Two clinical trials run by Sanford Health have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use fat stem cells from the abdomen to heal rotator cuff tears. The trials are small so far, but researchers hope to expand them to bigger trials in the future. The team performed an hourlong procedure to remove fat from the abdomen, …
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Parkinson’s
Researchers from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, are studying how adult stem cells could help develop new therapies for Parkinson’s disease. Their findings show a way to encourage adult neural stem cells into areas of the brain that typically lack the ability to replace neurons. Because adult neural stem cells only exist in two regions of the brain, this …
Stem Cell Treatment in Animals Shows Promise for Humans
Giraffes are big! Although that seems obvious, what many people don’t realize is that being so big places a heavy burden on joints. This is true for humans as well as animals. At Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a 14-year-old giraffe named Mahali suffered from arthritis in his front left hoof that was causing him a lot of …
How Stem Cells Are Working to Change Diabetes Treatments
Worldwide, more than 415 million people are living with diabetes. In 2012, scientists from the University of British Columbia were able to reverse diabetes in mice using stem cell transplants. Since then, stem cell therapy has been aggressively studied for its use in the treatment of and, ultimately, cure for diabetes. In clinical trials all over the country, scientists, researchers …
New Anti-Aging Stem Cell Treatment Successful in First Human Trials
A new stem cell therapy focused on age-associated frailty has seen success in its first two human trials. The treatment extracted adult stem cells called mesenchymal stem cells, or MSC, from bone marrow and infused them into patients with an average age of 76. The main purpose of these trials was to test for safety, and both phases showed no …
The 5 Most Common Sports Injuries
There’s nothing like the exhilarating rush of pushing your body to its limits while competing in a sport. Not only is it great for your body, but research shows it’s also great for your mental health because it relieves stress. Injuries can be frustrating and painful, especially if they take you out of the game. Here are five of the …
Stem Cell Therapy for Asthma Sufferers
Asthma is a serious condition that causes swelling of the airways and affects around 25 million Americans. Every day, 10 people in the United States die from complications associated with asthma, and it’s one of the leading causes of missed school days for children all over the nation, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Treating Asthma Over …
Could Stem Cell Treatment for Back Pain Help With the Opioid Epidemic?
Back pain affects over 28 million people in the United States alone. Drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone and methadone are often prescribed for patients suffering from back pain, even though they are some of the most addictive prescribed drugs on the market. According to research, there has been a 400 percent increase in overdoses due to prescribed opioid drugs since 1999. …
Joint Pain Relief Through Stem Cell Therapy
Over 15 million Americans are suffering from severe joint pain, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the numbers are rising every year. The main culprit: arthritis. Severe joint pain was reported in one of every four people surveyed who suffered from arthritis. This joint pain can be so debilitating for some that working becomes impossible, …
Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Heart Failure
A publication in the prestigious cardiology journal, Circulation Research, indicated that in patients with heart failure and low ejection fractions, intravenous infusion of umbilical derived stem cells was safe. Improvements in heart function, functional status and quality of life were observed in patients treated with umbilical stem cells up to 1 year of followup. Click here to view the full article