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UCLA Researchers use Stem Cells to Grow 3-D Lungs

By |2018-09-30T10:25:51-04:00September 22nd, 2016|blog|

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease characterized by scarring of the lungs, making them broader and more rigid. The eventually fatal disease manifests in continually deteriorating shortness of breath, resulting in inefficient levels of oxygen to fuel the brain and other vital organs. There's currently no cure for IPF, or known reason behind the ailment's affliction. But thanks to new stem cell research conducted at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA, patients with the incurable disease may have hope on the horizon.The UCLA research team successfully created three-dimensional lung 'organoids', coating tiny gel beads with lung-derived stem cells which self-assembled into the air sac shapes found in human lungs. These 3D lungs aren't designed as a transplant alternative to the real thing; [...]

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WE’RE CLOSE TO ANIMAL-HUMAN STEM CELL ‘CHIMERA’ RESEARCH

By |2018-09-27T15:09:20-04:00August 14th, 2016|blog|

It's a premise right out of the X-Men universe. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services who oversees biomedical and health-related research, recently announced they'll lift a moratorium on funding for controversial stem cell research. This unprecedented move is under scrutiny because it'll open the door for federal funding towards taking human stem cells and adding them to animal embryos. Manufacturing these part-human, part-animal organisms or 'chimeras' will be an ethically reviewed study, but may ultimately be permitted. Carrie D. Wolinetz, NIH's associate director for science, posted a blog asking the public for their opinion on expanding this questionable area of stem cell research, moving towards an end of the moratorium on experimentation. "I am confident that these proposed changes will enable the NIH [...]

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CAN STEM CELLS RETURN LOST MEMORIES?

By |2018-09-27T15:11:41-04:00July 4th, 2016|blog|

There's no cure for age: everyone besides Benjamin Button will one day get old. The risk of age-related illnesses grows with us, making us vulnerable to dementia, Alzheimer's, and other cases of cognitive impairment. We've learned in recent stem cell technology studies that the brain is far more malleable than previously thought, but that hasn't translated into a remedy for the aging brain until now. New stem cell research by Ashok K. Shetty and his team from Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine suggests that we'll be able to replace brain cells and restore memory through neural stem cells. The research spanned over three months and 344 rats of varying ages, who had neural stem cells implanted into their hippocampus. The hippocampus in the brain is responsible for creating new memories, and [...]

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THE PLATELET-RICH PLASMA PROCEDURE: WHAT’S INVOLVED IN A PRP INJECTION?

By |2018-09-27T15:13:35-04:00June 19th, 2016|blog|

Platelet-­rich plasma (PRP) therapy is still a relatively new treatment, steadily garnering acceptance by the mainstream as an alternative solution to chronic pain or sports injury. High­-profile athletes are adopting them for a quick turnaround from injury, validating PRP therapy as a viable treatment option. A PRP procedure is more than a simple injection of platelet-­rich plasma into the patient's injured area however. There are a few steps, before and after, that a potential patient should be aware of before undergoing rounds of PRP treatment. PRE-­PRP INJECTION PRECAUTIONS Platelet-­rich plasma therapies are known as outpatient procedures. Since a patient's blood, from which the plasma is extracted, must be drawn and prepared beforehand, procedures typically take 30-­40 minutes. This applies to one­time injections, or a series of PRP treatments spanning over weeks or months. PRP injection [...]

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PRP INJECTIONS VS. CORTISONE INJECTIONS – WHAT’S BETTER?

By |2018-09-30T10:29:00-04:00June 12th, 2016|blog|

Before the creation of platelet-rich plasma therapy, physicians relied on cortisone injections to treat muscle and joint inflammation, as well as pain. Typically used for moderate to severe levels of pain, cortisone shots are a quick-fix solution that provides relief, albeit temporarily. With the inception of PRP therapy and treatments, pain sufferers now have more options to choose from. Both treatments are supposed to relieve pain so how do you choose? Is there a huge difference in what each injection offers in terms of short term and long term pain relief? Both cortisone injections and platelet rich plasma therapy have the same goal, but goes about it in their own way.  These are the distinctions between the two treatments, which can help you decide what may be right for you. WHAT ARE CORTISONE INJECTIONS? [...]

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INSULIN SECRETING CELLS CREATED FROM STEM CELLS IN TYPE-1 DIABETES PATIENTS

By |2018-09-30T10:31:11-04:00June 5th, 2016|blog|

A day of a Type­1 diabetes patient routinely involves insulin shots, blood sugar monitoring, and carb counting. With no cure for this form of diabetes Type­2 is reversible researchers have been diligently working towards a treatment for years. The latest breakthrough in the diabetes battle comes from a combination of scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University. Manipulating stem cell technology, the research team has incredibly transformed stem cells in diabetes patients into insulin secreting beta cells. Insulin shots are the standard for Type­1 patients. They don't have the ability to create their own insulin in the pancreas due to the condition, and are unable to control their blood sugar levels. This new study hopes to eliminate that daily necessity with a personalized approach using a patient's [...]

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A REVOLUTION IN STEM CELL THERAPY, COURTESY OF SOUND WAVES

By |2018-09-30T10:31:48-04:00May 30th, 2016|blog|

It's the first time this has happened in the past 50 years. No, it wasn't Paul McCartney performing 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Love Me Do' in concert (though that did finally happen after half a century of stubbornness). The discovery is sound-related though: acoustic experts have created a new class of sound wave for the first time in over 50 years. These sound waves don't have implications in music, but is making noise in stem cell therapy. Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, pooled two different types of acoustic sound waves bulk waves and surface waves to create the crossbreed 'surface reflected bulk waves'. This hybrid wave is powerful, but soft enough to be used in biomedical devices. How does this affect stem cell research? The idea is to implement the waves [...]

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THE ART OF STEM CELLS: DRAWING CARTILAGE WITH 3D PRINTING PENS

By |2018-09-27T15:20:04-04:00May 23rd, 2016|blog|

THE ART OF STEM CELLS: DRAWING CARTILAGE WITH 3D PRINTING PENS If you're suffering from a particularly crippling case of arthritis, current remedies at your disposal include various forms of therapy, injection therapy or complete joint replacement surgery. Injection therapy is a form of regenerative medicine, one that is offered at our RegenerVate clinics and can successfully delay joint replacement surgeries. A new stem cell research and technology breakthrough has hinted that it may soon be possible to skip surgeries like this altogether. WHAT IS THE BIOPEN AND HOW IS IT USED? A prototype for a new 3D printing pen has been conceptualized, allowing doctors to draw human stem cells into any injury site, accelerating bone or cartilage regeneration. If the pen becomes a commonly used tool in operating rooms, it could eliminate the [...]

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CAN PLATELET RICH PLASMA THERAPY HEAL KNEE INJURIES?

By |2018-09-27T15:22:05-04:00May 15th, 2016|blog|

The Golden State Warriors are putting their fate in the hands of platelet­-rich plasma therapy. The reigning NBA champs lost soon ­to ­be two-­time league MVP Stephen Curry early in the first round of the playoffs, after the point guard sprained his right knee. Curry, who just returned from an ankle injury, slipped on a wet spot in Game 4 of the Warrior's first round matchup against the Houston Rockets, causing his knee to twist awkwardly. In hopes of expediting his return, Curry and the Warriors have turned to platelet­-rich plasma therapy to get the NBA's leading scorer back on the court. He received the injection therapy treatment on the second day of his recovery process from a Grade 1 MCL sprain. Using a patient's own blood, a blood sample is spun to concentrate [...]

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CAN STEM CELL THERAPY TREAT HEART FAILURE?

By |2018-09-30T10:33:09-04:00May 8th, 2016|blog|

Like all technology in today's world, stem cell research and the utilization of stem cells are growing and evolving exponentially. As of now, stem cell therapy is generally used to treat injuries, repairing bones, cartilage, and muscles tissues. Their application to organs has yet to be meticulously explored, until now. In a substantial breakthrough in regenerative medicine, scientists may have discovered a way for stem cells to repair damage to the human heart. If the stem cell treatment proves to be a safe, efficient method to fix the heart, the number of people dying from heart failure can be cut in half. Researchers have always held hope that stem cell therapies would be the future of organ repair, due to their inimitable ability to differentiate into any type of cell in the body. What [...]

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