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A unique new material developed at the University of Limerick in Ireland has shown significant promise in the treatment of spinal cord injury. The research conducted at UL’s Bernal Institute — published in the journal Biomaterials Research — has made exciting progress in the field of spinal cord tissue repair. New hybrid biomaterials developed at …
Sungkyunkwan University researchers have investigated the proliferative effect of apple ethanol extract on human adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells and human cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cells, and the molecular mechanisms behind its beneficial effects; the study has been published in the journal Nutrition Research. Adult stem cells have significant potential as treatment for …
Falsehoods and actions spouted from liars and thieves should not be allowed to detract from legitimate research and advances that has made umbilical cord blood visionary in its regenerative powers. Days of simply discarding umbilical cords connecting mother and child are long over, modern day technologies are able to save these as the blood inside …
After the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells in the Nobel Prize winning lab of researcher Shinya Yamanaka at Kyoto University in 2006, the thick morality lined clouds hovering over embryonic stem cell research began to fade away making room for happier times. Stem cells harvested from adults cells rather than embryos are less controversial …
Curcumin/turmeric would appear to be an allstar compound found in food, now it seems as if it is pulling another trick out of its sleeve. Its power to reduce inflammation, fight cancer, and battle depression are impressive enough, but now curcumin has been suggested to help treat spinal cord injuries better than drugs and surgery. …
Breakthroughs in stem cell therapy may make it possible for those who are blind to see again, according to research stem cells taken from the eyes of non-living donors can be used to cure blindness, as published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine. Although the researchers from Scotland still need to perfect the technique to get …
Veterinarian Dr. Steven Dale Garner is pushing the envelope forward and has begun using stem cell therapy to treat paralyzed dogs in a transformative treatment that can restore spinal cord function and regenerate cartilage along with treating arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, dry eye and hemolytic anemia in cats and dogs which were previously thought to …
The spinal cord has been revealed to be able to control and process more complex functions previously thought to have been governed by the cerebral cortex, as published in the journal Nature Neuroscience. Often the brain is thought of as being the centre of complex motor control and function, as it turns out the spinal …
Japan has approved stem cell treatment for spinal cord injuries, experts around the world are voicing concerns underscoring troubles that still plague first-gen stem cell therapies. Ten stem cell science and spinal cord injury specialists have poked holes in the small unpublished clinical trial that was used to form the basis of the conditional approval, …
Researchers have demonstrated that rats with spinal cord injuries can relearn skilled hand movements after receiving gene therapy that can be switched on and off using common antibiotics, as published in the journal Brain. Spinal cord injuries often mean the loss of ability to perform everyday actions that require coordinated hand movements. Regaining hand …