Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells Technologies

Amniotic fluid, the liquid surrounding the fetus, can be routinely obtained without harming the mother or the baby. Previously, Prof. Dr. Adjayes team and others demonstrated that amniotic fluid contains mesenchymal stem cells with great differentiation and regenerative potential.

For decades, numerous studies have shown that strict, low-calorie-intake dietscould be the key to having a longer, healthier life.

A newly identified class of stem cells in blood vessels, called vascular endothelial stem cells, were able to repair injured vessels and ease bleeding symptoms in a mouse model of hemophilia, researchers at Osaka University in Japan report, suggesting these cells may treat this bleeding disorder.

The clinical benefits of stem cell therapy in Friedreich’s ataxia patients will be assessed in a small pilot study at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.

Key Biologics LLC, a provider of biological raw materials and services for manufacturing cell-based therapeutics, today announced the availability of fresh and frozen whole leukaphereses from patients with hematologic malignancies; Multiple Myeloma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Immunotherapy has given patients and oncologists new options, which for some patients, has meant cures for diseases that had been untreatable.

NIH-funded researchers at Stanford University used the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to rapidly identify genes in the human genome that might modify the severity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) caused by mutations in a gene called C9orf72. The results of the search, published in Nature Genetics, uncovered a new set of genes that may hasten neuron death during the disease.

Scientists have used the breakthrough gene-editing technology CRISPR to create advances in medicine and agriculture, from ways to eliminate sickle-cell anemia to growing mushrooms that resist browning.

This week, Jack Nicklaus spoke up about an experimental treatment he underwent in Germany in 2016 in an effort to soothe his lifelong back pain. In a conversation with CNN, the Golden Bear shared details of the stem cell therapy he believes helped to ease the pain that has long plagued him, especially when playing golf.

The provision of blood for patients who require repeated blood transfusions, as well as for individuals with rare blood types, presents an enormous challenge to transfusion services worldwide. While most people can safely receive a blood transfusion from donated blood, patients with blood disorders such as thalassemia or sickle cell disease require frequent transfusions.