Shelby 5K to help cancer victimsMansfield News Journal"The first one, I was getting ready for my stem cell transplant and my cousins put this on to honor me," said coordinator and cancer survivor Dave Spangler. "My cousins and I put the …
Cross blood group transplants conducted in IndiaBioScholar News“An ABO incompatible transplantation (non-matching blood groups) is the best option for a patient who has no compatible donors in the family and the waiting list is long,” said the hosp…
Chimerix Announces Late-Breaking Poster Presentation at Kidney Week 2011 …Sacramento BeeThe poster presentation, entitled "CMX001 Was Well-Tolerated and Without Nephrotoxicity in Renal Transplant and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients…
Pig trials to bring home the baconThe AustralianShe's one of 14 New Zealanders participating in a pilot trial to determine if it's safe and effective to transplant insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells from pigs into people, a concept known …
MedIndiaFDA Approves Cord Blood For Stem Cell TransplantMedical News TodayThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first product to use umbilical cord blood for stem cell transplantation. In a news release on Thursday, the agency said…
ABC NewsFDA approves cord blood therapyCNBC.comWASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it approved the first product using umbilical cord blood for stem cell transplant procedures. Hemacord was approved for stem cell transplant…
The future of xenotransplantationGuilfordianThe biological term for using nonhuman animal cells, tissues or organs in human bodies is xenotransplantation. This is not new research, but until recently the use of stem cells and mechanical organ replaceme…
Announcing the Release of a Novel Tool for the Assessment of Porcine Islet …Benzinga (press release)Winston Salem, NC, November 10, 2011 –(PR.com)– Mercodia announced the release of their new Porcine C-Peptide ELISA at the recent Cell Transplant So…
Survival chances for people with blood disorders shrinkThe News International"Bone marrow transplantation that was introduced in the country in 2007 initially had 70% survival rate and this over the period has improved to 90%," said Dr. Saqib…
New Review Looks At Treatment Strategies For Relapsed And Refractory Multiple …The Myeloma BeaconResults of one key study show that myeloma patients who receive a stem cell transplant at relapse have similar overall survival outcomes as patients who …