A medical research team led by University of Miami doctors injected stem cells into the hearts of pigs that had been damaged by heart attacks. Within two months, the doctors said, the stem cells made the pigs’ hearts good as new.
All but two of the gubernatorial candidates in Tuesday’s primary oppose stem cell research, raising concerns that scientific efforts will be ratcheted back even before they take root in the state.
A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn’t heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man’s own body. Einhorn drew bone marrow from the man’s pelvic bone with a needle, condensed it to about four teaspoons of rich red liquid, and injected that into his ankle. Four months later the ankle was healed.
Researchers are reporting they have successfully persuaded damaged joints to regrow cartilage and bone, using a novel “cell homing” approach. Stem cell – Cartilage – Biotechnology – Biology – Bone
All but two of the gubernatorial candidates in Tuesday’s primary oppose stem cell research, raising concerns that scientific efforts will be ratcheted back even before they take root in the state.
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Cardiologists hope new treatment can prolong the lives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy Doctors are investigating whether patients with an irreversible heart condition can prolong their lives by having stem cells taken from their hip and injected into the damaged organ. Experts at the Barts and the London Heart Attack Centre hope their work will lead to a major breakthrough for the UK’s …
In a world first, scientists have coaxed stem cells in live rabbits to rebuild the bone and cartilage of a missing leg joint, according to a new study.
Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) received expanded European approval (CE Mark) for its Celution® System, a medical device that extracts and separates stem and regenerative cells from a patient’s own fat tissue…