| Stem Cell therapy in Heart disease | | 2008-08-26 05:23:00 | | Stem Cell therapy is a natural healing process Bone marrow-resident stem cells are exposed to a secretion of growth factors and differentiate into angiogenic cell precursors also known as ACPs.Buildup of plaque obstructs the blood flow in the artery,leading to a lack of sufficient blood and nutrients supply to the heart,ACPs attracted to the ischemic area by growth factors migate through the vessel wall into the damaged tissue.then form new blood vessels and also repair the damaged tissue.For the treatment ACPs will be increased in the laboratory and implanted back into the body by standard catheterization.The catheter is inserted into the coronary vessel until it reaches the blocked area.The doctor will infiliate the balloon and use an attached syringe to inject the cells in the ischemic area.ACPs possess the ability to differentiate into endothelial cells involved in the forming of new blood vessels and the repair of existing vessels.This technology is very safe and can alleviate sym | | By: Biosolution | | |
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| Embryonic Stem Cell Research Proposal Advances | | 2008-08-20 09:55:00 | | On the November ballot, supporters of a ballot measure that would loosen Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research took a big step toward placing it.
The Stem Cell Research Ballot Question Committee stated it turned in more than 570,000 voter signatures backing the measure. More than 380,000 of the voters have to be ruled valid for the proposal to reach voters.
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| Stem Cell Awareness and the Important of Umbilical Cord Blood Banking | | 2008-08-14 00:20:00 | | I wonder sometimes how many women deliver a baby in seconds and minutes here in the States; I have learned that according to U.S Census Bureau (2005) shows that August is the month with the highest number of births recorded in the United States. In fact, a new birth occurs every 7 seconds here in USA and for me that is amazing. I thought about it, which is a great month to deliver a baby so that during summer time the baby can go out more together with mom or family.As we all know, there are diseases are curable when gives medicine or gives an action immediately and there are diseases are hereditary like heart disease, cancer, asthma, kidney trouble etc. We are now in high technology that almost everything is possible as we have innovative technology which science researchers can invent and know something which helping people saving lives. I searched online regarding helping cure of any diseases and I encountered this Cryo-Cell which offers innovative, safe and affordable solutions for | | By: My Trails In Life | | |
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| Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines Developed | | 2008-08-09 00:55:00 | | (HealthDay News) -- Researchers in Massachusetts have succeeded in generating several disease-specific stem cell lines which should advance both research and, one day, treatment.The lines will be made available to researchers around the world through a Harvard Stem Cell Institute "core" facility being established at Massachusetts General Hospital, institute co-director Doug Melton said during a Wednesday teleconference.The new lab is already up and running and is prepared to start shipping lines as soon as a new paper is published in the Aug. 6 online edition of Cell, added Dr. George Daley, senior author of the paper and a principal faculty member at the institute."This is a broader and more important collection of degenerative diseases for which there are no good treatments and, more importantly, no good animal models," Melton said. "The cells will allow researchers access for the first time to cell types of interest, to watch the disease progress in a dish, to watch what goes right | | By: Integrative Medicine (CAM) Blog | | |
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| Stem Cell Transplant Starts Tomorrow - Osiris Prochymal | | 2008-07-30 22:05:00 | | Tomorrow is my first infusion/transfusion Prochymal. I am really nervous. I am in the Phase III study. Prochymal is in clinical trials and not yet an approved and marketed therapy. To date, MSCs have been tested in multiple indications in over 400 patients and no major safety concerns have been encountered.Many of the readers of this Crohn's Blog have asked me how they can participate.For more info, please send an email, including the nearest major city, to IBD@Osiris.com. We will contact you about participating sites in your area.Phase II Results:Prochymal Crohn's Disease Phase II Clinical Trial DataThis Phase II trial has completed enrollment.The objective of this study was to establish the safety and efficacy of two doses of Prochymal one week apart in patients experiencing moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease that is refractory to steroids and immune suppression.Trial OverviewTen patients were enrolled in the trial. Male and female patients were eligible and must have been between | | By: Living with Crohn's Disease | | |
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| PG Diploma | Stem Cell Technology and Tissue Engineering | | 2008-07-27 03:08:19 | | Dept. of Zoology,University of Madras, Chennai Full Time Collaboration : International Centre for Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Diseases - A Unit of Frontier Lifeline Pvt. Ltd., Chennai-600101.Eligibility : MSc in Life Sciences/ Zoology/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ MBBS/ BDS/ B.V.Sc.Fee: Rs.1,50,000/- (for all three semesters)Application Fee: Rs.250/-Prospectus and Application can be had from Dr. H Devaraj, Course Director, Dept. of Zoology, Guindy Campus, University of Madras, Chennai-600025.Last date : 2nd or 3rd Week of August 2008. For details contact: 044-22202832, 22202839, 22200574What you need for Biotech Career?
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| SAVING LIVES WITH STEM CELL RESEARCH | | 2008-07-25 16:43:00 | | We are always trying to find ways to cure certain diseases like Diabetes, Heart Disease, Strokes, MS, Parkinson Disease and Alzheimer's.C'elle have came up with a new revolutionary system called stem cell technology, which enables woman to collect potentially life saving cells from their menstrual blood.My cousin suffers from Diabetes so i will be sure to tell her About the Science and my other family members and friends too.The cells are 100% match for women donors and possibly first degree relatives.You should check out their site where you can find out loads more information and read a C'elle Client TestimonialOn the site you can purchase a kit too where they are having a buy one get one free with their caring and sharing' promotion at the moment.This surely can only be a postive thing, and if it does save just one persons life than it was worth all the hard work that has been put into it, to make that happen. | | By: Mummy Diaries | | |
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| Osiris Stem Cell Therapy - I am in the Study! | | 2008-07-25 08:22:00 | | So I got the good news/bad news that my CT Scan shows an active Crohn's Flare Up. I completed my CDAI workbook and I am in. The study is being held by Osiris. The study is for Prochymal. I am really excited and I believe my first transfusion is next Thursday! Hopefully I see some quick results. | | By: Living with Crohn's Disease | | |
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| Stem Cell FAQs | | 2008-07-20 20:54:00 | | The first stem cells were obtained from an embryo. If cells are obtained from an embryo it results in its destruction and hence it is considered as unethical in some countries. The other important source for getting stem cells is adult tissue such as bone marrow. The cells obtained from adult tissue do not have the same power as those obtained from an embryo. Stem cells have been obtained from human skin as well.There is an interesting article that appeared recently where it talked about stem ce | | By: fun Fearless Fshion | | |
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| Stem cell research standards | | 2008-07-18 09:12:28 | | Standards in stem cell research help both scientists and regulators to manage uncertainty and the unknown, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Efforts to standardise practices across different labs is, however, a balancing act where the autonomy of scientists and fragility of living material need to be weighed against the need for comparable data.
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| Big Doctors Appointment Today - Details on Clinical Stem Cell Trial | | 2008-07-17 08:41:00 | | So today I go to see if I qualify for a clinical trial that would involve a fairly non-invasive blood and bone marrow transplant for my Crohn's. UPDATE: I AM IN! I GET MY FIRST INFUSION IN TWO WEEKS. TODAY I DID A TB TEST, EKG, BLOODWORK, B12, AND A 1 HOUR INTERVIEW. I HAVE A CT SCAN TUESDAY AND AS LONG AS THAT SHOWS ACTIVE CROHNS I AM READY TO GO. I should qualify based on my lack of response to most other treatments. I think the details below are for the actual study I would be getting involved in. Right now, I have been under quite a bit of stress and am on the brink or at the beginning of a flare-up. I've been eating pretty light and eased off the drinking a bit in an effort to get in shape and keep my Crohn's at bay. I am so used to dealing with the pain by now (without the aid of painkillers for the past few weeks) that I don't even realize how much I actually hurt. I think that mental focus and disassociation keeps me feeling better. As I move forward with my divorce and new rel | | By: Living with Crohn's Disease | | |
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| C'elle Stem Cell Research | | 2008-07-11 00:34:00 | | C'elle Stem Cell Research Innovation With today’s hectic lifestyle, where most women are juggling careers, family, relationships, and a host of activities, the idea of possibly facing a serious illness in the future is not something that readily comes to mind -- especially when a woman is in the prime of her life. But what most women don’t know, is that the key to treating a number of possibly life-threatening diseases that she, a parent, a sibling or even her children may face in later year | | By: fun Fearless Fshion | | |
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| C'elle Stem Cell Research Innovation | | 2008-07-11 00:28:00 | | Just the other day , I saw the promotion of C'elle Stem Cell Research Innovation of harvesting, processing and storing stem cells from a woman's menstrual blood, I think many of you have not have enough time to read, research and decide if you should store your stem cells this way. Well, honestly, for a new innovation like this, I too required a little time to digest what it is all about. Some of my friends have experience with storing of cord blood of their babies but I am single and have not | | By: fun Fearless Fshion | | |
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| The miracle of the woman in you: stem cell every month | | 2008-07-09 10:41:53 | | It is funny how science can become so resourceful that it leaves no stone unturned, to the point of even using the what can't be called “normal” and “proper”in the eyes of a layman. We have a lot to thank science for, however, as it has made our lifeeven better with every new hopeful study that it does that produces good outcomes for the betterment of the populace.
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| Stem Cell Treatments Might Be Available Soon | | 2008-06-28 00:00:00 | | One day in the not too distant future, modern medicine will change completely, and stem cells will be used to treat and cure serious conditions that as of right now are still considered untreatable and irreversible. We will not even need doctors anymore. Every time something goes wrong, you will just pop offer to your [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
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| Stem Cell Research Innovation for Women | | 2008-06-27 00:19:00 | | Are you a woman who need to better healthy life? If so, you must read this article. This all about new C'elle Stem Cell Research Innovation from Cryo-Cell named C’elle, which harvested from menstrual fluid. The C'elle stem cell is highly proliferative, non-controversial and can transform into many other stem cell types such as neural, cardiac and bone. Recently, Stem cell scientific research studies on menstrual stem cells were published in the highly respected peer-reviewed scientific journal | | By: Jogjakarta Travel Guide | | |
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| C'elle Menstrual Stem Cell Introductory Offer | | 2008-06-20 07:17:00 | | Here is the thing that women needs on their life. It is All About C'elle. Have you ever heard it before? It is about amazing new stem cell service, C'elle, harvested from menstrual fluid. The C'elle stem cell in non-controversial, highly proliferative and can transform into many other cell types.C'elle is a Cryo-Cell technology, which empowers women to safely and easily collect potentially life-saving stem cells found in menstrual blood. C'elle menstrual stem cells have demonstrated the ability | | By: Jogjakarta Travel Guide | | |
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| Wealth Of Genomic Hotspots Discovered In Embryonic Stem Cell | | 2008-06-15 19:04:25 | | Singapore scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have unveil an atlas that showing the location of “genomic hotspots” of essential protein “switches” (transcription factors) that are critical for maintaining the embryonic stem (ES) cell state.
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| Promising New Stem Cell Research | | 2008-06-15 18:44:01 | | Stem cell research is primarily frowned upon by some people because of the inherent principles it seemingly goes up against BUT it does present a whole new world of possibilities and potentially life-saving capacities. Stem-cell research that originate from embryonic cells or the cell of a fetus is banned in most modern countries because it involves harvesting of the stem cells from an actual human baby. Many, especially the conservatives, have a problem dealing with that.There's a new form of stem cell research. One that doesn't involve embryonic cells but still potentially have the same exciting life-saving promise. Stem cells from a woman's menstrual fluid can also be harvested too! At this point in time, the menstrual fluid can collected and preserved cryogenically until more proven scientific research can be conclusive in growing much needed body parts which is all this revolutionary science is all about... saving lives!C'elle is the company that trail blazes this new technology. | | By: Beijing 2008 Olympics Blog | | |
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| Stem Cell Therapy for Kidney Failure | | 2008-06-07 00:27:35 | | Renal failure or kidney failure is a situation in which the kidneys fail to function adequately. It is divided in acute and chronic forms; either form may be due to a large number of other medical problems.Biochemically, it is typically detected by an elevated serum creatinine. In the science of physiology, renal failure is described as a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate. When the kidneys malfunction, problems frequently encountered are abnormal fluid levels in the body, deranged acid levels, abnormal levels of potassium, calcium, phosphate, hematuria (blood in the urine) and (in the longer term) anemia. Long-term kidney problems have significant repercussions on other diseases, such as cardiovascular disease.Acute renal failure can be present on top of chronic renal failure. This is called acute-on-chronic renal failure (AoCRF). The acute part of AoCRF may be reversible and the aim of treatment, as with ARF, is to return the patient to their baseline renal function, which is | | By: medical dictionary | | |
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| Stem Cell Transplant for Crohn's Back on the Table for me | | 2008-06-04 09:39:00 | | Well, I guess me taking place in a stem cell transplant trial is back on the table. I went back to my doctor and am now getting reasy to schedule a sit-down meeting to see if I qualify. Last time I had to get the Humira out of my system which is done. Another update, I have been on 20mg Lexapro for the past month. I don't notice a difference but my wife says I am less of an asshole. Anyone else here on Lexapro?Previous Post:So I saw the Dr. Shafran and Patty today. I gotta say these guys (Winter Park, Fl) are the best gasto doctors I have come across in the 13 years I have had Crohn's Disease. Anyways we discussed a wide variety of topics. I need to be Humira free for 3 months before I can start the clinical trial that is Stem Cell Transplant for Crohn's. The trial is actually a 4 stage blood transfusion that I am going to read up on more (and report my findings tonight). It seems pretty low risk, but there is a 1/3 chance I will get a placebo, (what, red kool-aid??) 1/3 chance I get a | | By: Living with Crohn's Disease | | |
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| Stem Cell Transplant or Surgery? Meet with Dr. Shafran Tomorrow | | 2008-03-02 21:01:00 | | to find out...I ran into Ira and Anita on the street today at a St. Patty's Day Parade in Winter Park (a bit early I know). Anyways after reading up on the whole stem cell and Crohn's thing I am nervous as hell for this appointment. However with nothing really working medication wise (Pentasa/6MP, Asacol, Remicade, Humira, etc), I am down to either letting it go until a major flare up, Surgery or this whole Stem Cell Transplant. I will post after I meet with Dr. Shafran and his staff. | | By: Living with Crohn's Disease | | |
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| Crohn's and Stem Cell Transplants - for me? Um, freaking out guys | | 2008-02-21 20:11:00 | | Long story short. I am now having what I think to be an allergic reaction to Humira. (I have had them to Remicade in the past). My doctor wants me to stop treatment and come in next week to discuss the possibility of a stem-cell transplant. I profess complete ignorance and in fact know nothing about it. Below are some articles that I have not even had time to read yet. In scanning them apparently they can cure Crohn's, something I did not understand to be possible. I meet with Dr. Shafran and his staff a week from Monday to discuss this. I plan on doing a whole lot of research in the meantime. It looks like it has only been done a few times (see below). Grasping at straws here, but does anyone have any insight?-ScottStem Cell Research and Crohn'sRoanoke Teen to Head to Chicago in Pursuit of Crohn's Disease Cure (from July 2003)An insurance company, hospital and federal regulators have approved a Roanoke youngster with a severe intestinal disease to have an experimental stem-cell transp | | By: Living with Crohn's Disease | | |
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| Stem cell research, another medical breaktrhough | | 2007-12-19 08:28:00 | | It was the kind of breakthrough scientists had dreamed of for decades and its promise to help cure disease appears to be fast on the way to being realized. Researchers in November announced they were able to turn the clock back on skin cells and transform them into stem cells, the mutable building blocks of organs and tissues.
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| Give Bush his Props for his Embryonic Stem Cell Stance | | 2007-12-03 08:53:00 | | Charles Krauthammer has a great column on Bush's principled stance on embryonic stem cells and his current vindication by advances in technology by the very same scientist who first isolated human embryonic stem cells. Technology Vindicates Morality By Charles Krauthammer... | | By: Stix Blog | | |
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| Stem Cell Debate Defused? | | 2007-11-21 00:58:34 | | From the NY Times:Two teams of scientists reported yesterday that they had turned human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo — a feat that could quell the ethical debate troubling the field. All they had to do, the scientists said, was add four genes. The genes reprogrammed the chromosomes of the skin cells, making the cells into blank slates that should be able to turn into any of the 220 cell types of the human body, be it heart, brain, blood or bone. Until now, the only way to get such human universal cells was to pluck them from a human embryo several days after fertilization, destroying the embryo in the process. The need to destroy embryos has made stem cell research one of the most divisive issues in American politics, pitting President Bush against prominent Republicans like Nancy Reagan, and patient advocates who hoped that stem cells could cure diseases like Alzheimer’s. The new studies could defuse the issue | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
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| Pope Benedict XVI Backs Adult Stem Cell Research | | 2007-06-29 13:40:00 | | Pope Benedict XVI has endorsed adult stem cell research, distinguishing it from the manipulation of stem cells from human embryos, which the Roman Catholic Church condemns.Speaking at the end of his weekly general audience, the Roman Catholic leader saluted delegates at a global conference on the use of adult stem cells to treat cardiac problems, organised by La Spaienza University in Rome."On this matter the position of the Church, supported by reason and by science, is clear," he said."Scientific research must be encouraged and promoted, so long as it does not harm other human beings, whose dignity is inviolable from the very first stages of existence."The Roman Catholic Church believes that an embryo is wholly a human being. For that reason, it condemns abortion and genetic manipulation such as research on embryonic stem cells.Unlike embryonic stem cells, or primitive cells from early-stage embryos capable of developing into almost every tissue of the body, adult stem cells divide t | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
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| Adult Stem Cell Research Helps Children With Type 1 Diabetes | | 2007-06-27 14:00:00 | | Chicago, IL (LifeNews.com) -- Another study has been published showing that adult stem cell research has just as much potential, if not more, than embryonic stem cells to help patients with various diseases. In this cases, researchers at University of Florida founds that stem cells from umbilical cord blood helped children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The study found that stem cell transfusions using the adult stem cells helped the children reduce their disease severity, possibly re-setting the immune system and slowing the destruction of their insulin-producing cells.Michael J. Haller, MD, a professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine and lead author of the study, presented the findings at the American Diabetes Association's 67th Annual Scientific Sessions."After only six months, it is too early to tell how long the children will benefit from this therapy, but early signs indicate that it may have helped enhance blood glucose control and management," Dr. Halle | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
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| President Bush to Veto Stem Cell Bill | | 2007-06-20 06:26:28 | | President Bush means a lot of things to a lot of people. Some people can’t stand his name, others just think that he isn’t doing the best job he can do. And yet still some people adore him and the ground that he walks on. I once thought that he was a [...] | | By: Joe's Journal | | |
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| Human Stem Cell Treatment Restores Motor Function in Paralyzed Rats | | 2007-06-04 13:45:00 | | Scientist hopes to move to human clinical trials next year as first published in SeniorJournal.ComThe possibility of a restoring motor function for people suffering paralysis may be more than just a dream. Researchers grafted human spinal stem cells into rats paralyzed by loss of blood flow to the spine and they returned to near normal function in six weeks. The lead scientist hopes to move to human clinical trials next year.“We demonstrated that when damage has occurred due to a loss of blood flow to the spine’s neural cells, by grafting human neural stem cells directly into the spinal cord we can achieve a progressive recovery of motor function,” said Martin Marsala, M.D., UC San Diego professor of anesthesiology and leader of the study.“This could some day prove to be an effective treatment for patients suffering from the same kind of ischemia-induced paralysis.”Marsala is currently testing the human stem cell therapy for safety and efficacy in other animal models, and hop | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
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| Patient Suffering from Parkinson's Travels Outside U.S. to get Stem Cell Treatment | | 2007-05-21 13:55:00 | | Manipal Hospital, Bangalore claimed of having discovered stem cells that help in recovery of a patient suffering from Parkinson's Disease (PD). Manipal used the benefits of stem cell research and helped US national Andrew Kisana get a new hope.Andrew, who was suffering from PD for more than 15 years, came to Manipal Hospital as a last resort after having undergone treatment in US hospitals. After stem cell therapy last year, Andrew has shown remarkable recovery in his symptom as he has started walking without support, there has been significant reduction in the tremors and above all, he has a feeling of well being and personal comfort. His medication for PD has been withdrawn since the last months. This successful recovery of Andrew, will give new hope to many others suffering from debilitating Parkinson's disease.Abridged >> | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
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| Derivation of human embryonic stem cell lines from parthenogenetic blastocysts | | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | | Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) have tremendous potential for cell therapy of human diseases such as neurondegenerative disorders 1, and in regenerative medicine 2. Since the first derivation of human embryonic stem cell lines from IVF blastocysts 3, the field of hESC research has generated substantial interest, although certain obstacles ... | | By: genedy | | |
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