When people think about healthy aging, they often think about staying active, sleeping well, or keeping their mind sharp. But one important piece of the puzzle is sometimes overlooked: protein. Protein is not just for athletes or people trying to build muscle. It plays an important role in helping the body stay strong, energized, and…
Tiny Messengers With Big Potential Healthy skin is constantly repairing, renewing, and adapting. Behind the scenes, skin cells communicate through biological signals that help coordinate many of these processes. One area gaining attention in regenerative medicine involves small extracellular vesicles, or sEVs. These tiny particles are released by cells and carry proteins and other biological…
Before anything else happens, the care team reviews your existing diagnosis and recent records, such as blood work, imaging, or MRI reports. From there, a physician evaluates your history and designs a plan specific to your condition, and outdated records get updated with a signed release if needed. Follow-up visits then track pain, function, and…
Much of the initial excitement surrounding stem cells was that they have the potential to become other types of cells. Add cardiac stem cells to a heart damaged by a heart attack, for example, and perhaps those stem cells will become new heart cells and restore heart function. While this does occur—stem cells differentiated mature…
Umbilical Cord-Derived Stem Cells Could Help with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Posted June 11, 2018 and filed under Stem Cell Research. Researchers have recently published their results from an experiment conducted to determine if a certain type of stem cell, called the umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell, has the potential for treating primary biliary cirrhosis. Primary…
Stem Cells Preventing Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease Posted February 3, 2016 and filed under Stem Cell Research, Studies. More research recently published in Brain Research titled “Intravenous transplantation of bone marrow-derived mono-nuclear cells prevents memory impairment in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.” shows how stem cell therapy may be a promising technique for preventing…
Patients who suffer ischemic stroke have some treatment options, but many of them require immediate intervention and so are not useful if too much time has elapsed between the stroke and treatment. Therapies that employ stem cells are promising alternatives because stem cells can differentiate into brain cells and potentially help to replace tissue that…
Researchers have recently shown how a specific type of stem cell, called umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, can improve the neurological function of patients who have experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI). When TBI occurs, the trauma to the head leads the immune system to send cells to the area of injury. The resulting swelling often…
Severe diabetics are often treated through a technique called islet transplantation, but this transplantation method has certain limitations. Researchers have recently demonstrated that that using a certain type of stem cell, called the mesenchymal stem cell, can improve the ability of islet transplants to improve diabetes in patients. Those who suffer from Type 1 diabetes…
Humans cannot practically live without an immune system. The immune system helps us prevent and fight off infections and detect and destroy cancer cells. For some, however, experience conditions that affect the immune system. Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, polymyositis, atopic dermatitis, and rheumatoid arthritis can make day to day activities challenging. Patients who…
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