Stem cells research has come a long way, and stem cell therapy is finding new roles in management of severe disorders. One of the main areas of stem cell research is curative treatment for neurological disorders. recently there have been significant strides made in the...
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases described by progressive dysfunction and/or weakness of skeletal muscles. They are caused by genetic mutations that affect the synthesis and regulation of these proteins leading to disruption in the normal structure and function of the muscle...
Millions of people suffer from autoimmune diseases. ‘Autoimmune diseases’ are a wide range of conditions that involves the body’s healthy cells being attacked by its own immune system. Autoimmune diseases significantly alter the patient’s quality of life and are not curable. The damage to healthy cells...
SLAP is an acronym that stands for Superior (topmost) Labral tear from Anterior (front) to Posterior (back) and refers to a torn piece of cartilage in the inner portion of the shoulder joint. The labrum surrounds the edge of the glenoid, which holds the humerus...
Stem cell therapy has shown great potential in alleviating back pain and the variety of conditions that cause such pain. Unlike other injection therapies, such as steroid injections and nerve blocks to relieve back pain, stem cell injections do not use steroids or pain medication. ADSCs...
Stem cells are pluripotent cells present in various tissues of the body that can develop into specialized, differentiated cells when triggered. Currently, we have stem cell-derived hematopoietic, cardiac, neuronal, hepatic and pancreatic β cells that have been successfully generated and transplanted into recipient animals. There...
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are a type of stem cells with the capacity to differentiate into multiple cell lineages. Including chondrocytes, osteoblasts, and adipocytes. MSCs are found in the bone marrow as a small fraction of cells (0.001%–0.01%) and help with new blood cells development....
The Food and Drug Administration approved the clinical trial of stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury, which is housed at Mayo Clinic. This is a promising development as stem cells are poised to be very useful for this potentially debilitating and disabling condition. Spinal cord...
Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune disease that attacks the hair follicles resulting in hair loss, thinning or baldness anywhere on the body. It is rare for all the hair to fall out and with treatment, will grow back. Sometimes hair will fall out again but...
Stem cells can be found throughout the body and act as repairmen to stimulate healing and speed repair of injured tissues. Although cell-based injections are promising, there is still a need to determine the efficiency and safety of such treatments. With cartilage and bone damage, stem...
