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Italian researchers develop heart-repair method with adult stem cells

August 21, 2009 by srrpenna

Italian researchers have developed a method to repair a damaged heart using adult stem cells, and said it confirmed that the adult cells were more therapeutically useful than embryonic stem cells.

"The adult stem cell is already prepared to differentiate in the tissue we want to repair. And it is certainly more productive, less wasteful and less dangerous -- beyond the ethical aspects -- to work with adult stem cells instead of embryonic stem cells," said Settimio Grimaldi, an expert at the Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular Medicine in Rome, which carried out the research.

Placenta derived stem cells may help sufferers of fibrotic lung diseases

July 27, 2009 by srrpenna

Tampa, Fla. (July 27, 2009) – An Italian research team, publishing in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (18:4), which is now available on-line without charge at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct, has found that stem cells derived from human placenta may ultimately play a role in the treatment of lung diseases, such as pulmonary fibrosis and fibrotic diseases caused by tuberculosis, chemical exposure, radiation or pathogens. These diseases can ultimately lead to loss of normal lung tissue and organ failure.

Stem cell boost that could offer hope for dementia patients

July 25, 2009 by srrpenna

Scientists have moved a step closer towards treating Alzheimer's disease with stem cells.

In an experiment that offers hope to millions, researchers successfully used injections of the cells to repair damaged parts of the brain and restore lost memory.

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Students Embed Stem Cells In Sutures To Enhance Healing

July 21, 2009 by srrpenna

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students have demonstrated a practical way to embed a patient's own adult stem cells in the surgical thread that doctors use to repair serious orthopedic injuries such as ruptured tendons. The goal, the students said, is to enhance healing and reduce the likelihood of re-injury without changing the surgical procedure itself.

full article at ScienceDaily

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