When the ligaments that hold the wrist together are damaged or injured, the carpal bones and radioulnar joint can become misaligned. This is known as carpal ligament instability. Carpal ligament instability is most commonly caused by injuries but can be caused by a chronic weakening of the ligaments. High-energy injuries to the ligaments are most [Read More]
A herniated disc occurs when the disc, or cushioning, between two vertebrae, slips out of place. It may also be called a bulging, slipped, or ruptured disc. Herniated discs can happen from a sudden injury or can develop slowly over time due to improper body mechanics. Age can also play a role in increasing your [Read More]
Arthritis is quite simply joint inflammation, and over 100 different types are currently known. Four of the most common types of arthritis include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and gout. Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is caused by the normal wear and tear from everyday movements. As our joints move back and forth, the cartilage that cushions the [Read More]
When your neck is hurting, it can seem like every move you make just makes the pain worse. Identifying the cause of your neck pain is the first step in curing it for good. Neck pain can be caused by a variety of issues that require a medical professional to diagnose. The most common causes [Read More]
Did you know that over 30 million people over the age of 12 in the U.S. have bilateral hearing loss? That’s one out of every 8 adults and teenagers! The causes of hearing loss are varied. Genetics plays a role for some patients, while environmental factors are often the culprit. A genetic predisposition for hearing [Read More]
Research is well underway to find out if stem cell therapy can improve, or even cure a variety of eye disorders, including: Macular degeneration Congenital cataracts Inherited retinal diseases Glaucoma Retinitis pigmentosa Limbal stem cell deficiency Corneal diseases So far, results and findings have been very promising. Stem cell therapy is being used to successfully [Read More]
Pelvic organ prolapse, or POP, is a silent pandemic for women worldwide. An estimated twenty-five percent of women are affected by POP. Typically caused by a traumatic childbirth, POP occurs as a result of damage to the tissues, muscles, and ligaments that support the pelvic organs. This damage causes the pelvic organs to slide down [Read More]
There’s been a lot of talk about stem cell therapy in recent years, with its amazing benefits being touted as a miracle for all sorts of debilitating conditions. It’s no wonder stem cells are being researched for the treatment of arthritis, which affects over 53 million Americans every year. Arthritis can cause joint pain, stiffness, [Read More]
You don’t realize just how much you move your elbow until you injure it. When you lose your mobility, even just partially, in one arm it can have very frustrating effects on your daily life. Most elbow injuries are caused by repetitive motions that strain the muscles, tendons, and ligaments in and around the elbow [Read More]
Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is an autoimmune disorder that causes the patient’s immune system to attack their own nerve cells. The immune system releases antibodies that attack the self-myelin antigens, causing demyelination of the nerve fibers. Demyelination causes a disconnect between the brain and the rest of the body, so MS sufferers lose control of [Read More]
Stem cell treatments have been in the news a lot in recent years and for good reason! These innovative treatments have shown promise for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions, from cancer to chronic pain to autoimmune disorders. More research on these life-changing therapies is needed, but the evidence so far is [Read More]
The Administration for Community Living states that one in four adults suffer from chronic knee pain in the United States, and the CDC reports that ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries alone affect up to 250,000 people every year. With knee pain and injuries being so prevalent, it’s common for people to ignore the pain that [Read More]
Stem cell therapy is still in its infancy of being used as a medical treatment, and it has already been shown to improve, and even cure a multitude of conditions. Research and clinical evidence so far have shown a major reduction in pain when treated with stem cells. While more research is needed to fully [Read More]
When injuries sustained during athletic activities do not respond to traditional treatments or surgery, your physician may recommend a regenerative medicine treatment. Regenerative medicine is a new branch of medicine that focuses on creating living tissues to reduce pain and restore tissue and organ function that would not heal itself naturally. Regenerative medicine includes a [Read More]
The anti-aging beauty industry was worth an estimated $52.5B in 2020, and is only going up. The United States accounts for more than a quarter of that amount. Much of the focus of the current anti-aging market is minimizing the appearance of existing wrinkles, but what if there was a treatment that could prevent wrinkles [Read More]
Cord blood is the blood that remains in a baby’s umbilical cord after it is cut. Since the cord is no longer connected to the baby or mother when this blood is collected, cord blood collection is considered a very safe procedure. Here, we will discuss the benefits of saving cord blood after childbirth. Cord [Read More]
Lower back pain affects up to 31 million Americans every day. Whether it is acute or chronic, lower back pain can diminish your quality of life and make you lose interest in everything you used to enjoy. Lower back pain sufferers may find even simple tasks such as household cleaning to be unbearable. Until now, [Read More]
Stem cells have shown promise as a treatment for conditions varying from spinal cord injuries to cancers to chronic pain. It is no wonder researchers quickly recognized stem cells’ potential benefits for skincare, specifically to reverse the signs of aging. Stem cells can slow down and, in some cases, reverse the intrinsic causes of aging [Read More]
Almost 2 million people are diagnosed with a new case of cancer each year in the US. While chemotherapy and radiation have shown impressive results in cancer patients, they are nonselective in destroying cells at the treatment site, healthy or not. This puts extra strain on the body as it attempts to rebuild healthy cells [Read More]
Originally posted on https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/inkplant-prints-the-future-of-regenerative-medicine-to-face-aging-of-the-european-population/ Population aging is one of Europe’s great challenges in the 21st century. By 2024, 22% of Europeans are expected to be over 65. Patients suffering from chronic joint detop fects or defects in the oral and maxillofacial regions have a significantly reduced quality of life and are continually dependent on health [Read More]
Originally posted: https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/comment/regenerative-medicine-industry-trends/ Regenerative medicine is a multidisciplinary field that seeks to develop the science and tools that can help repair, augment, replace, or regenerate damaged or diseased human cells, tissues, genes, organs, or metabolic processes, to restore normal function. Regenerative medicine may involve the transplantation of stem cells, progenitor cells, or tissue, stimulation of [Read More]
This article was originally published here Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 Apr 8;8:647834. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.647834. eCollection 2021. Biomaterials intentionally designed to support the expansion, differentiation, and three-dimensional (3D) culture of induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may pave the way to cell-based therapies for chronic respiratory diseases. These conditions are endured by millions of people worldwide and represent a [Read More]
When hair follicles were first generated from stem cells that had been isolated from adult mouse skin1, Jay Leno — a former host of US talk show The Tonight Show — joked that scientists “cured baldness … at least in mice”. Sixteen years on, the current host will have the opportunity to mention that scientists have ‘cured’ [Read More]
Newswise — DALLAS – Dec. 3, 2020 – A team led by UT Southwestern has derived a new “intermediate” embryonic stem cell type from multiple species that can contribute to chimeras and create precursors to sperm and eggs in a culture dish. The findings, published online this week in Cell Stem Cell, could lead to a [Read More]
A new UCLA stem cell research recently showed evidence of recovery from stroke and dementia via a study in mice. Medical Xpress reported that the study specified that a one-time injection of an experimental stem cell treatment could repair brain damage and enhance memory function in mice with conditions that imitate human strokes and dementia. Dementia [Read More]
By: Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plays a vital role in facilitating the development and availability of innovative medical products. Products such as cellular-derived therapies, including stem cell-based products, offer the potential to treat or even cure diseases or conditions for which few [Read More]
An increasing concern of ours is facial aging. As we age we lose volume, we fight gravity and we lose the integrity of our skin causing it to wrinkle. We desire youthful, bright, hydrated, firm skin. Collagen induction therapy is one way that we can achieve all of this. What is it? Microneedling is a [Read More]
President Trump’s immediate scaledown and partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act has made headlines all around the country this January, and the implications of his actions will not be fully seen or understood for months and years. In addition to individuals and businesses who are unsure what their healthcare policies will look like in [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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Developmental biologists of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden have joined only a handful of others in a quest to genetically edit human embryos using CRISPR/Cas-9 technology. The controversial endeavor has underlined ethics talks on modification of human embryonic DNA, also known as ‘germline modification’. The Swedish group has pushed the boundaries by using viable [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]
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]
Regenerative medicine has made great strides in the past few decades, but growing a whole organ in the laboratory has eluded medical science. The main reason is that a very large number of cells are needed to construct an entire organ. Now, researchers at Japan’s Kumamoto University and the National Cancer Institute in the United [Read More]
Theresa Wagner of Northland, Missouri, was at high risk of vascular disease. Smoking and heredity had dealt a double blow to her circulation. When Dr. Keith Allen, a cardiovascular surgeon at St. Luke’s Hospital, met Theresa four years ago, her foot was badly infected due to very poor circulation. What should have appeared as a [Read More]
An early-phase trial has demonstrated that gene therapy may help Bubble Boys, a term that became famous in the 1970s and 1980s after David Vetter, a Houston boy with severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID), lived in a germ-free plastic bubble for 12 years. David was put in a plastic isolation unit immediately after birth because [Read More]
On May 5, 2016, Cranberry Holistic Pet Care in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania made headlines when they completed an unprecedented stem cell procedure on a canine patient. This particular dog suffered from osteoarthritis and was constantly in pain, but the treatment itself indicates the wider potential of stem cell treatments to improve the quality of life [Read More]
Most people had never heard of the Zika virus before the current epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean brought it into the limelight. First discovered in 1947 and named after the Zika Forest in Uganda, the virus spreads from person to person through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. The symptoms include fever, [Read More]
Infertility, or the inability to reproduce, has major social and psychological consequences for couples who want children. As many as 25 percent of couples experience childlessness following one year of contraceptive-free intercourse. In the majority of cases, factors from both the man and woman contribute to infertility of the pair, but in 30-50 percent of [Read More]
In a big step forward for regenerative medicine, a 24-year-old man who lost most of his esophagus to an aggressive infection following a car wreck has grown a replacement. Although paralyzed from the neck down, the man is now able to swallow and eat normally and maintain his weight after many years of struggling with [Read More]
