DURHAM, NC — A study recently published in STEM CELLS suggests unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSCs) derived from human cord blood can ease fibrosis and inflammation in a painful type of skin disorder called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). The stems cells also can potentially prevent malignant tumors, a frequent side effect of RDEB, from forming.
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September 24, 2018
September 10, 2018
Durham, NC, September (2018) – A new study published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine details a novel stem cell treatment with the potential to restore sight after a serious chemical burn to the eye.
September 5, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (SEPTEMBER, 2018)
A team of researchers developed a biocompatible scaffold seeded with molecule-releasing stem cells that, when implanted in mice with a rare but deadly bone disease called autosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO), showed potential to help these animals. The findings, recently published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), might someday yield a treatment for humans afflicted by the same devastating condition.
August 29, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. August, 2018
A new study recently published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine demonstrates the long-term safety of laboratory-expanded endothelial progenitor cells for treating ischemic stroke. This could be good news for the 15 million people who, according to to the World Stroke Organization, suffer from this dangerous condition each year.
August 8, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. AUGUST, 2018
A new study published in STEM CELLS, conducted by researchers at the University of Amsterdam, shows how mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have multiple immune modulatory properties that could benefit the treatment of sepsis. This study also examines the importance of how MSCs affect inflammatory responses in humans.
Sepsis is a complication caused by the body's overwhelming response to infection and can lead to organ failure. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the use of antibiotics and well-quipped intensive care facilities, sepsis kills about one in every four patients who contract it.
August 6, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. AUGUST, 2018
In a new study published by STEM CELLS, researchers at Newcastle University, UK, describe a new organoid model that encompasses all human retinal cell types and that is responsive to light. Their work could have great impact on finding new treatments for the visually impaired by making drug and toxicology screening faster and more efficient.
July 30, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. JULY 2018
A new type of stem cell treatment is showing promise for patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) who suffer from critical limb ischemia (CLI). Results of a clinical trial, reported on in a recently published article in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, show that five out of the six patients in the trial were CLI-free one year after treatment.
July 23, 2018
Durham, NC. - July 2018
Researchers have developed what appears to be a simple, minimally invasive, effective way to treat osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs that may prove to be of considerable importance in treating humans, too. The study detailing this new approach appears in the latest issue of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM).
July 3, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. JULY, 2018
Depriving stem cells of oxygen and forming them into spheroids before using them to treat bone defects increases their ability to form new bone and repair existing bone, according to a new study in STEM CELLS.
May 10, 2018
Scientists might be close to a breakthrough in finding a treatment for a severe and devastating skin blistering disease. In a study recently published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), the team details how they used a certain type of stem cells to significantly relieve the symptoms of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) in mice.
Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D.
