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'She saved my life’: Pilot tracks down stranger who saved his life, races through airport
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'She saved my life’: Pilot tracks down stranger who saved his life, races through airport

Hindustan Times  

Allie Reimold boarded United Airlines Flight 2223 in Houston, unaware of the heartwarming encounter awaiting her. David Whitson, a commercial airline pilot whose life she had saved eight years ago through a stem cell donation. A race against time to find a match David’s health began deteriorating in August 2016 when flu-like symptoms escalated into a fever and severe pain …

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These Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200
55 years ago

These Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200

Wired  

Travel to the Bahamas and—for the meager sum of $16,500—you could have stem cells injected into your joints. The in-vogue-but-uproven treatments are popular with celebrities and wealthy longevity advocates, including Bryan Johnson, who had stem cells produced by Swedish startup Cellcolabs injected into his shoulders, hips, and joints. Those who supply stem cells for Cellcolabs’ treatments are compensated $200 per …

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Bone Marrow Donors Can Be Hard to Find. One Company Is Turning to Cadavers
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bone Marrow Donors Can Be Hard to Find. One Company Is Turning to Cadavers

Wired  

Once thawed, Abidi and his team infused the cells into the woman on June 27. It was the company’s first attempted deceased donor transplant, and likely the first time a cancer patient had received preserved stem cells from a cadaver. But if the bone marrow malfunctions, those stem cells can form abnormal blood cells, causing cancer. During a bone marrow …

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Have YOU suffered hair loss? Here's the science-backed solution experts are raving about
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Have YOU suffered hair loss? Here's the science-backed solution experts are raving about

Daily Mail  

Hair loss is incredibly common, but that doesn't make you feel any better when it strikes. By contrast, the effectiveness of the Advanced Hair System from Calecim is supported by clinical trials, which revealed visible results in just six weeks¹. The effectiveness of the Advanced Hair System from Calecim is supported by clinical trials, which revealed visible results in just …

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Rare stem cell donation helps save child's life
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Rare stem cell donation helps save child's life

China Daily  

A young man with rare Rh-negative blood in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has donated his hematopoietic stem cells to save the life of a 12-year-old with a blood disease in Zhengzhou, Henan province. According to the Urumqi Red Cross Society's humanitarian affairs development center, the case marks the first successful donation of hematopoietic stem cells from a volunteer with …

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Rare stem cell donation helps save child's life
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Rare stem cell donation helps save child's life

China Daily  

A young man with rare Rh-negative blood in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has donated his hematopoietic stem cells to save the life of a 12-year-old with a blood disease in Zhengzhou, Henan province. According to the Urumqi Red Cross Society's humanitarian affairs development center, the case marks the first successful donation of hematopoietic stem cells from a volunteer with …

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REVEALED: Beauty Pie’s £29 'powerhouse' moisturiser now with a new formula promises visible wrinkle reduction in just four weeks
3 months, 4 weeks ago

REVEALED: Beauty Pie’s £29 'powerhouse' moisturiser now with a new formula promises visible wrinkle reduction in just four weeks

Daily Mail  

SHOPPING – Contains affiliated content. Fans of Beauty Pie’s bestselling 'powerhouse' face cream are flocking to shop the new formulation just released by the brand, featuring a skin-loving shot of vitamins for your best skin yet. The Beauty Pie Super Healthy Skin Ultimate Anti-Aging Cream, coined a ‘must-have’ by fans of the original formula, will now feature a number of …

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Can the simple saliva tests loved by Kim Kardashian REALLY determine your 'biological age'? Experts give their verdict as companies launch DIY kits
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Can the simple saliva tests loved by Kim Kardashian REALLY determine your 'biological age'? Experts give their verdict as companies launch DIY kits

Daily Mail  

Some of us are desperate to know the answer. On a recent episode of The Kardashians, Kim, mum Kris and sister Khloe, who all took tests, discovered Khloe's biological age was reportedly 28 — 11 years younger than her actual age, 39 Kim, 43, meanwhile, was given a biological age of 34, with Kris six years younger than her actual …

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Scientists find ‘hidden’ hormone keeping mice mothers’ bones healthy
5 months ago

Scientists find ‘hidden’ hormone keeping mice mothers’ bones healthy

The Hindu  

Osteoporosis is a condition in which the body’s bones become weak and brittle. Through systematic studies with these mice, they found that specific neurons, called KISS1 neurons, used the CCN3 hormone to maintain bone mineralisation during lactation. The researchers also delivered such skeletal stem cells near the ARC of the mutant mice using minimally invasive surgery, and recorded the appearance …

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Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can't
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can't

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mailings promised “Life Without …

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Neurological conditions claim the lives of thousands of children every year. New treatments in the womb may save them
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Neurological conditions claim the lives of thousands of children every year. New treatments in the womb may save them

BBC  

Neurological conditions claim the lives of thousands of children every year. CHEO Media House Three years after starting her treatment while still in her mother's womb, Ayla Bashir continues to be a "happy" and "mobile" little girl Similarly to Tobias, doctors will continue to follow Ayla for at least five years to monitor any disease progression, as the therapy does …

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Paralysed surfer says stem cell treatment helped him to walk again
9 months, 1 week ago

Paralysed surfer says stem cell treatment helped him to walk again

The Independent  

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Scientists grow ‘mini organs’ in stem cell breakthrough that could save millions
10 months ago

Scientists grow ‘mini organs’ in stem cell breakthrough that could save millions

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a world first scientists have grown “mini organs” using human …

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Hyderabad's Stem Cells Regenerative & Research Labs Pioneers Regenerative Medicine in TS, AP
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Hyderabad's Stem Cells Regenerative & Research Labs Pioneers Regenerative Medicine in TS, AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Stem Cells- Regenerative & Research Labs Inc. inaugurated the first regenerative medicine facility in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by Mr. Mohammed Shabbir Ali, Minister and Advisor to Telangana state Government. Through collaboration with the US Consultancy of Applied Research, the lab boasts cutting-edge technology, aiming to revolutionize medical treatments via stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy holds immense promise …

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The untapped potential of stem cells in menstrual blood
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The untapped potential of stem cells in menstrual blood

The Hindu  

Roughly 20 years ago, a biologist named Caroline Gargett went in search of some remarkable cells in tissue that had been removed during hysterectomy surgeries. But although scientists had isolated adult stem cells from many other regenerating tissues — including bone marrow, the heart, and muscle — “no one had identified adult stem cells in endometrium,” Dr. Gargett says. Special …

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Blood Stem Cell Donation FAQ: Criteria, Procedure, Cost And Everything Else You Want To Know
11 months ago

Blood Stem Cell Donation FAQ: Criteria, Procedure, Cost And Everything Else You Want To Know

ABP News  

By Dr. Nitin Agarwal Blood Cancer typically means malignancies of the blood, bone marrow, or lymph nodes that affect normal blood cell production or function. In most cases, blood stem cell transplants are used for patients who have a disorder of the blood-forming system, such as any form of leukaemia and lymph node cancer in children and adults, severe aplastic …

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Anti-abortion Florida congresswoman dumps husband’s stem cell stock amid gov lawsuit
11 months, 1 week ago

Anti-abortion Florida congresswoman dumps husband’s stem cell stock amid gov lawsuit

Raw Story  

The husband of staunch anti-abortion Rep. Anna Paulina Luna sold up to $15,000 of stock in a biotechnology company that uses human embryonic stem cells for medical treatments — at the same time she and her husband are suing the government over the use of stem cells in developing COVID-19 vaccines, according to a Raw Story analysis of federal financial …

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Florida congresswoman sued the Pentagon over stem cells. One problem: her husband's stocks
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida congresswoman sued the Pentagon over stem cells. One problem: her husband's stocks

Raw Story  

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and her husband are suing the federal government, alleging COVID vaccine requirements in the military violated their religious beliefs because the therapy was developed using embryonic stem cells. RELATED ARTICLE: Revealed: Anti-abortion Rep.'s husband invests in company that uses embryonic stem cells The lawsuit, which includes the Department of Defense and the U.S. Air Force as …

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Stem cell therapy shows promise for treating multiple sclerosis: Study
1 year, 1 month ago

Stem cell therapy shows promise for treating multiple sclerosis: Study

Hindustan Times  

Over 2 million people globally have multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the nervous system and can lead to problems moving, seeing and thinking. This involves transplanting brain stem cells, which can develop into almost any other type of brain cell and possibly repair those damaged by MS. In our new study, we show the promising results of a first-in-human, …

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Scientists create monkey chimera using stem cells method for the first time
1 year, 2 months ago

Scientists create monkey chimera using stem cells method for the first time

ABC  

A monkey born in China with green fluorescence in its brain and eyes was the first live-born "chimera" of its kind. Key points: Scientists in China say they created a monkey chimera using stem cells injected into an embryo Chimeras are organisms that contain cells from two or more individuals Researchers hope the breakthrough will aid medical research into things …

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Lab-grown human ‘embryo’ created without eggs or sperm
1 year, 4 months ago

Lab-grown human ‘embryo’ created without eggs or sperm

The Hindu  

Scientists have developed human embryo-like structures without using sperm, an egg or fertilisation, offering hope for research on miscarriage and birth defects but also raising fresh ethical concerns. But now one group’s research has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, describing how they coaxed human embryonic stem cells to self-organise into a model resembling an early embryo. The researchers …

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Medical innovation has to help common people, says Tamizhisai
1 year, 4 months ago

Medical innovation has to help common people, says Tamizhisai

The Hindu  

Medical innovation will be useless if it does not serve the needs of the common people, said Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry at the inauguration of a stem cell therapy centre by Dr. Kamaraj Hospital for Men’s Health, Vadapalani. The stem cell therapy centre for infertility treatment was launched in collaboration with GIOSTAR-USA, an institute …

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The growing promise of cord blood
1 year, 5 months ago

The growing promise of cord blood

BBC  

The promise of banking umbilical cord blood Getty Images Umbilical cord blood infusions have become a vital treatment against blood diseases and the list of potential uses keeps growing Private cord blood banking is booming around the world – but would it be better to set up more public banks as the uses for umbilical cord blood increase? "We decided …

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Scientists raise alarm over arsenic contamination: Metal increasingly found in tap water causes cancer and is rife in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico
1 year, 5 months ago

Scientists raise alarm over arsenic contamination: Metal increasingly found in tap water causes cancer and is rife in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico

Daily Mail  

The toxic metal is rife in the Southwest due to low rainfall and over pumping Arsenic is used in pesticides but over-exposure can cause cancer stem cells Scientists have raised the alarm over yet another cancer-causing toxin contaminating food and water which they call an 'urgent health threat'. Arsenic, a metal naturally found in the Earth's crust, is used in …

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