Stem cells have been lauded for their potential to cure a large array of cell based conditions, from muscular dystrophy to cancer to Parkinson’s Disease. But they have another, lesser known use: as tools for research into how human cells respond to an almost limitless variety of conditions. One of those conditions is microgravity—the virtually …
What happens when a cell-based therapy gets characterized as a “cure”? A Patient’s Answer May Be Surprising. How is using the word “cure” at this stage of our clinical translation of regenerative medicine likely to impact patients the most? I’ve considered these questions a lot. Over the last two years I’ve been in multiple situations …
Fifty years ago in a bygone era, my assignment was to deliver dozens of Smithfield gift hams at Christmastime in the Richmond suburb of Henrico County, Virginia. My father was a real estate developer embroiled in a challenging fight to rezone property for multi-family use. The influential Tuckahoe local neighborhood association was vehemently opposed. Father was …
Fifty years ago in a bygone era, my assignment was to deliver dozens of Smithfield gift hams at Christmastime in the Richmond suburb of Henrico County, Virginia. My father was a real estate developer embroiled in a challenging fight to rezone property for multi-family use. The influential Tuckahoe local neighborhood association was vehemently opposed. Father was …
4th annual Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course June 5 – 9, 2017, Winston-Salem, North Carolina We at Regenerative Medicine Foundation are proud to be partnering with The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) for the fourth annual Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course, to be held June 5 – 9 2017 at the new Wake Forest Bowman …
Stephen Lallo discusses his son Jack’s improvements after undergoing stem cell therapy at the Stem Cell Institute in Panama City, Panama. The treatments us human umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells. The umbilical cords are donated by mothers following normal, healthy births. This Post Originally Appeared at CellMedicine.com
The grants to Stanford researchers target stem cell-based therapies for autoimmune disorders, liver disease and cystic fibrosis. This Post Originally Appeared at Stanford Medicine News Center
As some of you who read this blog regularly already know, I am a huge proponent of fat grafting and the therapeutic applications of adipose stem cells. Ever since 2009 I have been writing about the regenerative properties of fat grafts and stem cells. After joining IFATS , the International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science, …
Laser resurfacing is a procedure which is aimed at rejuvenating the face. It works by injuring the top layers of your skin, the epidermis, causing a signal which promotes regeneration of new skin at the top layer of the skin. While laser skin resurfacing is an effective method for prompting fresher, more youthful facial glow, …
Fat grafting, also referred to as fat transfer or fat injections, is the surgical process by which fat is transferred from one area of the body to another area. The surgical goal is to improve or augment the area where the fat is injected. The technique involves extracting adipose fat by liposuction, processing the fat, …
LEUVEN, Belgium, Jan. 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TiGenix NV (Euronext Brussels: TIG), an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercialising novel therapeutics from its proprietary platform of allogeneic expanded adipose-derived … This Post Originally Appeared via Bing News
European Patent Office issues key patent to TiGenix for expanded adipose-derived stem cell compositions Leuven (BELGIUM) – 22 January, 2015 -TiGenix NV (Euronext Brussels: TIG), an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and … This Post Originally Appeared via Bing News