New research shows that the use of human dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) may alleviate the most severe symptoms of induced diabetic neuropathy in rats. Diabetic neuropathies (DN) are a well-known complication of diabetes, and can produce permanent nerve damage …
A University of California–Davis veterinary and medical school team recently tested an experimental spina bifida stem cell therapy on two English Bulldogs born with the condition. The treatment, which uses both surgery and stem cell implantation, aims to restore lower …
Earlier this month, San Diego-based ViaCyte announced that it was conducting human tests using an islet-cell replacement candidate product for patients with type 1 diabetes. The product, PEC-Direct, produces pancreatic progenitor cells that can replace damaged or missing pancreatic cells. …
Today is Get to Know Your Customers Day! Get to Know Your Customers Day is observed annually on the third Thursday of each quarter (January, April, July, October). Today, we’d like to do just that! The reasons for banking dental stem cells …
Today is National Save Your Hearing Day! What’s that? (cupping ear) That’s right, today is National Save Your Hearing Day. Each May 31st, people around the country take time to educate others and learn about ways to protect our precious …
Groundbreaking Transplant Unfortunately we’ve all seen the news recently of what can go wrong when unregulated stem cell clinics perform non-FDA approved stem cell injections on people. Thankfully, in the same issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, we learned that …
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