Stem Cell Injection May Soon Reverse Vision Loss Caused By Age-Related Macular Degeneration
An injection of stem cells into the eye may soon slow or reverse the effects of early-stage age-related macular degeneration, according to new research from scientists at… Read more »
Engineering Stem Cells: From In Vitro to In Situ
Engineering Stem Cells: From In Vitro to In Situ Stem cells are a valuable cell source for tissue engineering, disease modeling and drug screening. A recent discovery… Read more »
Stem Cells Show Promise in Reducing Hardening of the Arteries
Durham, NC – The medical world is excited about the potential that stem cells have demonstrated in aiding the recovery of patients who have suffered a heart… Read more »
Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy May Heal Heart Damage Caused by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found that injections of cardiac stem cells might help reverse heart damage caused by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, potentially resulting in… Read more »
Utilizing Oral Mucosa Stem Cells for the Prevention and Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure
Lecture by Dr. Yosef Gafni, PhD, DMD
Advancing Toward Multiple Sclerosis Therapies Using Stem Cells
Dr. Tom Lane of the University of Utah (formerly a CIRM grantee at UC – Irvine) describes his lab’s experimental results that show a dramatic reversal in… Read more »
A Changing View of Bone Marrow Cells
Caltech researchers show that the cells are actively involved in sensing infection. In the battle against infection, immune cells are the body’s offense and defense—some cells go… Read more »