January 16, 2007 by

Skin Disorders and Adult Stem Cells, Scleroderma Treated

Julian treasures every step he takes, which is in contrast to the many people who dread working out.

“It’s just really hard for me to do anything,” he says — hard because Julian suffers from scleroderma. Causing inflammation, pain, and hardened skin, his body is attacking itself throughout the skin and organs. His lungs, kidneys, and other organs could eventually fail due to his condition.

Julian is afflicted with a disease that is rare and affects only 100,000 Americans. It’s so excruciating it can disable … and even kill them.

“A bad day is typically just not being able to get out of bed, [with] no energy,” he says.

Hopefully Julian won

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January 15, 2007 by

Scientists Investigate Adult Stem Cells Potential to Heal Diseased Heart

In order to determine if a subject

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January 10, 2007 by

Device Harvests Adult Stem Cells, Kills Cancer Cells

Sidestepping the contentious use of stem cells derived from embryos, researchers at the University of Rochester have unveiled a new device technology that makes it feasible to harvest stem cells from the blood.

Potentially improving the prognosis for many cancer sufferers, the technology is also being developed into an anti-cancer implant that programs cancer cells to die. The technique may even produce implants that direct the body

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January 9, 2007 by

“Bio-Ink” Printer Creates Muscle and Bone Cells from Adult Stem Cells

For the first time, using one type of adult stem cell, scientists have discovered a means by which to produce bone and muscle.

The technique coaxes stem cells to differentiate by using an ink-jet printer to lay down patterns of

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January 7, 2007 by

Amniotic Fluid New Source for Multi-Potent Stem Cells

A new source of stem cells has been discovered reported scientists Sunday afternoon. A readily available supply of these new cells, which are found in amniotic fluid, could solve the ethical problems that surround embryonic derived cells.

The amniotic stem cells are pluripotent, with the capacity to develop into many different types of cells including, nerve, liver, fat, blood vessel, muscle, and bone cells.

“These cells are easier to get, and from acceptable medical procedures [for example, amniocentesis] that are done on a routine basis,” said study senior author Dr. Anthony, director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

“This is another source of multi-potential cells,” added Paul, director of the University of South Florida Center for Aging and Brain Repair, in Tampa. “Because the cells can be accessed either post-birth or through amniocentesis, it’s possible that people could store those cells. If the cell lines that are created were available, then people could do some research on a non-embryonic source, which eliminates all the ethical and political issues.”

The January 7th issue of Nature Biotechnology has reported on the discovery of the cells, which are known as amniotic fluid-derived stem (AFS) cells.

The hope is that treatments or even cures for conditions such as spinal injury, stroke, liver failure, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer

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January 5, 2007 by

Paraplegic Woman Travels Abroad for Stem Cell Treatment

She just wants to be free. Kim is traveling to China with the anticipation that stem cell injections will give her legs back to her; and replace her wheelchair with a walker, while restoring her life back to normal.

Her friend Cheryl recently came back from China with regained mobility, and inspired the 32-year-old Kim to follow the same path.

Cheryl says that the stem cells she received have enhanced her mobility and given her more energy. She had to travel to China, after she broke her back from falling off a horse because the treatment is not available in North America.

“I know Cheryl and when she came back showing feeling and movement I thought she was so lucky, so I got the information from her,” said Kim.

“I welcome any little bit of recovery.”

When the driver of a car Kim was riding in fell asleep in 2003, they crashed into another vehicle. Thankfully, her children only suffered minor injuries; but Kim, she broke her pelvis, shoulder, neck, and her back.

Three months after the accident she was finally able to wiggle a toe. This was after doctors had informed her that she would be completely paraplegic.

“I felt if I could do that then what else can I do,” said Kim. With the help of insurance money from the accident, she is spending $20,000 for the treatments in China.

“I would mortgage my house to get more sensation.”

The month long treatments will being next week when Kim leaves for China.

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January 3, 2007 by

Paraplegic Woman Regains Sensation in Legs

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January 3, 2007 by

Brain Damaged Teen Heads to China for Stem Cells

Tori is about to begin a journey that could transform her entire life, whether she is aware of it or not.

Tori was left with brain damage in June of 2005 at the age of 15, due to a car accident and near drowning. The capacity to speak, the normal use of the bathroom, and the power to eat on her own was robbed from her thanks to the anoxic brain injury she sustained. Her parents now feed her through ha tube in her stomach and Tori is restricted to a wheelchair when she leaves her bed.

Ranging from hyperbaric oxygen treatment to physical therapy, Tori

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December 26, 2006 by

Cancer Patient Prepares for Adult Stem Cell Treatment

For the past three years, 36 year old Sabrina has been suffering from cancer that has invaded her lymph nodes, a condition that is better known as non-Hodgkin

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December 24, 2006 by

Stem Cell Therapy Effective in Targeting Metastatic Cancer

Since they would be unable to bear the doses of treatment they would need to eliminate the tumors, patients with advanced cancer that has spread to many different sites often do not have many treatment options.

A technique to treat cancers that have spread throughout the body more effectively may have been discovered be researchers at City of Hope and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. So that normal tissue neighboring the tumor and throughout the body remain relatively unharmed, they used modified neural stem cells to activate and concentrate chemotherapeutic drugs predominately at tumor sites.

“This approach could significantly improve future treatment options for patients with metastatic cancer,” said Dr. Karen, M.D., assistant professor of Hematology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Neurosciences at City of Hope. “It not only has the potential to destroy residual tumor cells, but it should also improve patients’ quality of life by minimizing toxic side effects such as nausea, diarrhea or bone marrow suppression.”

The study will be published Dec. 20th in PLoS ONE. A second paper with comprehensive results from the study has been accepted for publication in the January issue of Cancer Research.

Toxic to naturally fast-growing cells in the body such as intestinal cells and hair follicles, most chemotherapy drugs affect both normal and cancerous tissue. However, Dr. Karen and her colleagues have developed a way to localize the drug

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