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Nationally Recognized Beverly Hills Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Raj, Now Offering Stem Cell Procedures to Help Patients …

Posted: Published on August 12th, 2014

Beverly Hills, California (PRWEB) August 11, 2014 Nationally recognized Beverly Hills orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Raj, is now offering stem cell procedures to help patients avoid the need for surgery. This may include joint replacement along with tendon or ligament surgery. For more information on stem cell therapy and scheduling at the Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute, call (310) 247-0466. As the benefit of stem cells for repair and regeneration of human tissue has evolved, the opportunity to avoid surgery has too. This includes those with cartilage degeneration, tendonitis and ligament injury. Dr. Raj has been a pioneer in bringing stem cell therapies to the forefront, and is now offering the procedures to all patients. According to Celebrity Fitness Expert Dr. Raj, a nationally recognized Double Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon at the Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute, stem cell injections are being used to heal conditions that used to require surgery. Dr. Raj has been featured on The Doctors, SPIKE TV, NBC, CBS, Martha Stewart Living Radio, Beverly Hills Times and has been named Best of LA by KCAL 9 as well we making Americas Top Orthopedics List in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Dr. Raj explains that stem cells have started a … Continue reading →

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Spinal injury patients needed for stem cell treatment study

Posted: Published on August 12th, 2014

SAN DIEGO The UC San Diego Health System put out a call Monday for eight spinal cord injury patients to take part in a five-year test of the safety of a new treatment involving neural stem cells. The researchers are looking for people who suffered an injury to the middle or lower levels of the spines thoracic vertebrae between one and two years ago. According to UCSD, the injury must be between the seventh and 12th thoracic vertebrae. The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety of transplanting neural stem cells into the spine for what one day could be a treatment for spinal cord injuries, said Dr. Joseph Ciacci, the studys principal investigator and a neurosurgeon at UC San Diego Health System. The studys immediate goal, however, is to determine whetherinjecting these neural stem cells into the spine of patients with spinal cord injury is safe. The doctors also want to know how long the transplanted stem cells will last, and whether drugs designed to prevent rejection by the immune system are effective, according to UCSD Health. The researchers will also look for possible changes in motor and sensory function, bowel and bladder function, and pain levels. … Continue reading →

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A stem cell study shows promising results for severe stroke patients

Posted: Published on August 12th, 2014

An injection of stem cells into the brains of recent stroke victims might help their long-term recovery, according to a promising but preliminary study out of the United Kingdoms Imperial College London. A strokes occurs when there is an interruption or reduction of blood flow to the brain. The particular stem cells used in this treatment could, in theory, encourage the growth of new blood vessels in the brain, as the BBC explained. Blood vessel growth could help patients suffering from a severe stroke regain the ability to walk, talk and take care of themselves to a greater degree, and with greater speed, than previously possible during recovery. But again, this is just a preliminary study a guide for researchers to a potential new path for stem-cell based stroke treatments. Working on the hypothesis that this approach mighthave an effect on more recent stroke cases, researcherstreatedpatients within a week of their strokes. The stroke patients in the pilot study demonstrated signs of recovery over a six-month period after treatment. But the small study of just five patients did not demonstrate whether that improvement came from the therapy or from the hospital care the stroke patients also received during the six-month … Continue reading →

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Bioengineers Make Functional 3D Brain-Like Tissue Model

Posted: Published on August 11th, 2014

Released: 6-Aug-2014 5:00 PM EDT Embargo expired: 11-Aug-2014 3:00 PM EDT Source Newsroom: Tufts University Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (August 11, 2014) --The human brain remains one of the least understood organs in the human body, because of its complexity and the difficulty of studying its physiology in the living body. Tufts University researchers today announced development of the first reported complex three-dimensional model made of brain-like cortical tissue that exhibits biochemical and electrophysiological responses and can function in the laboratory for months. The engineered tissue model offers new options for studying brain function, disease and trauma, and treatment. The National Institutes of Health funded research is reported in the August 11 Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Advancing the study of brain trauma, disease and therapeutic treatments is something that the paper's senior and corresponding author David Kaplan, Ph.D., has wanted to pursue for a long time. Kaplan is Stern Family professor and chair of biomedical engineering at Tufts School of Engineering. "There are few good options for studying the physiology of the living brain, yet this is perhaps one of the biggest areas of unmet clinical need … Continue reading →

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Bioengineers: Matrix stiffness is essential tool in stem cell differentiation

Posted: Published on August 11th, 2014

Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have proven that when it comes to guiding stem cells into a specific cell type, the stiffness of the extracellular matrix used to culture them really does matter. When placed in a dish of a very stiff material, or hydrogel, most stem cells become bone-like cells. By comparison, soft materials tend to steer stem cells into soft tissues such as neurons and fat cells. The research team, led by bioengineering professor Adam Engler, also found that a protein binding the stem cell to the hydrogel is not a factor in the differentiation of the stem cell as previously suggested. The protein layer is merely an adhesive, the team reported Aug. 10 in the advance online edition of the journal Nature Materials. Their findings affirm Engler's prior work on the relationship between matrix stiffness and stem cell differentiations. "What's remarkable is that you can see that the cells have made the first decisions to become bone cells, with just this one cue. That's why this is important for tissue engineering," said Engler, a professor at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. Engler's team, which includes bioengineering graduate student researchers Ludovic Vincent … Continue reading →

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Holby City star pregnant two days before IVF treatment

Posted: Published on August 11th, 2014

7:39am, Mon 11 Aug 2014 Last updated Mon 11 Aug 2014 Holby City star Rosie Marcel has described the "amazing" moment she discovered she was pregnant two days before she was due to start IVF treatment. The actress and her husband Ben Stacey turned to IVF after a miscarriage nine months ago. She told Hello! Magazine: "It was an amazing feeling, crazy. Literally 48 hours before I started injections, I was pregnant. "I had done so many pregnancy tests during the eight months we'd been trying hard for a baby that I fully expected it to come back negative as it always did." The 37-year-old star had gone through the pain of the miscarriage at the same time as her character, Doctor Jac Naylor, was giving birth on screen in the hospital drama. A nine-year-old boy born without ears has being given a new set by surgeons. They used cartilage from his ribs to create them. Clifford Hartland died on at the age of 101, and his 97-year-old wife Marjorie passed away just 14 hours later. Today we have been with Kurdish Peshmerga near Irbil, where forces are keeping watch on Islamic State fighters just 500 metres away. Original post: … Continue reading →

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Fruit Flies Used To Unlock Mysteries Of Human Diabetes

Posted: Published on August 11th, 2014

Stanford University Medical Center For the first time, the tiny fruit fly can be used to study how mutations associated with the development of diabetes affect the production and secretion of the vital hormone insulin. The advance is due to a new technique devised by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine that allows scientists to measure insulin levels in the insects with extremely high sensitivity and reproducibility. The experimental model is likely to transform the field of diabetes research by bringing the staggering power of fruit fly genetics, honed over 100 years of research, to bear on the devastating condition that affects millions of Americans. Until now, scientists wishing to study the effect of specific mutations on insulin had to rely on the laborious, lengthy and expensive genetic engineering of laboratory mice or other mammals. In contrast, tiny, short-lived fruit flies can be bred in dizzying combinations by the tens of thousands in just days or weeks in small flasks on a laboratory bench. I normally avoid the term, but I think Dr. Parks new technique is a true breakthrough, said Seung Kim, MD, PhD, professor of developmental biology. Only in selected mammals can researchers measure insulin with … Continue reading →

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Lets Play The Sims 3 Perfect Genetics-100 Baby Challenge Live Stream Part 14 – Video

Posted: Published on August 11th, 2014

Lets Play The Sims 3 Perfect Genetics-100 Baby Challenge Live Stream Part 14 Perfect Genetics and 100 Baby Challenge all in 1 -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/gbabychallenger. By: GBabyChallenger … Continue reading →

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Lets Play The Sims 3 Perfect Genetics-100 Baby Challenge Live Stream Part 13 – Video

Posted: Published on August 11th, 2014

Lets Play The Sims 3 Perfect Genetics-100 Baby Challenge Live Stream Part 13 Perfect Genetics and 100 Baby Challenge all in 1 -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/gbabychallenger. By: GBabyChallenger … Continue reading →

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Groundbreaking gene therapy trial offers hope to heart patients

Posted: Published on August 11th, 2014

If successful the heart muscle would be able to pump blood around the body without any help. Mr Adams, of Hertfordshire, is the first person in the world to take part in the trial. "It took some getting used to, living with a (heart pump), he said. You can't just jump in the bath or the shower and it's difficult sleeping whilst being attached to it. Everywhere I go I have to carry the power supply and spare batteries in a backpack. "Of course the best thing that could happen would be for my heart function to show signs of improvement and for the gene therapy to prove to be a 'miracle cure' for myself and other patients. If it does prove to be successful it would be exciting for patients who need a transplant but end up on the waiting list for a long time because of the shortage of donors." Heart failure occurs when the heart no longer pumps blood effectively and it affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. Some patients with advanced heart failure are fitted with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), a mechanical pump which supports the failing heart and aims to … Continue reading →

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