Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 Jiroemon Kimura, who became the world's oldest man on record last week, can thank a combination of luck early in life and, later, good genes for surviving seven decades longer than most of his peers. Kimura, a former postman who is 115 years and 258 days old and still greets visitors with a warm smile, dodged childhood killers such as tuberculosis and pneumonia that kept life expectancy in Japan to 44 years around the time he was born, in 1897. As an adult living in the town of Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, he had no major illnesses, his granddaughter-in-law, Eiko Kimura, said in an interview. He continued to follow sumo on television and read two newspapers a day until the last few years, she said. As Kimura ages, his DNA is giving him an edge. Scientists say specific genes that protect against heart disease, cancer and other ailments of old age foster longevity. Knowing the biological mechanisms involved may provide clues to counter a rising tide of noncommunicable diseases predicted to cost the global economy $47 trillion over the next 20 years. "Getting the right combination is like winning the lottery," said Thomas Perls, director of the … Continue reading →

Best hair transplant in Delhi.mp4 Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi is the leading and one of the best hair transplant surgeon in Delhi doing hair transplant with FUE technique, robotic hair transpnat using Neograft , and strip technique or FUT. He has been the best trichologist giving the best treatments for the baldness and hairfall using PRP therapy and stem cell treatments. He is also into hair transplant training and has expertise in corrective or failed hair transplants as well. By: drpankaj4u … Continue reading →

Stem Cell Treatment Spinal Cord Injury D12 He has history of accident 3 months back, leading to fracture D12 vertebra with loss of bowel bladder control. He was then operated for spinal stabilization. He has not been rehabilitated. Neurologically, he is hypotonic and hyporeflexic. On examination: he has grade 0 muscle power in bilateral lower extremities and near normal upper extremities. He has sensory loss below T12 level. He has no bowel bladder control and has been on indwelling catheter. He has very poor sitting balance. Functionally, he is completely dependent for all ADL and wheelchair bound for mobility. Stem Cell Therapy done at NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute Surana Sethia Hospital Sion-Trombay Rd, Suman Ngr Opp Corporate Park, Chembur, Mumbai -- 71. Tel : 022 - 25283706, 022 - 25281610, Mob : +91 9920 200 400 http://www.neurogen.in http://www.stemcellsmumbai.com After Stem Cell Therapy Clinical Improvements seen After Neuro Regenerative Rehabilitation Therapy (NRRT). 1. Overall stamina improved. 2. His spasticity has reduced in right leg. 3. He can now do independently supine to sit. Earlier, he was totally dependent. 4. Earlier, he used to take support of two persons to turn supine to sidelying. Now, he himself makes efforts and need … Continue reading →

A damaged baboon artery was regenerated with stem cell therapy (Reuters) Stem cells have been used to completely restore a severely damaged artery, leading to hope that the therapy could be used to fix damaged human organs. Researchers at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have shown for the first time that embryonic baboon stem cells can be used to heal a damaged artery that would not have fixed itself. The artery began to heal three days after being treated with stem cells and was 100 percent restored after two weeks. John VandeBerg, chief scientific officer at the institute, said: "We first cultured the stem cells in petri dishes under special conditions to make them differentiate into cells that are the precursors of blood vessels, and we saw that we could get them to form tubular and branching structures, similar to blood vessels." They removed the cells that line the inside surface of segment of the artery and put the stem cells inside the artery. The stem cell segment was then connected to plastic tubing inside a bioreactor - a device designed to grow cells and tissues. Researchers then pumped fluid through the artery as if blood was flowing through it … Continue reading →