by Hudson Institute of Medical Research Graphical abstract. Credit: Applied Materials Today (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100890 Pelvic organ prolapse—POP—is a hidden disease. While the injury happens during childbirth, the patient may not know about the damage until many years later, often during menopause. A potential new stem cell treatment, which is being developed in the laboratory but is not yet...
by University of California, Los Angeles Microscope images showing brain tissue that has been damaged by white matter stroke (left) and then repaired by the new glial cell therapy (right). Myelin (seen in red), is a substance that protects the connections between neurons and is lost due to white matter stroke. As seen at right, the...
ALPHAMED PRESS IMAGE: EXAMPLES OF COMPLETE CLOSURE (100%). CREDIT: ALPHAMED PRESS Durham, NC – According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, a new stem cell therapy shows promise of making diabetes-related amputations a thing of the past. The trial involved injecting diabetes patients suffering from non-healing...
BY DAVID MELAMED, PHD Seneca Biopharma announced that work is underway to advance NSI-566, its leading stem cell treatment candidate, into a Phase 3 study in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The decision followed a meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is supported by data collected from a Phase 1...
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...
