Regenerative Medicine

Surgeons use stem cells to treat heart failure

Posted in Cardio-Vascular, Stem Cell Research, Regenerative Medicine on Thu November 27, 2008

In the first procedure of its kind in the United States, surgeons at Houston’s Methodist Hospital have injected stem cells directly into the heart of a patient with advanced heart failure. ... Continue Reading

Gene therapy for heart failure results promising

Posted in Biotechnology, Cardio-Vascular, Gene Therapy on Wed November 12, 2008

Trials of gene therapy for the treatment of advanced heart failure have produced promising results, with patients making marked improvements in several areas. ... Continue Reading

Researchers grow new prostate from single stem cell

Posted in Stem Cell Research, Regenerative Medicine on Sun October 26, 2008

Researchers from biotechnology company Genentech have announced that they have managed to grow new prostate glands in mice by using adult stem cells. ... Continue Reading

Testicular cells may provide new source of stem cells

Posted in Stem Cell Research, Regenerative Medicine on Thu October 09, 2008

New research has found that testicular germ cells can be transformed into cells resembling embryonic stem cells, potentially providing researchers with a non-controversial source of the cells. ... Continue Reading

Researchers use common cold virus to create stem cells

Posted in Stem Cell Research, Regenerative Medicine on Fri October 03, 2008

Researchers at Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have used the common cold virus to create induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in mice, thus eliminating the need for potentially-dangerous retroviruses. ... Continue Reading

Source Of Multipotent Stem Cells With Broad Regenerative Potential identified

Posted in Longevity and Age Management, Stem Cell Research, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Research on Wed September 24, 2008

In a promising finding for the field of regenerative medicine, stem cell researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have identified a source of adult stem cells found on the walls of blood vessels with the unlimited potential to differentiate into human tissues such as bone, cartilage and muscle. ... Continue Reading