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Sickle cell anemia is a disease passed down through families. The red blood cells which are normally shaped like a disc take on a sickle orcrescent shape. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body.A.D.A.M. Sickle cell anemia is caused by an abnormal type of hemoglobin called hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin is a protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen. Hemoglobin S changes the red blood cells. The red blood cells become fragile and shaped like crescents or sickles. The abnormal cells deliver less oxygen to the body's tissues. They can also easily get stuck in small blood vessels and break into pieces. This can interrupt healthy blood flow and cut down even more on the amount of oxygen flowing to body tissues. Sickle cell anemia is inherited from both parents. If you get thesickle cellgene from only one parent, you will have sickle cell trait. People with sickle cell trait do not have the symptoms of sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell disease is much more common in people of African and Mediterranean descent. It is also seen in people from South and Central America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Symptoms usually do not occur until after the age … Continue reading →

Click the YES button at the bottom of this page to continue. This website http://www.cellmedicine.com offers patients, doctors and scientists the opportunity to connect to licensed doctors who use adult stem cells as part of their clinical practice outside of the United States and Canada. Because stem cell therapy is not the standard of care in the US or Canada, the following important disclosures are made: 1) The Stem Cell Institute is not conducting free clinical trials at this time. 2) Health insurance will not cover the treatment fees. 3) The Stem Cell Institute does not provide itemized bills. Treatments include from 3 to 16 separate stem cell infusions/injections over the course of 4 to 30 days depending upon the protocol employed. A fee will be quoted once your treatment protocol has been determined. We do not treat ALS, Alzheimers, muscular dystrophy or stroke. JavaScript is disabled! Please enable JavaScript and then reload this form before you begin. If you cannot do this on your own, please call 1-800-980-STEM and we will arrange for someone to email an application to you. Thank you. To access the application you must first agree that you have read and understand all of the … Continue reading →

Basal cell carcinoma is a slow-growing form of skin cancer.A.D.A.M. Skin cancer falls into two major groups: Nonmelanoma and melanoma. Basal cell carcinoma is a type of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma, or basal cell skin cancer, is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Most skin cancers are basal cell cancer. Basal cell carcinoma starts in the top layer of the skin called the epidermis. Most basal cell cancers occur on skin that is regularly exposed to sunlight or other ultraviolet radiation. This includes the top of your head, or scalp. Basal cell skin cancer is most common in people over age 40. However, it occurs in younger people, too. You are more likely to get basal cell skin cancer if you have: Light-colored or freckled skin Blue, green, or grey eyes Blond or red hair Many moles View post: Basal cell carcinoma - National Library of Medicine - PubMed ... … Continue reading →

Cell Press celebrates the achievements of James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman, and Neuron Editorial Board member Thomas C. Sdhof, recipients of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and congratulates Structure Editorial Board member Martin Karplus, Biophysical Journal Editorial Board member Michael Levitt, and Arieh Warshel , the recipients of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Read the award winners' research published in Cell Press journals FREE. Please join us for a FREE webinar and hear about how powerful imaging techniques have revolutionized the analysis of neuronal activity and provided fundamental insight into the disruptions that occur during neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Koch Institute Image Awards I: Scientific data comes in many flavors and types, but a special place is reserved for images. Micrographs, MRI scans, and other biomedical images serve as windows through which experts and nonscientists alike can glimpse otherwise invisible biological worlds. The Koch Institute Image Awards were established to recognize and publicly display these extraordinary visuals. View more slideshows. Cell Picture Show thanks our sponsor. Click here to view SnapShots and reviews on Biomarkers in Cancer research, diagnostics, and therapy. Job Seekers: View the latest Jobs in Life Science on the all-new … Continue reading →

The Journal of Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine (JSRM) is a fully free access exclusive Online Journal covering areas of Basic Research, Translational work and Clinical studies in the specialty of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine including allied specialities such as Biomaterials and Nano technology relevant to the core subject. This has also been endorsed by the German Society for Stem Cell Research(GSZ). The JSRM issues are published regularly and articles pertaining to Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine as well as related fields of research are considered for publication This Online Journal conceived and run by Clinicians and Scientists, originally started for the student community with reputed members in the advisory/editorial boards, has now been accepted to be the official organ of GSZ is reaching millions of Researchers, Cliniciansand Students all over the world, as it is a FREE Journal Current activities of JSRM 1. Journal issues: will be published online and to subscribers (FREE) extracts will be sent by email 2. Weekly updates on happenings in the Stem Cell World with email updates to subscribers. NEWS See the article here: Journal of Stem cells & Regenerative Medicine; JSRM- ISSN Number ... … Continue reading →

Two organizations of Filipino medical practitioners - the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) and the Philippine Society for Stem Cell Medicine (PSSCM) - are partnering to come up with ideas to help professionalize and organize the practice of stem cell therapy in the Philippines during their 1st Midyear Convention at the Historic Landmark Manila Hotel on August 12-13, 2013. With the theme ''Current Status of the Practice of Stem Cell Therapy in the Philippines,'' the convention is expected to take up various issues surrounding stem cell therapy, which, despite the controversies, is increasingly becoming popular for treatment of certain illnesses. Among the scheduled topics for discussion in the convention are Food and Drug Administration Circular on Stem Cell Products, DOH Stem Cell Guidelines, Current Trends on Stem Cell Therapy, Clinical Use of Autologous, Adipose Derived Stem Cells, Photo-Activated Platelet-Rich Plasma for Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Applications, Umbilical Cord Blood and Cord Tissue for Stem Cell Therapy, Stem Cell Therapy in the Philippines other than for Cancer Rejuvenation, and Quality Control in Cell Transplantation. Administrative Order 2013-0012 issued by the Department of Health (DOH) rules on the practice of stem cell, cell-based therapy, and accreditation of health facilities engaging in the treatment in … Continue reading →

THE Philippine Society for Stem Cell Medicine has brought early March a technology in Iloilo City in a bid to promote stem cell medicine and therapy. Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said the arrival of the stem cell medicine in Iloilo would attract tourists and for physicians to practice in the city. Mabilog said aside from stem cell medicine, Iloilo City is ready to absorb other branches of science such as in-vitro fertilization and cryogenic as several hospitals have adequate facilities, specialist doctors and trained personnel to offer. In Iloilo City alone, there are seven private tertiary hospitals and one government medical center, seven district health centers and more than 100 barangay health centers out of the 180 barangays, more than 20 private health service providers on top of private medical practitioners with their own clinics. Society president Dr. Leo Olarte said a memorandum of agreement (MOA) will be forged between the association and St. Pauls Hospital here for the acceptance of the program and put up a stem cell center to serve the needs of the Ilonggos. Olarte said stem cell medicine is a new wonder medicine and the cure of the future. Its successful effects had stemmed the tide … Continue reading →

Manila: A Philippine-based group has aired concern over the dangers of stem cell treatment as it warned of the possibility that materials being used for such procedures could have been extracted from hapless donors, particularly human foetuses. Dr Leo Olarte, spokesman of the Philippine Society for Stem Cell Medicine, said they were alarmed over reports coming locally and from abroad that some stem cell materials were being taken from the unborn. At the same time he called on the Department of Health to carefully watch stem cell treatment practitioners. The Catholic Church, he said, should unite with health practitioners and put an end to such practices. Olarte was quoted as saying in reports that allogenic stem cells from aborted foetuses of humans were being exported to the Philippines. Article continues below We cannot stand by and merely watch how they exploit people in poverty just to profit while allowing others who are economically well off to benefit from this, he said. He said there were reports that human stem cells from foetuses and female egg cells were being used in anti-ageing procedures and other medical treatments. Olarte is also concerned over the sale of supposedly stem cell products that come … Continue reading →

PITTSTON, ME--(Marketwire - Feb 12, 2013) - YaFarm Technologies, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : YFRM ) (YaFarm, or the Company) announced todaythatThe Integrative Stem Cell Institute (ISCI), apremier provider of point-of-care, stem cell-based therapies, has launched a global physician's network, to connect international patients to local physicians, and to link physicians to opportunities for education, training and collaboration in regenerative medicine. ISCI has formed The International Stem Cell Practice (ISCP) to meet two very specific needs in the field of stem cell medicine: physician education and patient follow up. With the creation of this global network, the ISCI hopes to provide a highly scalable and versatile solution to serve the needs of both of these crucial audiences. Working with a state-of-the art laboratory and a fully integrative medical facility in Cancun, Mexico, the ISCI and the ISCP will provide a venue for hands-on training in regenerative medicine as well as educational opportunities for physicians to exchange best practices and explore emerging trends in the field. The ISCP will also be hosting a series of regional meetings throughout the United States and Latin America to foster professional collaboration. The main focus of the network, however, will be providing initial evaluation and long-term … Continue reading →

Newswise Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at Wayne State University School of Medicine investigated the acidity in solid tumors to determine if pH levels play a role in cancer cell invasion in surrounding tissues. They found that an acidic microenvironment can drive cancer cells to spread and propose that neutralizing pH would inhibit further invasion, providing a therapeutic opportunity to slow the progression of cancers. Their study appeared in the Jan. 3 online release of Cancer Research, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research. According to the studys corresponding author, Robert J. Gillies, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Cancer Imaging & Metabolism at Moffitt, acidity in solid tumors is the result of an increased fermentative metabolism combined with poor delivery of blood to tissues. In this study, tumor invasion and pH were monitored in immunodeficient laboratory mice hosting a variety of tumors. We monitored the test animals over time using microscopy and found that the highest regions of tumor invasion corresponded to areas with the lowest pH, Gillies explained. Tumor invasion did not occur in regions with normal or near normal pH levels. Furthermore, when we neutralized the acidity with oral sodium bicarbonate, the invasion … Continue reading →