News tagged with cell transplantation
Hearing restoration may be possible with cochlear repair after transplant of human cord blood cells
Sep 03, 2008 |
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According to an Italian research team publishing their findings in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (17:6), hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplantation of human umbilical cord hematopoietic stem c ...
The egg makes sure that sperm don't get too old
Mar 25, 2009 |
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In contrast to women, men are fertile throughout life, but research at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now shown that a fertilising sperm can get help from the egg to rejuvenate. The result ...
Stem cells show early promise for treating type 2 diabetes
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Human trials under way at the University of Miami and other hospitals in Europe, Asia and Latin America using immature adult stem cells are showing promise for people with type 2 diabetes.
Researchers find two units of umbilical cord blood reduce risk of leukemia recurrence
Nov 13, 2009 |
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A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have significantly reduced risk of the disease ...
New technique eliminates toxic drugs in islet transplant in diabetic mice
Nov 20, 2008 |
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The body's immune system hates strangers. When its security patrol spots a foreign cell, it annihilates it.
Device protects transplanted pancreatic cells from the immune system
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) and the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine have demonstrated in mice that transplanted pancreatic precursor cells are protected ...
Stem cell transplantation helps patients with diabetes become insulin free
Apr 14, 2009 |
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The majority of patients with type 1 diabetes who underwent a certain type of stem cell transplantation became insulin free, several for more than three years, with good glycemic control, and also increased C-peptide levels, ...
Rare genetic disease successfully reversed using stem cell transplantation
Sep 17, 2009 |
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A recent study by Scripps Research Institute scientists offers good news for families of children afflicted with the rare genetic disorder, cystinosis. In research that holds out hope for one day developing a potential therapy ...
Donor stem cell transplantation associated with survival benefit for patients with leukemia
Jun 10, 2009 |
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An analysis of previous studies indicates that allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) (stem cells from a compatible donor) is associated with significant overall and relapse-free survival benefit among adult patients ...
Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants
Nov 22, 2009 |
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A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of Nature Ge ...
Placental precursor stem cells require testosterone-free environment to survive
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Trophoblast stem cells (TSCs), cells found in the layer of peripheral embryonic stem cells from which the placenta is formed, are thought to exhibit "immune privilege" that aids cell survivability and is potentially beneficial ...
Multiple route bone marrow stem cell injections show promise to treat spinal cord injury
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Researchers from DaVinci Biosciences, Costa Mesa, California, in collaboration with Hospital Luis Vernaza in Ecuador, have determined that injecting a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells (autologous BMCs) directly ...
Stem cell infusion and hyperbaric oxygen treatment improve islet function in diabetes
Mar 12, 2009 |
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A study to determine if patients with type 2 diabetes can benefit from a combination of autologous (patient self-donated) stem cell infusions (ASC) and hyperbaric (above the normal air pressure of ) oxygen treatment (HBO) ...
Bone marrow stem cell co-transplantation prevents embryonic stem cell transplant-associated tumors
May 11, 2009 |
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Transplanted embryonic stem cells are recognized as a potential treatment for patients suffering from the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, in studies using embryonic stem cells transplanted into SCI laboratory ...
New therapy enlists immune system to boost cure rate in a childhood cancer
May 27, 2009 |
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A multicenter research team has announced encouraging results for an experimental therapy using elements of the body's immune system to improve cure rates for children with neuroblastoma, a challenging cancer of the nervous ...
