What happens when a spider expert and a chemist have an in-depth conversation? It’s not a riddle. As proven in research released in early January 2017, the result is the development of antibiotic synthetic spider silk with the potential to accelerate the regenerative medicine industry.
It’s no secret that a heart attack takes a major toll on a patient’s overall health and cardiovascular stability, but now stem cell researchers have found an innovative way to combat the damaged tissue that forms after a heart attack. Researchers at Pennsylvania State University, more commonly known as Penn State, recently completed research by [Read More]
As Donald Trump took his oath of office on January 20, 2017, many Americans wondered what his presidency would mean for their advocacy causes. This is especially true for the men and women who have devoted much of their lives to stem cell research, largely because Donald Trump has yet to indicate how he feels [Read More]
Esophageal cancer is one of numerous cancers that impact millions of people in America and across the globe each year. Now, researchers at Trinity College Dublin have uncovered how stem cells can play a role in resolving the notorious tendency of esophageal cancer to resist critical radiotherapy treatments.
Before the dawn of the age of stem cell therapy, irreversible diseases, conditions, and injuries were just that: incurable. But over the past few years, stem cell research has indisputably proven that the impossible is now possible. One recent study, for example, experimented with growing new retina tissue in mice with end-stage retinal degeneration. The [Read More]
Within the world of stem cell research, “pluripotent” has been the keyword for years, and for good reason: pluripotent cells have the ability to transform into any type of cell that makes up the body. However, a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley recently uncovered that pluripotent stem cells can [Read More]
Testosterone is often considered the hormone that defines masculinity, and men who lack enough testosterone encounter unwanted health problems such as muscle loss, sexual dysfunction, and fatigue. This condition is formally known as male hypogonadism, and until now the only treatments available have involved hormone replacement therapy with questionable side effects. With a third of [Read More]
Microtia is a congenital deformity that most people don’t know about, but it impacts thousands of children every year who are born with the condition. Though the idea for genetically engineered ears has existed for many years, a combination of political and bureaucratic obstacles have prevented them from being available in the United States for [Read More]
Regenerative medicine continues to become more mainstream and available to the general population, which has major implications for achieving health and wellness in the fact of major obstacles. Perhaps nothing indicates the growth of regenerative medicine quite like Anthony Atala, M.D., the director of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), being named the 2016 [Read More]
Advocates and opposition of the 21st Century Cures Act alike waited with bated breath throughout December to learn if President Obama would approve the act into a law before the New Year, and as of December 15 he did. This massive piece of legislation will have far reaching impacts on numerous components of medical research, [Read More]
Mergers between existing medical companies aren’t uncommon, but a December merger between the game company Majesco Entertainment, Inc. and Salt Lake City’s regenerative medicine business Polarity is making major headlines. Together, the firm will be known as PolarityTE and headquartered in Salt Lake City, led by two former Johns Hopkins School of Medicine residents in [Read More]
We have all experienced the sharp, sudden pain of grazing a finger against a blazing hot sautee pan or casserole dish, but the searing pain of a second degree burn is exponentially worse than that. Despite the suffering caused by severe burns, patients have always had to rely upon one imperfect treatment that left scars [Read More]
Date: January 14-15, 2017 – 11/2 days, full day Saturday, 1/2 day Sunday – CME’s provided Place: RMT Institute, 304 Tequesta Dr. Tequesta, FL 33469 Faculty: Dr. Joseph Purita, Dr. Joseph Ruane and Marcia James, BSN, CCRN , Clinical Director EmCyte Corporation Course requirements: All are welcome Saturday – Didactic morning session, Cadaver lab afternoon session – directed [Read More]
The realm of regenerative medicine has yet another success to boast to the rest of the world. Scientists just succeeded in using stem cells to grow intestinal tissues with authentically functional nerves. The laboratory experiment utilizes pluripotent stem cells in order to study Hirschsprung’s disease, and now the results can be applied to other vital [Read More]
The potential medical uses of stem cells, which were not even a major part of the medical community until the last decade, are now proving themselves at every turn. From the 14-year-old leukemia survivor who achieved remission using a bone marrow donor to the 50-year-old with MS who thanks stem cell therapy for her ability [Read More]
Each day, more patients join the ranks of people whose lives have been transformed with the help of stem cell therapy. Take Sammy Jo Wilkinson, for example, a 51-year-old from California who overcame a diagnosis of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis against all of her doctors’ predictions and all medical odds. Her MS is officially in [Read More]
The Allen Institute for Cell Science has developed lines of color-coded stem cells that will serve as a powerful roadmap to our understanding of human disease. The cell collection consists of iPS (induced pluripotent stem cells) into which fluorescent tags have been inserted to target key structures within the cell with a clarity that has [Read More]
COPD, which is short for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a term used to describe a range of lung conditions including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, some types of bronchiectasis, and refractory asthma. In the initial stages, patients are often asymptomatic, but will typically experience an increasing degree of breathlessness as the disease progresses. COPD is characterized [Read More]
The Achilles tendon is a thick fibrous cord at the back of our ankles. This strong tendon connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. Overstretching the Achilles tendon can lead to partial or complete rupture. This type of injury is frequently sports related, but stepping into a hole and falling can also lead to [Read More]
One of the earliest signs and most common complications of diabetes is nerve damage. The high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood can injure nerve fibers in any part of the body, but this damage most often occurs in the legs and feet. This serious complication of diabetes is known as diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Arthritis affects millions of people around the world. By the time they are 85 years old, one in two Americans has symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee. It is estimated that by the year 2040, roughly 78 million Americans will have physician-diagnosed arthritis. Arthritis is the result of wear-and-tear of the joints. With advancing age, the [Read More]
Stem cell research is critical because it offers potential cures for diseases that are presently incurable. Stem cells are unique in human biology because they can generate various types of specialized cells that are necessary for the body to function and remain healthy. Stem cells obtained from day-old human embryos are the most versatile of [Read More]
Hereditary deafness is passed on from parent to child. People born with this condition have a complete inability to hear on account of faulty cells in the inner ear. Currently, the only treatment for hereditary deafness is an artificial cochlear implant. Now, scientists have succeeded in growing healthy, functional human cochlear cells from stem cells, [Read More]
Everyone goes through ups and downs in life, but for people with bipolar disorder, these shifts in mood are dramatic and severe, affecting their ability to carry on with daily life. The illness, also known as manic-depressive disorder, is associated with distinct variations in emotions, mood, energy, sleep patterns, behaviors, and activity. Bipolar people alternate [Read More]
An American suffers a stroke every 40 seconds. This adds up to nearly 800,000 strokes nationwide each year. Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability and the third highest cause of death in the United States. Stroke claims an estimated 140,000 American lives each year. Nearly 75 percent of strokes affect people over the [Read More]
Type 1 diabetes is a rare form of diabetes, typically diagnosed during childhood or adolescence. Previously known as juvenile diabetes, it affects only 5 percent of the total number of people with diabetes. In people with type 1 diabetes, the islet beta cells in the pancreas do not produce a sufficient amount of insulin. Insulin [Read More]
Teeth play very valuable roles in the human body, from chewing food to keeping the jaw bones strong and healthy. But now scientists have revealed that your teeth could actually save your life. Similar to concept of harvesting stem cells from the umbilical cord after delivery and banking them in case of a health emergency [Read More]
The ongoing research regarding stem cell therapy and Parkinson’s disease has earned a high profile among scientists and patients alike who are eager to determine exactly how stem cells can combat such a devastating disease. International Stem Cell Corp. has added its name to the groups who are testing Parkinson’s disease therapy, and on November [Read More]
In one of the most divisive presidential elections in modern times, scientists are speaking out to make their feelings known. The most important issue to many scientists right now is the stance that President-elect Donald Trump will take regarding scientific research that uses embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue. In recent decades, both realms of [Read More]
A new documentary titled Mixed Match recently screened at the Reel Asian International Film Festival to highlight the struggles of ethnically diverse patients in search of stem cells for life-changing transplants. According to the Canadian Blood Services, stem cell transplants can treat more than 80 diseases and disorders, but recent research suggests that ethnically diverse [Read More]
Ten years ago, stem cell stocks were an attractive investment choice, but after many investors lost big, players in the financial markets are a little wary of companies involved in biotech and stem cell research. Brian Feroldi, who writes for The Motley Fool, narrates the checkered history of stem cell stocks. Companies that once had [Read More]
In what is an unprecedented achievement, researchers at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, have succeeded in making blood in the laboratory using stem cells. The team of scientists has overcome what is perhaps the biggest hurdle in creating on-order stem cell lines that can serve as an alternative to a bone marrow [Read More]
The most challenging part of using stem cells to treat diseased and damaged human tissues is converting adult cells to pluripotent stem cells. Now, scientists have discovered that vitamins A and C can induce amnesia in stem cells and aid in this process. Regenerative medicine technologies rely on the ability of scientists to erase DNA [Read More]
When three-year-old Ava Stark was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder earlier this year, her family was told that she would not survive without a stem cell transplant. Thus began a search for a potential donor who could give the gift of life to the toddler from Lochgelly in Fife, Scotland. Now, after two failed [Read More]
Professional athletes have millions of dollars riding on their backs. An injury can put a player out of commission for months and derail a promising career, leaving thousands of fans disappointed. Millions watched in horror when Brazilian soccer star, Neymar, was carried off the field with a fractured vertebra during a World Cup match in [Read More]
November 12, 2016 Marrow Cellution™ Bone Marrow Aspirating Needle and other Biologic Modalities for Spine, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Faculty: Dr. Joseph Purita, Orthopedic Surgeon – Orthobiologics Pioneer Andy McGillicuddy, Developer – Marrow Cellution™ Needle Date: November 12, 2016 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Place: RMT Institute 304 Tequesta Dr. Tequesta, FL 33469 Learn and perform [Read More]
Heart disease kills more Americans every year than any other single medical condition. Any disease or damage to this vital organ in the human body can have catastrophic consequences. Now, scientists are gaining ground in mending broken hearts in the laboratory. Slowly progressive heart failure is more common than sudden cardiac arrest. When a person [Read More]
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a hinge joint that connects the jaw to the skull. It sits on either side of the face in front of each ear and disorders affecting the joint can be extremely distressing to patients. In a promising advance to TMJ treatment, scientists have succeeded in manipulating stem cells in mice [Read More]
Stem cell treatments hold great promise for treating a range of medical conditions that afflict the human body, but delivering them to the precise location of disease, damage, or injury has been challenging. Now, a team of scientists has succeeded in delivering stem cells to the brain through a catheter threaded into an artery with [Read More]
Researchers at UCLA’s Ell and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have grown a three-dimensional lung in the laboratory to aid pulmonary disease research. The scientists coated sticky hydrogel beads with stem cells derived from lung tissue. These beads grew into the shape of air sacs in real human lungs, thus [Read More]
Former Texas Governor, Rick Perry, has joined the board of directors of a company that develops stem cell treatments. In 2011, Perry underwent an experimental therapy developed by this company. The 47th governor of the State of Texas, Perry announced his second bid for the Republican nomination for President in June 2015, but withdrew from [Read More]
In another successful application of stem cell therapy, doctors in India have succeeded in restoring sight in a 58-year-old American who had been legally blind for 40 years due to macular degeneration. Al Purdy chose to travel to India for the treatment after he was excluded from a study in Philadelphia due to a diagnosis [Read More]
Osteoporosis, literally meaning porous bone, is a disease that affects 54 million Americans. People with osteoporosis have low bone density and bones that are weak and more likely to break. It is estimated that approximately one in two women and one in four men above the age of 50 will suffer from a fracture due [Read More]
Worldwide, more than 8 million people die each year from cancer and its related complications. Approximately 14 million people receive a new diagnosis of cancer every year. The World Health Organization estimates that these figures will rise by about 70 percent over the next 20 years. Because it is one of the leading causes of [Read More]
With an eye on the future, the International Glaucoma Association and the UK and Eire Glaucoma Society have released funding to Professor Colin Willoughby and Dr. Carl Sheridan of the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Ageing and Chronic Diseases. This stimulus fund will be used to develop stem cell treatments for glaucoma. The type of [Read More]
Age, injury, and obesity can all lead to arthritis, resulting in painful and stiff joints. Arthritis affects more than 50 million Americans. The most common type is osteoarthritis, affecting 27 million people in America. Nearly one in two people have symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee by the time they are 85 years old. It is [Read More]
In what is being hailed as a remarkable success, doctors at Ottawa Hospital have used stem cell treatment and succeeded in reversing the effects of the disease in patients with severe MS (multiple sclerosis). MS is a crippling disease more common in females and more prevalent in temperate climates such as Canada and the United [Read More]
When you walk into the IMAC Regeneration Center in Chesterfield, Missouri, you are greeted by baseball memorabilia. And if you’re lucky, The Wizard himself might walk in. After a brilliant career with the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals, Osborne “Ozzie” Smith retired from Major League Baseball after the 1996 season. A career in [Read More]
Researchers at Egypt’s Mansoura University have shown that mesenchymal stem cells hold promise in healing recalcitrant foot ulcers in patients with diabetes. In a study led by Ahmed Albehairy, MD, the scientists used a local injection of autologous bone-marrow-derived stem cells and found it greatly reduced ulcer size.
One of the biggest scientific debates of the current century has been whether it is ethical to use embryonic stem cells to treat human disease. It has even played a role in presidential politics, right up there with terrorism, immigration, and abortion. Humans, like all multicellular organisms, have certain cells in their bodies called stem [Read More]
