Is Stem Cell Therapy Right for You? Evaluating Your Candidacy
Stem cell therapy is an exciting area of medical research and treatment that has the potential to revolutionize the way we approach many health conditions. Stem cells have unique properties that allow them to renew themselves and differentiate into many different types of cells in the body. This makes them a promising tool for repairing […]
Another Patient Cleared of HIV with Stem Cell Transplant
A 53-year-old man in Germany, referred to as the ‘Düsseldorf patient’, has become the fifth person to be declared cleared of HIV after a bone marrow transplant that replaced his cells with HIV-resistant stem cells from a donor. The procedure was first used on Timothy Ray Brown, the ‘Berlin patient,’ in 2007, and later on […]
Gameto licenses Wyss Institute’s technology for growing human ovaries from Harvard University
BOSTON, MA, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Despite the fact that we all start out as an egg cell in one of our mother’s ovaries, these human reproductive organs are surprisingly under-studied. Scientists have been working on creating in vitro models of human ovaries so that we can learn more about them and develop treatments for […]
Stem Cell Therapy – An Easy Explanation of What It is
Stem cell treatment is a medical therapy that involves using special cells called stem cells to repair or replace damaged tissues and cells in the body. These stem cells can be obtained from various sources and have the potential to differentiate into different types of cells needed for repair. Stem cell treatment can potentially treat […]
Unlocking the Potential of Stem Cell Therapy in Treating Parkinson’s Disease
Stem cell therapy is an emerging and promising treatment method that has been linked to various diseases, such as Parkinson’s Disease. Stem cells are unique in their ability to develop into specialized cells, tissues, and organs, which allows them to replace cells that have been damaged or lost due to disease. In the context of […]
Michael F. Price Memorial Grant from DeGregorio Family Foundation Awarded to Disrupt Cancer Stem Cells with Novel Experimental Drugs
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The DeGregorio Family Foundation with support of the Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association has awarded $75,000 to Dr. Anthony Capobianco, PhD, Professor at The DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The Grant is named in memory of Michael F. Price, the noted value investor and philanthropist, who […]
Helocyte, Inc. Announces Positive Data from Stem Cell Transplant Donor Vaccination Trial to be Presented at the 2023 Tandem Meetings: Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR
MIAMI, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Helocyte, Inc., (“Helocyte”) a subsidiary company of Fortress Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIO), announced today that data from a Phase 1 pilot trial (see NCT03560752) evaluating the potential safety, immunological response and efficacy of the cytomegalovirus (“CMV”) vaccine Triplex to enhance CMV protective immunity in immunosuppressed recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic […]
Can Stem Cell Therapy be Done While Awake?
Stem cell therapies are an innovative form of regenerative medicine that has the potential to provide pain relief and even help with healing in various medical conditions. Advances in technology have made it so that certain types of stem cell therapies can be performed while the patient is awake, providing a safer and less intrusive […]
The Truth About Stem Cell Therapy with Dr. Joy Kong
In this video, Dr. Joy Kong discusses some common misconceptions and questions about stem cell therapy. Dr. Joy Kong explains that using stem cells from one’s own body is not necessarily better than using stem cells from someone else, and that birth tissue-derived stem cells are often superior. She also cautions against getting large numbers […]
StemBioSys Announces Launch of NeuroMatrix™, a Technological Leap Forward in Laboratory Production of Functionally Mature Human Neural Cell Types
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — StemBioSys, Inc. (StemBioSys) announced today the launch of NeuroMatrix™, an astrocyte-derived extracellular matrix that enables the culture of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) derived and primary neural cell types. StemBioSys designed NeuroMatrix™ to expand the use of iPSC-derived neurons in drug discovery and toxicity testing. “NeuroMatrix™ represents a breakthrough in hiPSC-derived neuronal development […]