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Patient with leukemia, virus infection cured post stem transplant
By Archana Jyoti - The Daily Pioneer - Link to article Adopting a newer approach that may make the treatment available to people afflicting with HIV, scientists have cured a US patient with leukemia and virus infection after attempting a stem transplant on her from a...
Will This Stem Cell Breakthrough Spell the End of Parkinson’s? We’re About to Find Out.
Fingers Crossed. If it works, it will forever turn the tide in our fight against the disease. by Sebastian Skov Andersen - The Daily Beast - Link to article Last year, Jette Oppelstrup, 49, invested in a bathroom on the ground floor of her townhouse in Herlev, a...
First transplants of insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells an ‘early success’: study
Image Caption: James Shapiro, professor of surgery, medicine and surgical oncology at the U of A, led a new clinical trial that shows insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells are safe for transplant. (Source: University of Alberta / Richard Siemens) By Andrea...
Regenerative pipeline for spinal cord repair
Article by Sara Tiner - Link to article Mayo Clinic research is learning how stem cell therapy can treat neurodegenerative diseases. Mayo is among the first to study whether stem cell therapy might trigger healing for spinal cord injury. Research is ongoing in...
Fixing a broken heart: These incredible images show how regenerative medicine can rebuild you
By Jason Goodyer - ScienceFocus.com - Link to article The British Heart Foundation has announced a £3-million round of funding to help to search for a cure for heart failure . This set of stunning images are some of the highlights from eight cutting-edge projects that...
Third HIV Patient in Remission Following Stem Cell Transplant
By Technologynetworks.com - Link to article A woman with HIV who received a cord blood stem cell transplant to treat acute myeloid leukemia has had no detectable levels of HIV for 14 months despite cessation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a presentation...
With CRISPR gene editing, unique treatments begin to take off for rare diseases
image caption: Paddy Doherty receiving his single infusion of CRISPR-based therapy at a London clinic. (Courtesy of Paddy Doherty) Researchers and patients are excited about recent advancements, but such experiments have their own sets of risks and challenges By Meeri...
Researchers report third case of HIV remission after stem cell transplant using umbilical cord blood
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN - Link to article A US woman has become the third known person who’s gone into HIV remission, and the first mixed-race woman, thanks to a transplant of stem cells from umbilical cord blood, according to research presented at a conference Tuesday....
CAR-T poised to create ‘paradigm shift’ in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Article from Helio.com - Link to article Results from a randomized phase 3 study saw one CAR-T significantly outperform the current standard of care among patients with relapsed or refractory disease, according to study investigator Manali Kamdar, MD. “The patients I...
UCLA researchers use stem cells to work toward refining cancer-fighting technology
By Lisa Huiqin Wang - Link to article The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA (pictured above) is located at the south end of campus. In November 2021, researchers at the center published a study detailing a new, more...
Bills to ban research on cells obtained from abortions pass Michigan House
By Lauren Gibbons - Link to article Two bills passed by the Michigan House Wednesday aim to ban research on cells obtained from abortion procedures, although critics said the premise violates the state constitution. House Bills 5558 and 5559, sponsored by state Reps....
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Early Promise for the Treatment of Lupus
By Lauren Gibbons - Link to article Two bills passed by the Michigan House Wednesday aim to ban research on cells obtained from abortion procedures, although critics said the premise violates the state constitution. House Bills 5558 and 5559, sponsored by state Reps....