Posts Tagged ‘bone marrow’

Bone Marrow May Hold Key to Stem Cell Breakthrough

Posted on April 24th, 2012

PATIENTS suffering from spinal cord injury may soon find help in the form of stem cells drawn from their own bone marrow, thanks to a research project from the University of Western Australia.

UWA Associate Professor Stuart Hodgetts and PhD student Sarah Lovett are using human bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) to promote an endogenous host response after spinal cord injury (SCI), by isolating stromal cells found in a patient’s own bone marrow and transplanting them back into the injury site in animal models.

Scientists Advance Stem Cell Research

Posted on March 7th, 2009

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are on the forefront of stem cell research, developing novel therapies designed to generate heart cells, repair traumatic lung injuries, grow new bone and stanch the spread of cancer cells.

Nose Cells May Heal Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted on November 21st, 2008

People paralyzed by spinal cord injuries could soon be “repaired” using cells from their own noses, say Otago University researchers.

The Health Ministry’s ethics committee has just approved an application by the Spinal Cord Society to open the way for a clinical trial involving 12 patients, which could start next year.

Stem-cell Therapy in Moscow Attracting Patients from West

Posted on November 10th, 2008

Every three months, David Martin, a quadriplegic, returns to a small clinic here in the Russian capital for therapy he cannot legally get back home in Kalamazoo, Mich.: injections of stem cells taken from his own body, at a cost of $12,000 per visit.

Martin’s U.S. doctors have tried to dissuade him from believing any improvement in his condition could be the byproduct of stem-cell treatments, a therapy not yet approved in the United States. No scientific evidence has ever shown that such treatments can repair human spinal-cord injuries, experts say.

Clinical Trial Suggests Bone Marrow Stem Cells Are Useful for Spinal Cord Injury

Posted on June 28th, 2007

Patients Experienced Increased Mobility After Treatment; Preliminary Results Involving 25 Patients Presented at International Society for Cellular Therapy’s Annual Meeting in Sydney

PrimeCell™ Therapeutics LLC announced that it provided research support and pre-clinical studies for a clinical trial to assess the safety, feasibility and efficacy of implanting autologous bone marrow stem cells into spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.

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