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The Personalized Stem Cells That Could One Day Treat Parkinson’s and Heart Failure
Could an injection of lab-cultured brain cells, created from a person’s own cells, reverse symptoms of Parkinson’s disease? That’s an idea that Aspen Neuroscience Inc.,
Umbilical blood stem cell transplant puts woman in HIV remission
A transplant of stem cells from the umbilical cord has resulted in a mixed-race woman going into remission for HIV for the first time. The
Stem Cells and Cardiac Disease: Where are We Going?
During the last 10 years we have witnessed the development of a new field in research termed Stem Cell Therapy. Classically, it was considered that
Mesenchymal stem cells for the prevention and treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is considered one of the major complications of preterm birth (Farstad 2011; Jobe 2001). Bronchopulmonary dysplasia develops as a consequence of impaired lung
Stem Cell Therapy: A New Therapeutic Option for Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular diseases are known as one of major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the many advancement in therapies are associated with cardiovascular diseases,
Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Stem cell treatment may prevent worsening of symptoms
About 2.8 million people worldwide live with multiple sclerosis (MS) — a chronic neurological condition affecting the body’s nervous system. Although treatments are available to help lessen the many symptoms of MS,