Category Archives: Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Then they fashion the shape of a nose or an ear by hand, before placing this 'scaffold under the skin of a patient. However, using the new technique, doctors would simply be able to 'grow a new ear or nose from scratch that would ultimately be biologically indistinguishable from the real thing. To achieve the breakthrough, researchers took stem cells from a childs abdominal fat and then combined them with a polymer 'nano-scaffold almost a microscopic netting. They then managed to manipulate this composite in a laboratory so that human cartilage tissue grew into the tiny holes within the polymer. The technique could now be used to help treat a number of conditions. For patients with 'microtia for example, the stem cells that make the cartilage tissue could be placed in a mould so that it grew into the shape of an ear. This 'cartilage ear frame would then be inserted under a flap of skin on a patients head which would mould around the shape. When a biodegradable polymer scaffold is used, it would dissolve over time, leaving only human cartilage present. Although it would not help with other functions, such as hearing, the ear would be biologically indistinguishable … Continue reading →

Annie - Before Stem Cell Here are some REAL results from stem cell therapy. This is Annie before her stem cell therapy treatment. By: Stacey Ragsdale … Continue reading →

Annie - Before and After Stem Cell Therapy I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor) By: Stacey Ragsdale … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 27-Feb-2014 Contact: Eric C. Liao cliao@partners.org Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School, Drs. Beste Kinikoglu and Yawei Kong, led by Dr. Eric C. Liao, cultured and characterized for the first time multipotent neural crest cells isolated from zebrafish embryos. This important study is reported in the February 2014 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine. Neural crest is a unique cell population induced at the lateral border of the neural plate during embryogenesis and vertebrate development depends on these multipotent migratory cells. Defects in neural crest development result in a wide range of malformations, such as cleft lip and palate, and diseases, such as melanoma. Dr. Liao's laboratory uses zebrafish as a model vertebrate to study the genetic basis of neural crest related craniofacial malformations. Zebrafish has long been used to study early development and recently emerged as a model to study disease. "Development of in vitro culture of neural crest cells and reproducible functional assays will provide a valuable and complementary approach to the in vivo experiments in zebrafish" said Dr. Eric C. Liao, senior author of the study and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at MGH, and … Continue reading →

(PRWEB) February 27, 2014 The Miami Stem Cell Treatment Center, PC, located in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Boca Raton, Florida, announces a series of free public seminars on the use of stem cells for various degenerative and inflammatory conditions. They will be provided by Dr. Thomas A. Gionis, Surgeon-in-Chief, and, Dr. Nia Smyrniotis, Medical Director. The next upcoming seminars will be held on March 2nd and March 16th. The March 2nd lecture will be at the Hampton Inn Fort Lauderdale Downtown, 250 N. Andrews Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, at 2pm. The March 16th lecture will be at the Comfort Suites Weston, 2201 N. Commerce Parkway, Weston, Florida 33326, at 2pm. You can, also, join Miami Stem Cell Treatment Center at the Health and Wellness Experience Expo presented by WPEC Channel 12 and the Sun-Sentinel on March 1st at Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, Florida from 10am-5pm. At the Miami Stem Cell Treatment Center, utilizing investigational protocols, adult adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) can be deployed to improve patients quality of life with a number of degenerative conditions and diseases. ADSCs are taken from the patients own adipose (fat) tissue (also called stromal vascular fraction (SVF)). Adipose tissue is exceptionally … Continue reading →

Left Bicep Tendon Injection | Stem Cell Therapy | Stem Cell Injection Eterna MD specializes in stem cell therapy and treatment. This particular case stem cells were injected into the left bicep tendon through an ultrasound guid... By: Eterna MD Regenerative Medicine … Continue reading →

New York, New York (PRWEB) February 26, 2014 Adler Footcare of Greater New York is offering an advanced treatment option for chronic foot problems like plantar fasciitis, as well as common foot problems like Osteoarthritis, Achilles tendonitis and torn soft tissue. In the past these conditions have been treated by physical therapy or orthotic therapy, but the results have often been poor, leaving patients continuing to struggle with the pain. With stem cell replacement therapy, the treatment of these conditions is proving far more effective and long lasting than traditional treatments. At Adler Footcare we use live birth stem cells which are introduced into the affected area. Stem cells are used by many physicians to treat a broad variety of conditions because of their ability to either replicate themselves, or change into the cell type that is needed to repair the tissue that has been damaged. When a patient comes in for stem cell therapy, the affected area is carefully measured so the stem cells can be delivered directly to the area that needs the treatment. The Joint Commission accredited Podiatric OR of Midtown Manhattan housed within Adler Footcare is designed to facilitate advanced treatments such as Stem Cell Replacement … Continue reading →

SEOUL Stem cell research institute of STC Life Co., Ltd. (Chairman: KYE HO LEE) and 97.7 B&H Clinic (Director: WON JU JUNG) successfully completed mesenchymal stem cell therapy for the patients with Parkinsons disease, a chronic progressive degenerative disease in nervous system. Parkinsons disease is caused when dopamine nerve cells distributed in substance nigra become gradually extinct. It is a chronic progressive degenerative disease characteristically showing quiver, stiffness, bradykinesia and postural instability. General medicine treatment has no effect on Parkinsons disease and there are no other treatments for it. 97.7 B&H Clinic (Representative Director: WON JU JUNG, http://www.977bnh.com) administered stem cell into vein of the patients with Parkinsons disease 3 times every 2 weeks. Mesenchymal stem cell, one of the adult stem cells, is used a lot for neogenesis, and stem cell research institute (Director: SANG YEON LEE) of STC Life Co., Ltd. used stem cells separated from umbilical cord of fetus. The patients who got stem cell therapy showed remarkable reduction of the symptoms such as lalopathy and paralysis of arms and legs and also showed satisfactory progress to be able to do light exercise. Furthermore, their linguistic ability, visual function and memory have increased and have not shown … Continue reading →

Adult stem cells and cancer cells have many things in common, including an ability to migrate through tiny gaps in tissue. Both types of cells also experience a trade-off when it comes to this ability; having a flexible nucleus makes migration easier but is worse at protecting the nucleus' DNA compared to a stiffer nucleus. Nuclear proteins that regulate nuclear stiffness are therefore thought to control processes as diverse as tissue repair and tumor growth. In a study published in the Journal of Cell Biology, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that cell migration through micron-size pores is regulated by lamin-A, a nuclear protein that is very similar to the fibrous ones that make up hair. They have also shown that a cell's ability to survive the mechanical stress of migration depends on proteins called "heat shock factors." Using an anti-cancer drug that inhibits heat shock responses, they showed that this drug's effectiveness relies on inhibiting the invasive migration of cells via the same mechanism. Taking into account the role that lamin-A plays in increasing nuclear stiffness could help stem cell biologists and cancer clinicians interpret the diversity of nuclear shapes seen in a static sample of tissue … Continue reading →

Stem cells from osteoarthritis patients as good as controls http://wwwarthritistreatmentcenter.com Stem cells from patients with osteoarthritis are as good as normal controls Alwin Scharstuhl and colleagues, in an art... By: Nathan Wei … Continue reading →