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Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, in collaboration with the University of Bonn, Germany, identify a subpopulation of mesenchymal stem cells with enhanced fracture healing and differentiation abilities. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are thought to have great potential in the field of regenerative medicine, which has the aim of restoring damaged tissues. However, not much …
Heart attack, or myocardial infarction, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although modern surgical techniques, diagnostics and medications have greatly improved early survival from these events, many patients struggle with the long-term effects of permanently damaged tissue, and the 5-year mortality rate remains high. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have developed …
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have shown that even after lung tissue has been damaged, it may be possible to reverse fibrosis and promote tissue repair through treatment with microgel-coated mesenchymal stromal cells. Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic disease caused by environmental toxins, medications, or medical conditions like pneumonia and rheumatoid arthritis. It …
We recently attended RAADfest in Las Vegas, Nevada and were able to speak with Dr. Joshua Hare co-founder of Longeveron, who talked to us about some of their very important research with stem cells in the medical condition aging frailty. The following is an excerpt from his presentation and interview. Longeveron is sponsoring FDA authorized, …
An estimated 30 million Americans are affected by osteoarthritis according to the CDC, and it is predominantly a disease of older age affecting more than 1 in 10 people aged 60+; with the aging population this number is likely to continue to rise steadily. When cartilage naturally cushioning joints breaks down, osteoarthritis of the knee …
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 Ten stem cell science and spinal cord injury specialists have poked holes in the small unpublished clinical trial that was used to form the basis of the conditional approval, …
Scientists find that mesenchymal progenitors can be grown without use of animal derived compounds, making strides in creation of clinical grade bone, as published in Stem Cell Research and Therapy. Scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation have identified 2 types of growth media that can support effective expansion of mesenchymal progenitor cells from …
Case Western Reserve University (US) team explores mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) capacity to morph into a number of different tissues and serve as a natural protector and healer. Previously, researchers have engaged mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in preclinical animal models of disease and injury and in clinical trials during the last decade. By injecting MSCs …