One of the great mysteries surrounding the field of stem cell therapy is how the cells are distributed after being injected. Do they disperse evenly? Do they travel to the area where they're needed? And how long do they stick around? ...
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Prostate cancer stem cells evolve into different cells as the disease progresses and this becomes a moving target for treatment, U.S. researchers say. Drs. Andrew Goldstein, Owen Witte and Tanya Stoyanova and colleagues at the University ...
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A demonstration in Rome by supporters of stem-cell therapy snarled traffic and forced the lower of house of Parliament to shut down Monday. The protesters claim a potential therapy involving the removal of bone-marrow stem cells from a ...
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Posted in Cardiovascular by Qmed Staff on November 22, 2013 Researchers at the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute hope to create a 3-D-printed bioartificial heart in the next decade. The bioartificial heart would be designed from a ...
There are a number of scientifically-proven reasons why supplementing with high-quality fish oil is an important part of a healthy diet. Your brain, joints, muscles, heart, and skin all rely on the omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients in ...
Scientists from the medical sciences division at Penn State University have discovered that a compound in fish oil appears to target leukemia stem cells and could lead to a cure for the disease. The compound is a natural extract from EPA, ...
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) (formerly known as NARSAD, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression), under the direction of president and CEO Dr Jeffrey Borenstein, has announced the latest ...
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Drawing on research advances concerning the hypodermis and, more specifically, adipocyte stem cells, Silab proposes Stemsvelt, a slimming and anti-cellulite active ingredient, rich in silybin, a polyphenol derived from the milk thistle ...
A biological 3-D printer can be used to "custom print" a replacement body part, according to University of Nottingham research recently recounted in Forbes. A patient's own cells, for example, can be used to print replacement material for ...
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Stemline Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), a voluntary health organization, have announced their collaboration to accelerate the development of SL-401 for the treatment of ...
MAX BioPharma has exclusively licensed the small molecule oxysterols from University of California, Los Angeles and Johns Hopkins University in the US. The pharmaceutical company has also received a Small Business Innovation Research ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved US-based StemCells’ investigational new drug (IND) application for clinical testing of its HuCNS-SC human neural stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury. StemCells is ...
Tags: Spinal Cord Injury, Medicine
Using plasmas, sealed plastic bags can be modified at atmospheric pressure so that human cells can adhere to and reproduce on their walls. Cell culture bags of this kind are an important aid for research and clinical purposes and may ...
Australia-based Allied Healthcare Group has received CE mark approval for its lead regenerative product called CardioCel, which is used in treating congenital heart disease and repairing heart valves. The approval will help the company to ...
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Taste testers have sampled the world’s first lab-grown burger in Riverside Studios, West London, where the event marking the launch was held. The tasting event was broadcast online via streaming video. The burger was cooked in the ...
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