Category Archives: Stem Cell Therapy

Stem cell therapy for 13-year-old dog helps with its arthritis

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – A few weeks ago, we told you the story of Maggie, the 13-year-old Boykin Spaniel who was suffering from arthritis. Maggie is enjoying life once again thanks to a new type of surgery. Continue reading

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Texas Heart Institute Presents Adult Stem Cell Therapy Findings

The Houston Chronicle is reporting researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have presented findings of a study concerning the use of adult stem cells to improve the ability of a heart to pump oxygen rich blood at a cardiology conference. Continue reading

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Houston study shows stem-cell's potential for heart treatment

Houston researchers are reporting that adult stem cells have a modest benefit in younger patients with heart failure, the first large-scale evidence that the controversial yet promising new therapy can be developed to help millions of people with the disease. In a study presented at a cardiology conference Saturday, Texas Heart Institute doctors presented results of a clinical trial showing that cells derived from patients’ own bone marrow produce a small but significant increase in the heart’s ability to pump oxygen-rich blood. “This study moves us one step closer to being able to help patients with severe heart failure who lack other alternatives,” said Dr. Continue reading

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Cell therapy using patient's own bone marrow may present option for heart disease

( Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation ) Cell therapy may present an option for patients with ischemic heart disease to use their own bone marrow cells to repair the damaged areas of their hearts, and may pave the way for future … Continue reading

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Stem cell therapy could repair some heart damage

Patients with advanced heart disease who received an experimental stem cell therapy showed slight improvements in blood pumping but no change in most of their symptoms, US researchers said Saturday.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=stem+cell+therapy&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy Trial – Clues, But No Answers

Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy Trial – Clues, But No AnswersSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=stem+cell+therapy&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Stem cell therapy 'may repair heart damage'

Johannesburg, Mar 25 (ANI): Stem cells could repair damage in people with advanced heart disease, a new study has claimed.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=stem+cell+therapy&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Stem cell, heart heath study

HOUSTON – Doctors from the Texas Heart Institute at St. Continue reading

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Expert wants central bank for cord blood

A nodal public stem-cell bank in India is the need of the hour if blood cancer and thalassaemia patients are to benefit from stem-cell therapy, according to an expert. We need an indigenous inventory of 30,000 units of umbilical cord-blood stem-cells, which would enable seven out of 10 patients seeking stem-cell transplant to find a ready match off the shelves, said P Continue reading

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9/11 search and rescue dog receives stem cell therapy

A special dog used to help people is getting some much-needed help of her own at a Virginia clinic, myFOXdc.com reported. Red, a 12-year-old black Labrador, is one of the last surviving search and rescue dogs deployed during the 9/11 attacks Continue reading

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SanBio Announces Enrollment of First Cohort of Patients in Its Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Therapy for Chronic Stroke

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — SanBio Inc. Continue reading

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2nd Lee Co. doctor's license restricted in stem cell case

2nd Lee Co. doctor’s license restricted in stem cell case FORT MYERS, Fla.- Another Lee County doctor is caught in the center of a stem cell controversy Continue reading

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Stem cell treatment for dogs

There's a breakthrough treatment that's helping search-and-rescue dogs… Continue reading

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Cryo-Save Group N.V.: Revenue up 4% to €41.9 million

Cryo-Save Group N.V. (Euronext: CRYO, `Cryo-Save`, or `the Group`), the leading international stem cell storage brand and the largest family stem cell bank in Europe, has published its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Financial highlights Revenue up 4% to 41.9 million (2010: 40.4 million) Operating expenses before depreciation and amortisation increased with 1.6 million mainly due to further investments in Cryo-Lip (0.8 million) and acquisition impact (0.7 million) EBITDA*: 6.3 million (2010: 7.3 million) EBITA**: 4.5 million (2010: 5.8 million) Operating profit: 2.9 million (2010: 4.5 million) Profit before taxation: 3.0 million (2010: 3.9 million) Net profit: 2.3 million (2010: 2.6 million) Basic earnings per share 25.0 euro cents (2010: 27.6 euro cents) Robust net cash from operating activities 6.2 million (2010: 2.8 million) Solid cash position of 7.0 million as at 31 December 2011 (2010: 6.0 million) Dividend per share of 0.08, up 14% (2010: 0.07) * EBITDA is defined as Earnings Before Interest, Taxation Depreciation and Amortisation ** EBITA is defined as Earnings Before Interest, Taxation and Amortisation of identified intangible assets Operational highlights 39,900 new samples stored in 2011, up 4% compared to previous year (2010: 38,300). Continue reading

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9/11 Search And Rescue Dog Gets Stem Cell Treatment

BURKE, Va. (WUSA) — Red, a black lab from Annapolis, has spent the last ten years as a search and rescue dog. Her missions have included Hurricane Katrina, the La Plata tornadoes, and the Pentagon after 9/11 Continue reading

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Stem cell therapy banned in Kuwait

(MENAFN – Arab Times) Ministry of Health (MoH) employees holding PhD degrees announced that they will participate in the sit-in demonstration carried out by the Labor Union of Health Ministry, reports Al-Seyassah daily. In the press release, they said they are protesting against the fact that they are receiving the same salary scale and benefits as any other ministry employee with lower qualifications and if necessary, they are ready to even burn their PhD certificates at the sit-in to get the benefits they deserve according to their qualifications Continue reading

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West Fargo boy with cerebral palsy can now walk without crutches; parents credit stem cell therapy

Ethan walks with his mother Ethan Radtke walks down the sidewalk with his mother, Lisa, after getting off the school bus in front of his home in West Fargo. David Samson / The Forum Ethan Radtke makes his way down the hallway of his West Fargo home without the use of crutches. Continue reading

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Gov. Perry's stem-cell firm draws FDA scrutiny

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StemCells, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

NEWARK, Calif., March 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM – News), a leading stem cell company developing and commercializing novel cell-based therapeutics and tools for use in stem cell-based research and drug discovery, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 and provided a business update. “The StemCells team made significant progress in 2011 with regard to two critical goals for the Company, namely accelerating and broadening our HuCNS-SC neural stem cell clinical trial agenda for diseases of, and injuries to, the central nervous system, while at the same time reducing our operating cash burn. Continue reading

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FDA receives complaint about Houston company that stored Gov. Perry's stem cells

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received a complaint alleging the Houston company involved in Gov. Rick Perry’s unregulated adult stem-cell operation is a potential danger to patients and not in compliance with federal law. Continue reading

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