Latest Adult stem cell Stories

StemGenex(TM) on Adult Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis

2012-10-10 15:23:34

LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research directions are being explored to find therapies for hard to treat diseases. One exciting new approach is the use of autologous Adult Stem Cells. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the many notable diseases adult stem cell therapy could potentially impact. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disorder in which an individual's own immune system attacks the 'myelin sheath'. The myelin sheath serves to protect the nerve cells...

Esteemed Physician & Speaker Allan Somersall Joins Stemtech’s Scientific Advisory Board

2012-10-07 23:03:35

Dr. Somersall and the Stemtech Scientific Advisory Board will advance the company’s mission to spread wellness and prosperity around the world. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 06, 2012 Stemtech International, Inc., a pioneer in the field of stem cell nutrition, announces that Allan C. Somersall, M.D., Ph.D., is joining the company’s prestigious Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Somersall is a renowned physician, scientist and gifted speaker from Toronto, Canada. “The creation of our...

Epigenetics Of Adult Stem Cells Affect Organ Creation

Study Shows Epigenetics Of Adult Stem Cells Influences Organ Creation

2012-10-03 08:50:32

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Ask a handful of people about their thoughts and feelings on the use of stem cells for research and therapeutic means and you will find that they each have strong and varying positions on the topic. Outside the scientific community, however, little is known about this highly complex field of research. The politicization of stem cell research accompanied the 1998 discovery that embryonic stem cells, the building blocks of organ,...

Sigma® Life Science Launches Novel, Affordable Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture Medium

2012-10-03 02:26:45

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigma-Aldrich(®) Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that Sigma Life Science, its innovative biological products and services research business, has launched Stemline(®) Pluripotent Culture Medium, a novel human pluripotent stem cell culture medium that provides a consistent environment for the long-term maintenance and growth of healthy pluripotent stem cells. The new medium performs equivalently to the industry's leading medium and...

Celltex To Initiate New Clinical Program As It Responds To FDA Letter

2012-10-01 10:26:54

HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Celltex Therapeutics Corp. announced today that it has received a letter, dated Sept. 24, 2012, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The letter stated the agency's opinion that the process Celltex uses to multiply adult stem cells is subject to FDA regulation as biological drug manufacturing. The issue is a key one as stem cell therapy for patient care outside of an academic institution is a new frontier, yet there are a variety of...

Houston Stem Cell Summit Announces Extraordinary Lineup of Keynote Speakers

2012-10-01 06:27:11

HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Houston Stem Cell Summit will host an extraordinary lineup of keynote speakers who represent the most accomplished stem cell scientists, clinicians and entrepreneurs in the United States. Joining these distinguished speakers will be Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, consistent champion of adult stem cell therapies. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120831/NY66463LOGO ) The Houston Stem Cell Summit will be held October 26 - 27 in...

Study Shows Stem Cells May Prevent And Cure Alzheimer's

2012-09-26 10:24:47

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first study of its kind, researchers at Korea's leading university and the RNL Bio Stem Cell Technology Institute announced this week the results of a study that suggests an astounding possibility: adult stem cells may not only have a positive effect on those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, they can prevent the disease. Using fat-derived adult stem cells from humans [scientific term: adMSCs, or human, adipose-derived...

BioRestorative Therapies Announces the Appointment of Harvard Medical School's Wayne Marasco, M.D., Ph.D., as Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board

2012-09-25 02:29:10

JUPITER, Fla., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. ("BRT" or the "Company") (OTCQB: BRTX), a life sciences company focused on stem cell based cellular therapies for various personal medical applications, announced today that Wayne A. Marasco, M.D., Ph.D. has been appointed as Chairman of the Company's Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Marasco currently serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He...

First Stem Cell Institute Symposium Launched

2012-09-24 13:04:45

The promise of stem cells seems limitless. If they can be coaxed into rebuilding organs, repairing damaged spinal cords and restoring ravaged immune systems, these malleable cells would revolutionize medical treatment. But stem cell research is still in its infancy, as scientists seek to better understand the role of these cells in normal human development and disease. On Friday, September 14, the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research at...

StemGenex to Launch Adult Stem Cell-Based Therapy to Relieve COPD Symptoms

2012-09-20 06:31:51

LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New developments in regenerative medicine are bringing about exciting, novel approaches to create therapies for hard to treat diseases. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a hard to treat disorder that progressively blocks airflow in the lungs making it increasingly difficult for an individual to breathe, and is one of the leading illnesses in the US. Yet, current treatments for COPD can only try to limit the extent of...