Aug 13, 2012
Several US Olympic competitors have used platelet rich plasma to help them stay in the game.
Jul 31, 2012
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs says he is enjoying the process of rehabilitating his partially torn Achilles tendon, following surgery.
Jul 26, 2012
The first person believed to have ever been cured of HIV using stem cell therapy, is still HIV free five years after treatment..
Jul 15, 2012
An adipose-derived stem cell treatment for osteoarthritis is being tested in a clinical trial in Australia. Initial results from the trial indicate the treatment has the potential to postpone the need for joint repair or halt disease progression.
Jul 13, 2012
South Sydney Rabbitohs’ forward Sam Burgess has turned to platelet rich plasma injections to deal with knee problems.
Jul 09, 2012
Australian researchers use contact lenses to transfer stem cells to eyes, paving the way for an effective treatment for painful caustic or thermal burns.
Jun 27, 2012
Part of an international collaborative effort, two stem cell-grown laryngotracheal transplants are successful in Russia, using a US-made bioreactor.
Jun 20, 2012
Researchers from Sweden, South Korea and the US have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain damaged by Huntington’s disease by successfully transplanting induced pluripotent stem cells into animal models.
Jun 19, 2012
An experimental stem cell procedure helped 15 teens with type 1 diabetes stay off of insulin injections for about 1.5 years, on average.
Jun 18, 2012
A third patient undergoes stem cell therapy as part of a clinical trial for safety in age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt’s disease treatment.