In a new study appearing this month in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have unlocked the complex cellular mechanics that instruct specific brain cells to continue to divide. This discovery overcomes a significant technical hurdle to potential human stem cell therapies; ensuring that an abundant supply of cells is available to study and ultimately treat people with diseases.

"One of the major factors that will determine the viability of stem cell therapies is access ...

Stem cell therapies likely in the future for MS and other myelin disorders



When the era of regenerative medicine dawned more than three decades ago, the potential to replenish populations of cells destroyed by disease was seen by many as the next medical revolution. However, what followed turned out not to be a sprint to the clinic, but rather a long tedious slog carried out in labs across the globe required to master the ...

Scientists develop new stem cell technology
http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php ... =0&type=60

Korean scientists reported a breakthrough technology that can more efficiently and safely reprogram adult cells to an embryo-like state, where they can grow into organs.

The two research teams led by professor Park Se-pill at Jeju National University Stem Cell Research Center and Mirae Biotech succeeded in generating induced pluripotent stem cells using non-viral vectors of nanoparticles and liposomal magnetofection. ...

Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Blogs

We have added quite a number of new HSCT for MS blogs to the MSRC website - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/3191

Thank you to Carmel Turner for her assistance in this.

Cord blood stem cells being tested for potential treatment of autism
http://www.examiner.com/article/cord-bl ... -of-autism

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the agency had given researchers the go-ahead to launch a small study in children with autism to evaluate whether a child's own umbilical cord blood may be an effective treatment.

Thirty children with the disorder, aged 2 to 7, will receive injections of their own stem ...

New research suggests that stem cell transplants to treat certain brain and nervous system diseases such as multiple sclerosis may be moving closer to reality.

One study found that experimental stem cell transplants are safe and possibly effective in children with a rare genetic brain disease. Another study in mice showed that these cells are capable of transforming into, and functioning as, the healthy cell type. The stem cells used in the two studies ...

This treatment is availabile here in New Zealand, and they say based in my info I am a good candidate, can anyone explain to me what the deal is with the different types of stem cell treatment?

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This is my first entry anywhere onto Locator or on any blog ever so please have patience while I figure this out. My name is JoAnn Ingeberg and I just returned home to Canada from CCSVI Clinic in India after having the combination therapy in the clinic. I was there at the same time as Deb O’Connell but our schedules overlapped so ...

BMI and Lean Body Mass Decline After Allogeneic HSCT
http://www.doctorslounge.com/index.php/news/pb/32555

In survivors of childhood hematologic malignancies who have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, body mass index decreases significantly, mainly due to a reduction in lean, not fat, body mass, according to research published online Oct. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

"In conclusion, we found a significant decline in BMI z scores after alloHSCT in survivors of ...