Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centers Institute for Regenerative Medicine have hit upon a new strategy for tissue healing: mobilizing the bodys stem cells to the site of injury. Thus harnessing the bodys natural healing powers might make in body regeneration of muscle tissue is a possibility. Sang Jin Lee, assistant professor of Medicine at Wake Forest, and his colleagues implanted small bits of biomaterial scaffolds into the legs of rats and mice. When they embedded these scaffolds with proteins that mobilize muscle stem cells (like insulin-like growth factor-1 or IGF-1), the stem cells migrated from the muscles to the bioscaffolds and formed muscle tissue. Working to leverage the bodys own regenerative properties, we designed a muscle-specific scaffolding system that can actively participate in functional tissue regeneration, said Lee. This is a proof-of-concept study that we hope can one day be applied to human patients. If patients have large sections of muscle removed because of infections, tumors or accidents, muscle grafts from other parts of the body are typically used to restore at least some of the missing muscle. Several laboratories are trying the grow muscle in the laboratory from muscle biopsies that can be then transplanted back into … Continue reading →

OTTAWA - A coalition of Canadian stem cell advocates, researchers and charities is calling for $1.5 billion in private and public funding for stem cell therapy over the next 10 years. The coalition's action plan is aimed at cementing Canada's reputation as a stem cell leader, one that uses stem cell science to reduce suffering and death from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, vision loss, spinal cord injuries and other conditions. James Price, the president and CEO of the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation, says the action plan could help millions of people with new, life-changing therapies. The action plan's call for funding includes a $50 million scaled annual average commitment by the federal government. The Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine estimates the action plan could also create more than 12,000 jobs due to the growth of existing companies and the development of new enterprises aimed at global markets. Read more from the original source: Medical groups call for major stem cell investment from public, private sector … Continue reading →

JACKSON, Tenn. (PRWEB) October 30, 2014 Dr. Roy Schmidt and the staff of the Pain Specialist Center will host a free seminar and question-and-answer session about regenerative medicine on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. Held at the clinic at 15 Stonebridge Blvd. in Jackson, the hour-long event will allow attendees to ask questions about stem cell therapy and platelet rich plasma therapy in a relaxed atmosphere. Guests also will have the chance to talk to individuals who have received regenerative medicine treatments, which focus on helping patients relieve pain by supporting the healing process. Stem cell therapy focuses on delivering the patients own stem cells to parts of the body that are in need. After adipose tissue (comprised of fat cells) is taken from the patients body, it is made into a stem cell concentrate. That concentrate is injected at the focal point of pain or area that needs healing. Schmidt, who is certified to administer stem cell therapy, was trained by Bioheart Chief Scientific Officer Kristin Comella. Comella has been recognized as a national leader in stem cell therapy. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) or platelet concentrates have been studied extensively since the 1990s. While similar products previously used … Continue reading →

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New York, New York (PRWEB) October 29, 2014 Stem cell therapy is the future of foot pain treatment. New York podiatrists at Adler Footcare are using ethical stem cell treatments for foot problems to help speed healing, minimize pain, and reduce swelling. Stem cells are cells that havent quite yet determined their role in the body. This gives them the ability to turn into anything. The treatment is being used for problems causing foot pain, such as Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and arthritis of the first toe joint. Stem cells help regenerate new cartilage and helps tissue heal much quicker. "Stem cells turn into everything," said Dr. Jeffrey Adler, Medical/Surgical Director & Owner of Adler Footcare. "So basically, if the damage is due to cartilage, they turn into cartilage. If the damage is due to soft tissue, they turn into soft tissue. Its the Swiss army knife of treatments." The stem cells are not live embryos, but instead are generated from the placenta and ethically obtained during the C-sections of live births. The women who the cells are taken from are screened and tested for any communicable diseases beforehand. Stem cell therapy uses a minimally invasive technique to inject the … Continue reading →

For his contribution to the understanding of gene regulation and its potential ability to change agriculture and the treatment of disease and mental health, Professor Ryan Lister has been awarded the 2014 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year. Genes are not enough to explain the difference between a skin cell and a stem cell, a leaf cell and a root cell, or the complexity of the human brain. Genes dont explain the subtle ways in which your parents environment before you were conceived might affect your offspring. Another layer of complexitythe epigenomeis at work determining when and where genes are turned on and off. Ryan Lister is unravelling this complexity. Hes created ways of mapping the millions of molecular markers of where genes have been switched on or off, has made the first maps of these markers in plants and humans, and revealed key differences between the markers in cells with different fates. Hes created maps of the epigenome in plants, which could enable plant breeders to modify crops to increase yields without changing the underlying DNA. Hes explained a challenge for stem cell medicineshowing how, when we persuade, for example, skin cells to turn into stem … Continue reading →