Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Potential in Stroke Recovery
A medical case study demonstrates the potential of stem cell therapy to treat acute ischemic stroke, offering new hope for patients facing long-term disability
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Psoriasis: A New Treatment Approach
A 47-year-old man with 25 years of psoriasis finds relief through an new treatment using umbilical cord stem cells.
Stem Cell Treatment Shows Promise in Reducing Biological Age and Improving Cognition
How umbilical cord stem cells could help reverse aging and boost brain health.
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Stem cells improve the outcome of ACL reconstruction surgery
The researchers showed that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and decellularized free tendon allografts were effective for improving ACL reconstruction results.
Cornea made of ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells
Japanese scientists perform the first-ever transplant using reprogrammed stem cells to treat corneal damage.
Discarded tonsil tissue offer new hope for treating liver disease
Scientists look at the possibility of growing tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells on a 3D gel matrix that may one day be injected to regenerate liver tissue.
Stem cell treatment may prevent vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration
A study published online in the journal Stem Cells shows that a single injection of stem cells can greatly slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Stem cells could provide an effective treatment for type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a form of diabetes in which a person’s pancreas is no longer able to produce enough insulin.
Stem cells may provide a long-term treatment for Parkinson’s disease
A pre-clinical study from Harvard Medical School demonstrates that patients’ own stem cells may one day be used to effectively treat Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Cell-free therapy using cord tissue stem cells for treating Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists explore the potential of using cord tissue mesenchymal stem cell extracts to slow Alzheimer’s disease progression.
Stem cells as antimicrobials?
Mesenchymal stem cells release antimicrobial factors that enhance the activity of traditional antibiotics.
Stem cell therapy to battle lung disease
First-in-human clinical trials reveals the potential of using mesenchymal stem cells to slow the rapid decline of lung function associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
The umbilical cord can be a long-term source for mesenchymal stem cells
This study highlights the umbilical cord can be used to produce mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in the long-term, which will drastically increase the availability of MSCs for therapeutic use.
Stem cells regenerate lung tissue after viral damage
The H1N1 influenza virus was responsible for the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 and the “swine flu” pandemic of 2009.
Transplantation of patients’ own stem cells may stop progression of multiple sclerosis
Results after three years of an ongoing clinical trial suggest that transplantation of a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells, following suppression of the immune system, may induce sustained remission of the most common form of multiple sclerosis (MS).
