IMAGE: UZH RESEARCHERS DEMONSTRATE ON GERMAN SHEPHERDS THAT A TREATMENT WITH THE BODY’S OWN STEM CELLS ARE WELL TOLERATED It is the “shock absorber” between the vertebrae of the spine, cushioning every step, bend and jump: the intervertebral disc. If the fibrocartilage tissue in the spine degenerates over time, an intervertebral disc can “slip” –...
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Stem cells may improve tendon healing, reduce retear risk in rotator cuff surgery
An injection of a patient’s bone marrow stem cells during rotator cuff surgery significantly improved healing and tendon durability, according to a study presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Each year in the U.S., more than 2 million people have rotator cuff surgery to re-attach their shoulder tendon...
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New research clarifies how stem cells get activated to produce new hair
Hair follicle stem cells lacking the protein FOXC1 can only retain one old bulge in their hair follicles, while normal stem cells can keep up to four. Adult stem cells provide the body with a reservoir from which damaged or used up tissues can be replenished. In organs like the intestines and skin, which need...
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Stem cells shown to restore erection capability in men with erectile dysfunction
New clinical trial results show that stem cells can restore sufficient erectile function to allow previously impotent men to have spontaneous intercourse. This is the first time stem cell therapy has produced patients who have recovered sufficient erectile function to enable intercourse. This is an early trial, which was primarily addressing safety and dosage (a...
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Protein primes mouse stem cells to quickly repair injury, study finds
Like drag car racers revving their engines at the starting line, stem cells respond more quickly to injury when they’ve been previously primed with one dose of a single protein, according to a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Mice given the priming protein recover muscle function more quickly after damage, their skin...
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Alerting stem cells to hurry up and heal
Newly regenerated muscle fibers. Accelerated healing isn’t just for superheroes. A new study in Cell Reports suggests a way that mere mortals can potentially speed their recovery from a wide variety of injuries. “Our research shows that by priming the body before an injury, you can speed the process of tissue repair and recovery, similar to...
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Ability of stem cells expanded to regrow any tissue type
Human EPS cells (green) can be detected in both the embryonic part (left) and extra-embryonic parts (placenta and yolk sac, right) of a mouse embryo. When scientists talk about laboratory stem cells being totipotent or pluripotent, they mean that the cells have the potential, like an embryo, to develop into any type of tissue in...
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Stem cells help explain varied genetics behind rare neurologic disease
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have successfully grown stem cells from children with a devastating neurological disease to help explain how different genetic backgrounds can cause common symptoms. The work sheds light on how certain brain disorders develop, and provides a framework for developing and testing new therapeutics. Medications that appear...
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Molecular ‘GPS’ helps stem cells navigate inside the body
Recent research has identified a novel molecule that could help localise stem cells within the body. Cell therapy holds significant promise for treating a wide range of diseases and tissue defects including arthritis, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease. But in current therapies, most cell types do not reach diseased or damaged tissues efficiently....
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Stem cells from umbilical cord ‘tame’ liver disease that claimed the life of British tennis star Elena Baltacha
Former British number one died of primary sclerosing cholangitis in 2014 Doctors in Birmingham are offering new hope with a trial starting this year The cells are taken from umbilical-cord blood, taken from donations to NHS Stem cells harvested from umbilical-cord blood are to be used in a new treatment for the liver disease that...