Watch: Full Face Transplant a Success
Surgeons at the University of Maryland succeed in the fullest face transplant ever.
City rallies around Cat Davis – Thu, 18 Oct 2012 PST
On Monday, Cat Davis got a fabulous early birthday present: An independent medical review board overturned her insurance company’s decision to deny her a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant. Davis, who turned 25 on Tuesday, was ecstatic. “…
Leading bone marrow transplant expert recommends significant change to current practice
( Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ) One of the world's leading bone marrow transplant experts is recommending a significant change to current transplant practice for patients who need marrow or adult stem cells from an unrelated donor to tre…
Insurance company approves of Cure for Cat
A miracle of sorts has come to a young Spokane woman, battling a terminal illness. Despite two denials, a northwest insurance company has overturned its decision and will now cover a stem-cell transplant for Cat Davis.
Cat Davis: 'Spokane has saved my life' – Tue, 16 Oct 2012 PST
On Monday, Cat Davis got a fabulous early birthday present: An independent medical review board overturned her insurance company’s decision to deny her a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant. Davis, who turned 25 today, was ecstatic. “God h…
AiCuris and Merck Enter Exclusive Worldwide License Agreement for Investigational Portfolio Targeting Human …
Merck , known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and AiCuris today announced that they have entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for AiCuris
Moriguchi admits to lying about stem cell trial
Hisashi Moriguchi, a Japanese researcher who had said he implemented the world's first clinical trial using a trailblazing stem cell technology, admitted Saturday most of what he claimed in an academic conference presentation about the procedure wa…
First Patient Treated in Cytori’s U.S. Cell Therapy Heart Failure Trial
Cytori Therapeutics announced the initiation of the FDA approved ATHENA clinical trial to investigate Cytori’s cell therapy in patients who suffer from a severe form of refractory heart failure due to chronic myocardial ischemia.
Trial: Transplanted neural stem cells produced myelin
SAN FRANCISCO — A Phase I clinical trial led by investigators from the University of California, San Francisco and sponsored by Stem Cells Inc., showed that neural stem cells successfully engrafted into the brains of patients and appear to have produ…
Beijing to set up national organ transplant database
A Ministry of Health spokesman said Wednesday that a national database to record and distribute human organ donations will be established. The minist…