bone marrow stem cells

Acute, Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients Regain Motor Function

harminka — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:14:12 -0500

DaVinci Biosciences, in collaboration with Luis Vernaza Hospital in Ecuador, announced today the publication of study results demonstrating the safety and feasibility of its acute and chronic spinal cord injury treatment platform in issue 17(12) of Cell Transplantation, a peer-reviewed journal focused on regenerative medicine.

Using bone marrow stem cells to regenerate skin

harminka — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:31:19 -0600

A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the construction of artificial skin. The findings mark an advancement in wound healing and may be used to pioneer a method of organ reconstruction.

Researchers demonstrate safety of gene therapy using adult stem cells

harminka — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:34:03 -0500

A new study by UC Davis researchers provides evidence that methods using human bone marrow-derived stem cells to deliver gene therapy to cure diseases of the blood, bone marrow and certain types of cancer do not cause the development of tumors or leukemia. The study was published online in the May 6, 2008 issue of Molecular Therapy.

Procedure developed at Yale creates new bone

harminka — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:42:30 -0600

A new technique that combines bone marrow removal and injection of a hormone helps promote rapid formation of new bone at targeted locations in the body, it was reported by Yale School of Medicine this month in Tissue Engineering.

Stroke victims may benefit from stem cell transplants

harminka — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:44:05 -0600

According to two studies published in the current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol.16 No.10), stroke victims may benefit from human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) or bone marrow stromal cell (BMSCs) transplantation.

Bone marrow cell transplants help nerve regeneration

harminka — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:09:01 -0600

A study carried out by researchers at the Kyoto University School of Medicine and published in the current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol.16 No. 8) has shown that when transplanted bone marrow cells (BMCs) containing adult stem cells are protected by a 15mm silicon tube and nourished with bio-engineered materials, they successfully help regenerate damaged nerves.

How sperm cells are created

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:30:04 -0500

Human bone marrow has been used to create early-stage sperm cells for the first time, a scientific step forward that will help researchers understand more about how sperm cells are created.

Human bone marrow stem cells behave like those derived from brain tissue

harminka — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:37:01 -0600