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Multiple Sclerosis Treatment with Adult Stem Cells

9 hours ago ago from FRC Blog

The latest success story comes from Australia. Ben Leahy, 20, was in a wheelchair and experiencing vision problems when he was treated earlier in 2009. Ben is now walking after treatment with adult stem cells . The treatment involves isolating the patient's bone marrow adult stem cells, giving the patient mild chemotherapy to destroy the rogue immune cells that are attacking the nervous system, then re-injecting the patient's adult stem ...

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Successful stem cell therapy for treatment of eye disease

19 hours ago ago from Daily news

Newly published research, by investigators, at the North East England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) in the journal STEM CELLS reported the first successful treatment of eight patients with Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LSCD) using the patients' own stem cells without the need of suppressing their immunity. LSCD is a painful, blinding disease that requires long-term, costly treatment with frequent clinic visits and intensive hospital ...

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Therapy may reverse sickle cell disease

6 hours ago ago from Times of the Internet - The Web's Number One News Source - Times News

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Stem Cells Being Explored to Treat Eye Disease

10 hours ago ago from Cord Blood News

New research has discovered that mesenchymal stem cells from cord blood might be beneficial for patients with severe eye and corneal disease.  The study transplanted the stem cells in an attempt to restore transparency to the cloudy corneas of laboratory mice. Corneal disease is currently treated through cornea transplants.  Unfortunately, there is only a limited supply, leaving many patients without options. The human stem cells ...

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Treatment For Blindness? Stem Cell Therapy For Blinds Is Surely A Streak Of Hope

23 hours ago ago from Vancouver Finder Blog

Eye diseases have been prevalent amongst humans since long. Looking at the major impact that they can have on the human s it becomes very important that good treatment options be looked out for their cure. Years of research and studies have gone into tests using human embryonic stem cells to cure several degenerative eye diseases. Scientists have made huge advances by using stem cell therapy to cure diseases in animal models. Testing ...

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