PHILADELPHIA Daniel J. Rader, MD, a widely recognized international leader in the human genetics of lipoprotein biology and cardiovascular disease, has been named the new chair of the Department of Genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a faculty member at Penn for 20 years and is currently the chief of the Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics and the Edward S. Cooper, MD/Norman Roosevelt and Elizabeth Meriwether McLure Professor of Medicine. As a prominent physician-scientist, Dr. Rader will bring his robust knowledge of genetic approaches to improving health to guide the department of Genetics into an era where genes play a role in our strategies to prevent and treat a broad array of diseases, said J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President for the Health System and Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine. His long record of leadership in the classroom, the exam room, and the lab will be invaluable to the department and overall genetics research at Penn. Dr. Rader holds multiple leadership roles at Penn Medicine. In addition to heading the Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics within the Department of Medicine, he also serves … Continue reading →

Two Central Pennsylvania dogs are receiving a regenerative therapy for arthritis thats unprecedented for this area and less expensive than standard surgery. Stem Cell therapy is a way to repair damaged tissue and treat injury. When dealing with dogs, veterinarians say its the future of treatments and its becoming less costly. Gunny is a 7-year-old German Shepard. He underwent the revolutionary stem cell therapy at the Palmyra Animal Clinic. Vets say the stem cell therapy is a way to combat Gunnys arthritis in his hips. Doctors collected fatty tissue from his shoulder, processed the stem cells in the lab and injected the cells back into his hips. This happens all in one day for around $1500. Prior to this, surgery could cost around $3,000. Dr. Calvin Clements of the Palmyra Animal Clinic says, Injected in a damaged joint or ligament, these cells will take on that characteristic and differentiate into the cartilage or tissue were dealing with and help to regenerate it. Dr. Clements says results are noticeable in about a month. On average, animals improve 85%. For more information, contact the Palmyra Animal Clinic at 717-838-5451. To learn more click here. Visit link: Stem Cell therapy on animals may … Continue reading →

Stem cell scientist Mahendra Rao, former director of the now-defunct Center For Regenerative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Photo taken in December, 2013 during a speech by Rao at the World Stem Cell Summit in San Diego. One of the nation's top stem cell scientists has become an adviser to San Diego's Stemedica, a developer of stem cell-based therapies. Dr. Mahendra Rao joined Stemedica's scientific and medical advisory board, and will help guide the company's strategy, said Maynard Howe, chief executive of the privately held company. Rao's career as a scientist who has also worked for companies and federal agencies makes him particularly useful, Howe said. Rao is a medical doctor with a PhD in developmental neurobiology from CalTech. He headed the neurosciences division of the National Institute on Aging. He also led the stem cell division of Carlsbad-based Life Technologies, now a unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific. The two companies are on good terms: Life Technologies sells two kinds of stem cells made by Stemedica, used for research purposes, Howe said. Rao was most recently founding director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, which has been shut down. Rao, who resigned … Continue reading →

Updated: Wednesday, April 16 2014, 06:10 PM CDT It's like a new lease on life for some pets in Lebanon County, after they got an improved type of stem cell therapy. Gunney is an 8-year-old German Shepherd, suffering with severe hip pain. Doctor Calvin Clements is treating the dog with a new type of stem cell therapy, where cells are collected, harvested, and injected. This is all done in the Palmyra Office and all done on the same day. This takes out the practice of shipping out the tissues and waiting days to get the cells back. In the end, it allows the animals to feel better, faster. It will take Gunney just a few days to start feeling better, but a full month before the cells fully take. According to Doctor Calvin Clements, this therapy improves the animal's health by 85%.Palmyra vet treats dogs with stem cell therapy Read this article: Palmyra vet treats dogs with stem cell therapy … Continue reading →