Habib Torfi and stem cell therapy at Invitrx Therapeutics Stem Cell Therapy. By: Habib Torfi … Continue reading →

Manila, Philippines -- If she would have her way, Dr. Marita V.T. Reyes, Co-Chairperson of the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB), yesterday said she would put a stop to the medical procedure of stem cell therapy. Reyes delivered a paper yesterday on the topic, "Ethical Consideration In Stem Cell-based Therapy and Research-Poor Countries," on the last day of the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Department of Science and Technology-National Academy of Science and Technology (DOST-NAST) at the historic landmark Manila Hotel. Reyes acknowledged that there is a "standard" stem cell therapy treatment involving "hematopoietic disorders," such as "leukemia and lymphomas," through "bone marrow or cord blood transplant." She, however, emphasized that this cannot be said yet in the cases of diseases of the heart, eyes, diabetes, stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's (ALS), multiple sclerosis, cancer, and cartilage repair. Stem cell therapy for these diseases, she stressed, should be stopped. "If I have the power, I will say, 'stop this in the meantime, until the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come up with a quality assurance. Until the FDA is able to say that what you say is there, is there, we have no way … Continue reading →

Miami, Florida (PRWEB) July 12, 2013 Jose Cirino aligns himself with 30+ leading physicians in Miami, Florida to provide a series of educational seminars on the medical benefits of umbilical cord blood stem cell banking. Cirino has leveraged more than a decade of experience in the biotech industry and is a founding member of GeneCell International, Miamis preferred cord blood bank. As Director of Operations, he has expanded the company as well as the educational awareness in the field of adult stem cells worldwide. As the minority birth population continues to increase in Miami Florida, the gateway to international countries, Cirino feels it is essential the community is aware of the full potential of this benefit. Umbilical cord blood preservation is a process by which blood is collected from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby and is stored cryogenically in a specially-designated bank. According to the National Marrow Donor Program, cord blood contains cells that can be transfused to a patient to treat various diseases, including lymphoma and leukemia. Currently, there are approximately 80 treatable diseases and the list of illnesses continues to grow. Cord blood is rich in stem cells and because certain immune cells found in the … Continue reading →

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. (CBMG), a biomedicine firm engaged in the development of new treatments for degenerative and cancerous diseases, today announced the appointment of Maxwell Wang, M.D., PhD, as Director of Medical Research. Dr. Wang received his MD degree from Wuerzburg University in Germany and PhD degree from University of Aberdeen, UK, following which he continued extensive research at the University of Connecticut Health Center. During his academia Dr. Wang was the first to find the paracrine and autocrine effects of CCN family genes (genes relating to connective tissue growth) in bone cell differentiation and the capability of bone marrow-derived CTGF-GFP cells to increase bone formation. Dr. Wang is an orthopedic surgeon with over 10 years of experience in academic research focused on mesenchymal stem cells and bone cells. Dr. Chase Dai, VP and GM of CBMG's Autologous Products Business Unit, commented, "Dr. Wang's extensive experience in the field of stem cells, particularly as applied to orthopedics, will be a valuable asset to our Knee Osteoarthritis program which is currently in clinical trial." About Cellular Biomedicine GroupCellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. develops proprietary cell therapies for the treatment of certain degenerative diseases and … Continue reading →