Stem cell jab could replace hip, knee surgeries

LONDON – A simple treatment that could end the need for painful hip and knee replacements is being developed by British scientists.
Within 10 years, damaged joints could be rejuvenated by injections of stem cells.
Those likely to benefit include sufferers of osteo-arthritis, caused by wear and tear of cartilage that helps joints take … Original source on Gaea Times at : Stem cell jab could replace hip, knee surgeries.

Paralysed patient gets stem cells to walk again

LONDON – A paralysed patient has become the first person to receive a shot of human embryonic stem cells to help him walk again.
Doctors believe stem cells will help nerves in a newly-damaged spinal cord regenerate before the disability becomes permanent.
The patient has had millions of stem cells injected into the site …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Paralysed patient gets stem cells to walk again.

Stem cells help save woman’s leg

LONDON – Doctors have, in a groundbreaking operation, managed to save a woman’s leg with stem cells after it was shattered in a hit-and-run accident.

Diane Stuttard had her lower left leg broken when a car hit her while she walked home after a night out in 2001.
Both the tibia and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Stem cells help save woman’s leg.

US court stops Obama government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research

LONDON – A US district court has issued a temporary injunction against expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.

The court ruled in favour of the researchers who claimed that human embryonic stem cell research involved the destruction of human … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : US court stops Obama government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research.

US court stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell study

WASHINGTON – A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.

US District Judge Royce Lamberth Monday issued an order barring the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes for …. Source  : US court stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell study.

Now stem cell treatment for paralysed patients

LONDON – Japanese scientists claimed to have found a novel method of stem cell treatment that can cure paralysed patients.

The research team at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, found that stem cells taken from brain could be used to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries.
Experts said the breakthrough can help …. Source  : Now stem cell treatment for paralysed patients.

Teen gets new windpipe grown from own stem cells

LONDON – A British teenager has got a new windpipe grown from her own stem cells in a pioneering operation.

The 19-year-old has now been discharged after the procedure in Italy.
She was suffering from a rare form of trachea (windpipe) cancer and would have died without the operation, says a Telegraph report from … Original source on Gaea Times at : Teen gets new windpipe grown from own stem cells.

US greenlight to world’s first stem cell treatment on humans

LONDON – The world’s first experiments using embryonic stem cells to treat humans have been given the go-ahead in the US.

California-based biotech firm Geron will begin clinical trials on patients paralysed by spinal cord injuries.
Scientists hope that injecting cells from discarded human embryos into the spines of volunteers will trigger regrowth of …. Original source  : US greenlight to world’s first stem cell treatment on humans.

Stem cells could save lives in lung damage

SYDNEY – For the first time, Australian researchers have found a type of stem cell that could prove crucial in reducing injury and scarring in the lung and even generate new lung cells.

A recent study has revealed that human cells isolated from the placenta could potentially heal lung injuries in patients.
Lead researcher, associate professor …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Stem cells could save lives in lung damage.

Breakthrough in stem cell culture, holds hope for cures

LONDON – For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been cultured under chemically controlled conditions without the use of animal proteins, paving the way for harvesting large quantities of stem cells to treat human diseases.

The method has been developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm, one of the foremost neuroscience research centers … Original article on : Breakthrough in stem cell culture, holds hope for cures.

Clues to brain disorders in your nose

SYDNEY – Olfactory stem cells, obtained from a patient’s nose, can provide vital clues about brain disorders like schizophrenia.

A Griffith University research team developed this technique to examine brain diseases based on the patient’s nose-derived stem cells.
Alan Mackay-Sim from the National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research of Griffith University described it …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Clues to brain disorders in your nose.

‘Stem cells can be used to treat spine injuries’

NEW DELHI – Road accidents account for maximum spinal injuries in the country and the possibility of treating such cases using stem cells is being examined, health experts said Friday.

Spine injuries can leave the patient paralyzed for the rest of life, and they require life-long treatment.
“We are also trying to find out possibilities …. Original article  : ‘Stem cells can be used to treat spine injuries’.