
Medical News

2022 Update: How many clinical trials use cord blood or cord tissue?
Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood, August 2022 Frances Verter, PhD From the beginning of advanced cell therapy with cord blood until the end of 2021,

New patent-pending method mass-produces antitumor cells to treat blood diseases and cancer
Science Daily, August 3, 2022 A Purdue University chemical engineer has improved upon traditional methods to produce off-the-shelf human immune cells that show strong antitumor

How the intestine replaces and repairs itself
Science Daily, July 22, 2022 To act as a robust barrier against pathogens while also absorbing needed nutrients, the lining of the intestines must regenerate

Studying Cord Blood to Prevent Childhood Leukemia
Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood, July 2022 Frances Verter, PhD The concept that genetic screening of newborn blood could be used to predict which babies

Stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis leads to long-term survival and possible cure in selected patients
Science Daily, July 18, 2022 In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found that HDM/SCT produces prolonged survival with improved safety in patients

Nanoparticle ‘backpacks’ restore damaged stem cells
Science Daily, 07/07/2022 Bioengineers have shown that a new strategy can restore damaged stem cells and enable them to grow new tissues again. The new

Scientists Are Working on How to Grow Replacement Teeth
WEBMD HEALTH NEWS, April 28, 2022 Lisa Rapaport What if cavities or cracked or broken teeth could be repaired without dental fillings? Unlike many other

New solution for stem cell manufacturing
Science Daily, June 16, 2022 Researchers have developed a unique 3D printed system for harvesting stem cells from bioreactors, offering the potential for high quality,

Stem cells unraveled: We’re one step closer to making organs in a dish
University of Copenhagen, June 14, 2022 Using a mouse model, researchers have deciphered an alternative route that certain cells take to make organs and used

Streamlining stem cells to treat macular degeneration
Science Daily, June 14, 2022 Scientists have tested and confirmed a protocol for growing human embryonic stem cells into retina cells to treat eye diseases such