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Posted on 2010-02-04 06:00:00 in Regenerative Medicine | Stem Cell |

Scientists from South Korea find that fat tissue may be a promising new source of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs)

Neurons Grown from Stem Cells Form Brain Connections

Posted on 2010-01-29 06:00:00 in Neurology | Stem Cell |

Stanford Medical School (US) scientists grow neurons from embryonic stem cells and implant them in the brains of lab animals, where they formed proper brain connections.

Vitamin C Boosts the Reprogramming of Adult Cells into Stem Cells

Posted on 2010-01-01 06:00:00 in Stem Cell | Vitamins |

By adding vitamin C to accelerate gene expression changes. Chinese researchers enhanced induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) generation in both a mouse model as well as human cells.

Adult Stem Cells May Help Repair Muscle Cells Damaged by Heart Attack

Posted on 2009-12-18 06:00:00 in Cardio-Vascular | Stem Cell |

Rush University Medical Center completes Phase I study showing that stem cells from donor bone marrow appear to help heart attack patients recover better by growing new blood vessels to bring more oxygen to the heart.

Aging of Human Muscle May Be Reversible

Posted on 2009-12-18 06:00:00 in Musculoskeletal | Stem Cell |

University of California – Berkeley (US) researchers suggest that the “aging of human muscle maintenance and repair can be reversed by youthful calibration of specific molecular pathways.”

Stem Cells Helpful for Burn Victims

Posted on 2009-12-02 06:00:00 in Skin-Hair | Stem Cell |

European researchers use stem cell to produce viable epidermal cell suitable for skin grafts.

Largest US Stem Cell Study Affirms Value of Using One’s Own Stem Cells to Treat Heart Disease

Posted on 2009-11-24 06:00:00 in Cardio-Vascular | Stem Cell |

Transplantation of a person’s adult stem cells into his/her own heart muscle improves the person’s ability to walk, lessens pain, and reduces death.

Heart Tissue Grown from Stem Cells

Posted on 2009-10-21 07:35:51 in Regenerative Medicine | Stem Cell |

Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers grow working heart muscle from a newly identified human cardiac master stem cell.

Adult Cells Prompted to Become Patient-Specific Stem Cells

Posted on 2009-10-13 06:00:00 in Regenerative Medicine | Stem Cell |

Scientists turn adult cells into patient-specific stem cells by replacing genes via chemical manipulation.

This Week's Anti-Aging Video Preview--Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients and Stem Cell Therapy

Zannos G. Grekos, MD speaks about Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients and Stem Cell Therapy at the 16th Annual Congress on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Preview his discussion of the use of stem cells for regeneration of tissues and organs, repair of defective cell types and delivery of genetic therapies and chemo-therapeutic agents into the desired tissue. To view the video preview, click here.

Dr. Grekos will present "Stem Cells: Basic Concepts Current Clinical Applications and Case Studies" at the upcoming Anti-Aging Conference: Clinical Applications for In-Office Procedures in San Jose, California, September 9-12 2009. For more information, call 1-888-997-0112. Continue reading…