WASHINGTON, DC -- March 24, 2008 -- All of the patients with Parkinson's disease who were treated by implantation of stem cells into the brain have achieved substantial improvement in terms of beneficial changes that were apparent within 1 week of the implant procedure.
"Our 1 patient who has reached 1 year following the implant has achieved an 80% improvement in his Parkinson's disease-related symptoms," said Augusto Brazzini Armestar, MD, Director, Instituto Brazzini Radiologos Asociados, Lima, Peru.
In his featured poster presentation on March 18 here at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Dr. Armestar said the implants of purified autologous bone-marrow-derived stem cells were attempted in hopes that the cells would implant in areas of the brain depleted of neurotransmitters.
"Stem cells from bone marrow have the ability to differentiate into neurons and other tissues," he said. "Usually stem cells migrate to sites of injury. However, they do so in very small quantities, and so full regeneration is not gained."
Dr. Armestar and his colleagues attempted to get more of the stem cells into the brain by using interventional radiological techniques. Stem cells were first harvested from patients' bones and were sent to the pathology laboratory to be separated and purified, at which time they were returned to the operating theatre.
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Showing posts with label stem cell research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stem cell research. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Stem Cell Treatment May "Cure" Diabetes
Stem Cell Treatment May "Cure" Diabetes:
"'The beauty of the treatment protocol used here is that the patient's own bone marrow stem cells were used, guaranteeing a perfect match,' Weldon said. 'Should these patients remain insulin-free, the treatment is likely to be particularly useful for those suffering from Juvenile Diabetes who have difficultly in maintaining proper insulin levels, as well as for those who have difficulty accessing appropriate health care,' he said."
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I'm wondering how someone who has "difficulty accessing appropriate health care" will benefit from this treatment? Isn't this considered appropriate health care? Or if Weldon means those who can't afford a doctor's visit & insulin? If so how would they afford this?
Anyway, the fact that using one's own stem cells makes such a profouund difference is good news.
Tracy
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I market a product that supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrow into the blood, for organ and tissue renewal. More here: http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com It helps the body help itself.
"'The beauty of the treatment protocol used here is that the patient's own bone marrow stem cells were used, guaranteeing a perfect match,' Weldon said. 'Should these patients remain insulin-free, the treatment is likely to be particularly useful for those suffering from Juvenile Diabetes who have difficultly in maintaining proper insulin levels, as well as for those who have difficulty accessing appropriate health care,' he said."
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I'm wondering how someone who has "difficulty accessing appropriate health care" will benefit from this treatment? Isn't this considered appropriate health care? Or if Weldon means those who can't afford a doctor's visit & insulin? If so how would they afford this?
Anyway, the fact that using one's own stem cells makes such a profouund difference is good news.
Tracy
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I market a product that supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrow into the blood, for organ and tissue renewal. More here: http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com It helps the body help itself.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Intravenous stem cells therapy may benefit heart attack patients
Intravenous stem cells therapy may benefit heart attack patients: "Washington, Mar 28 (ANI):
Heart attack patients who received an new intravenous adult stem cell therapy, Provacel, experienced a lower number of adverse events, such as cardiac arrhythmias, and had significant improvements in heart, lung and global function compared to those who received a placebo, according to a six-month Phase I study data of the trial conducted by Rush Medical Centre.
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Adult stem cells are designed by nature to perform tissue repair in a mature adult. It is believed that these cells can be used in patients unrelated to the donor, without rejection, eliminating the need for donor matching and recipient immune suppression. Once transplanted, the cells promote healing of damaged or diseased tissues.
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'We were confident in the safety profile given our previous experience using the intravenous form of these stem cells to treat other diseases in later stage clinical trials. However, we did not expect to see the across-the-board clinical improvement observed in patients at this early stage of testing,' Mills added. (ANI) "
Having more stem cells circulating in the blood is beneficial to heart attack patients. That's what this short article is saying. The increase in stem cells for these patients came from another person. We all have our own stem cells, even someone who just had a heart attack.
Call me squeemish but I prefer the idea of releasing my own stem cells from my own bone marrow, to having someone else's added to my blood stream. Though this is wonderful, what if it doesn't have to be a complicated, expensive procedure? What if anyone who wanted to could release more of their own stem cells, every day? See my sig.
Tracy
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Release millions more of your own stem cells from your bone marrow into your blood stream, day, after day, after day: http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com
Heart attack patients who received an new intravenous adult stem cell therapy, Provacel, experienced a lower number of adverse events, such as cardiac arrhythmias, and had significant improvements in heart, lung and global function compared to those who received a placebo, according to a six-month Phase I study data of the trial conducted by Rush Medical Centre.
snip
Adult stem cells are designed by nature to perform tissue repair in a mature adult. It is believed that these cells can be used in patients unrelated to the donor, without rejection, eliminating the need for donor matching and recipient immune suppression. Once transplanted, the cells promote healing of damaged or diseased tissues.
snip
'We were confident in the safety profile given our previous experience using the intravenous form of these stem cells to treat other diseases in later stage clinical trials. However, we did not expect to see the across-the-board clinical improvement observed in patients at this early stage of testing,' Mills added. (ANI) "
Having more stem cells circulating in the blood is beneficial to heart attack patients. That's what this short article is saying. The increase in stem cells for these patients came from another person. We all have our own stem cells, even someone who just had a heart attack.
Call me squeemish but I prefer the idea of releasing my own stem cells from my own bone marrow, to having someone else's added to my blood stream. Though this is wonderful, what if it doesn't have to be a complicated, expensive procedure? What if anyone who wanted to could release more of their own stem cells, every day? See my sig.
Tracy
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Release millions more of your own stem cells from your bone marrow into your blood stream, day, after day, after day: http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com
Friday, March 23, 2007
Human stem cells stalled brain disease in mice - Stem Cell Research - MSNBC.com
Human stem cells stalled brain disease in mice - Stem Cell Research - MSNBC.com:
"Human stem cells taken from both embryos and fetuses delayed a fatal brain and nerve disease in mice, moving throughout the brain to take on the jobs of damaged neurons, scientists report.
They said their study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, represents the first time a human embryonic stem cell has successfully treated a disease in an animal."
~~~~Good news!!~~~~
Tracy
http://www.OrganicFoodsMom.com
"Human stem cells taken from both embryos and fetuses delayed a fatal brain and nerve disease in mice, moving throughout the brain to take on the jobs of damaged neurons, scientists report.
They said their study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, represents the first time a human embryonic stem cell has successfully treated a disease in an animal."
~~~~Good news!!~~~~
Tracy
http://www.OrganicFoodsMom.com
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
APP.COM - Stem cell finding could help fight autoimmune disease | Asbury Park Press Online
APP.COM - Stem cell finding could help fight autoimmune disease Asbury Park Press Online: "'Our findings also suggest that defects in autophagy might trigger autoimmune
diseases and, if so, reversing the defects could potentially help treat such diseases,' Dr. Beth Levine, chief of the division of infectious diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, said in a prepared statement."
Short article showing they are getting science is getting closer to understanding why embryonic stem cells sometimes cause abnormal cell growth.
Tracy
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The world's first stem cell enhancer. Supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrowfor natural organ and tissue renewal. http://www.ReleaseStemCellsNow.com
diseases and, if so, reversing the defects could potentially help treat such diseases,' Dr. Beth Levine, chief of the division of infectious diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, said in a prepared statement."
Short article showing they are getting science is getting closer to understanding why embryonic stem cells sometimes cause abnormal cell growth.
Tracy
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The world's first stem cell enhancer. Supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrowfor natural organ and tissue renewal. http://www.ReleaseStemCellsNow.com
Embryonic stem cell research gets surprise support - Los Angeles Times
Embryonic stem cell research gets surprise support - Los Angeles Times: "From my standpoint, it is clear today that American science will be better-served, and the nation will be better-served, if we let our scientists have access to more stem cell lines,' Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health, told the Senate health appropriations subcommittee, which oversees the agency's nearly $29-billion budget.
'We cannot, I would think, be second-best in this area,' Zerhouni said. 'I think it is important for us not to fight with one hand tied behind our back here, and NIH is key to that.'"
A wise man, this Zerhouni.
Tracy
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The world's first stem cell enhancer. Supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrowfor natural organ and tissue renewal. http://www.ReleaseStemCellsNow.com
'We cannot, I would think, be second-best in this area,' Zerhouni said. 'I think it is important for us not to fight with one hand tied behind our back here, and NIH is key to that.'"
A wise man, this Zerhouni.
Tracy
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The world's first stem cell enhancer. Supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrowfor natural organ and tissue renewal. http://www.ReleaseStemCellsNow.com
Friday, March 16, 2007
MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - Isolate amniotic stem cells from a placenta, at home
MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - Isolate amniotic stem cells from a placenta, at home
If you're really into do-it-yourself this is a cool article about how to gather and store placental stem cells for future use if needed.
Tracy
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The world's first Adult Stem Cell Enhancer. Supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrow for natural organ and tissue renewal - day, after day, after day. http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com
If you're really into do-it-yourself this is a cool article about how to gather and store placental stem cells for future use if needed.
Tracy
~~~
The world's first Adult Stem Cell Enhancer. Supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrow for natural organ and tissue renewal - day, after day, after day. http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Daily Kos: Mainstream Issue of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Daily Kos: Mainstream Issue of Embryonic Stem Cell Research:
Snipped from the article:
"I can just hear the legislators in their speeches on the House or Senate floor saying: 'Well, I just had a group of wheelchair users wheel through my office, and they NEVER even brought up the Stem Cell Research issue,......so I don't think they feel it's that important,.......let's just stick with the federal funding of umbilical cord blood stem cells, and the 'non-destructive' stem cell research that the federal government already funds'."
If you support embryonic stem cell research, please make your voice heard. Funding is stalled because of a few powerful people who oppose it for religious reasons. So many people think it is a good idea but never let their legislators know. Your voice matters.
Just let them know you'd like them to vote for funding embryonic stem cell research. Easy-peasy.
Tracy
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Learn about the world's first Adult Stem Cell Enhancer. Supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrow for natural organ and tissue renewal - day, after day, after day.
http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com
Snipped from the article:
"I can just hear the legislators in their speeches on the House or Senate floor saying: 'Well, I just had a group of wheelchair users wheel through my office, and they NEVER even brought up the Stem Cell Research issue,......so I don't think they feel it's that important,.......let's just stick with the federal funding of umbilical cord blood stem cells, and the 'non-destructive' stem cell research that the federal government already funds'."
If you support embryonic stem cell research, please make your voice heard. Funding is stalled because of a few powerful people who oppose it for religious reasons. So many people think it is a good idea but never let their legislators know. Your voice matters.
Just let them know you'd like them to vote for funding embryonic stem cell research. Easy-peasy.
Tracy
~~~
Learn about the world's first Adult Stem Cell Enhancer. Supports the release of your own stem cells from the bone marrow for natural organ and tissue renewal - day, after day, after day.
http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Stem cells taken from amniotic fluid and the risk of spontaneous abortion from amnio
Star-Telegram 02/11/2007 No quarter, little change: "Last month, researchers reported that stem cells drawn from the amniotic fluid of pregnant women have many of the properties of embryonic stem cells, but cautioned that the cells wouldn't necessarily replace embryonic cells."
There is something the scientists are leaving out when they talk of stem cells taken from amniotic fluid. I learned about this when I was pregnant with my first child and was considering amnio.
Critics of embryonic stem cell research should be appalled at taking stem cells from amniotic fluid, because the risk of spontaeous abortion from amnio is as high as 1 in 200. By saying this is better (and saying "commonly drawn" as though every pregnant woman needs/gets amnio) they are saying it's better to risk a gestating fetus than some cells in a petri dish or test tube that have the potential to become a fetus.
Here's something I found online, for anyone who doesn't know the risks of amnio:
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1164.asp
A clip from the article:
>>Is amniocentesis safe?Millions of women have had prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis. In 1976, after careful study, the National Institutes of Health reported that it found midtrimester amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis to be safe. However, amniocentesis does pose a slight risk of miscarriage. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of miscarriage is between one in 400 and one in 200 procedures.
The procedure also carries an extremely low risk of uterine infection (less than one in 1,000), which can cause miscarriage. Studies suggest that the risk of miscarriage following first-trimester amniocentesis may be three times higher than the risk after second-trimester amniocentesis. A 1998 Canadian study found the risk of miscarriage was 2.6 percent after early amniocentesis, compared to 0.8 percent after second-trimester amniocentesis.
The study also found a striking increase in the risk of a foot deformity called clubfoot after early amniocentesis. The risk of clubfoot was increased ten-fold after early amniocentesis (1.3 percent vs. 0.1 percent or 1 in 1,000 following second-trimester amniocentesis). The incidence of clubfoot following second-trimester amniocentesis does not differ from that seen in all U.S. babies.
Based upon this and other studies, doctors are rethinking the role of early amniocentesis, and many believe that if first-trimester prenatal testing is necessary, chorionic villus sampling appears safer than early amniocentesis.<<
Tracy
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Adult Stem Cell Breakthrough. Watch the videos here: http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com
There is something the scientists are leaving out when they talk of stem cells taken from amniotic fluid. I learned about this when I was pregnant with my first child and was considering amnio.
Critics of embryonic stem cell research should be appalled at taking stem cells from amniotic fluid, because the risk of spontaeous abortion from amnio is as high as 1 in 200. By saying this is better (and saying "commonly drawn" as though every pregnant woman needs/gets amnio) they are saying it's better to risk a gestating fetus than some cells in a petri dish or test tube that have the potential to become a fetus.
Here's something I found online, for anyone who doesn't know the risks of amnio:
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1164.asp
A clip from the article:
>>Is amniocentesis safe?Millions of women have had prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis. In 1976, after careful study, the National Institutes of Health reported that it found midtrimester amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis to be safe. However, amniocentesis does pose a slight risk of miscarriage. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of miscarriage is between one in 400 and one in 200 procedures.
The procedure also carries an extremely low risk of uterine infection (less than one in 1,000), which can cause miscarriage. Studies suggest that the risk of miscarriage following first-trimester amniocentesis may be three times higher than the risk after second-trimester amniocentesis. A 1998 Canadian study found the risk of miscarriage was 2.6 percent after early amniocentesis, compared to 0.8 percent after second-trimester amniocentesis.
The study also found a striking increase in the risk of a foot deformity called clubfoot after early amniocentesis. The risk of clubfoot was increased ten-fold after early amniocentesis (1.3 percent vs. 0.1 percent or 1 in 1,000 following second-trimester amniocentesis). The incidence of clubfoot following second-trimester amniocentesis does not differ from that seen in all U.S. babies.
Based upon this and other studies, doctors are rethinking the role of early amniocentesis, and many believe that if first-trimester prenatal testing is necessary, chorionic villus sampling appears safer than early amniocentesis.<<
Tracy
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Adult Stem Cell Breakthrough. Watch the videos here: http://www.OrganicStemCellEnhancer.com
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