Heart Disease

Stem Cell Study for Heart Disease

LifeSiteNews.com reports the following study on the use of stem cells, extracted from adults, for the purpose of treating heart disearse. British scientists will launch a study of the effectiveness of adult stem cells to treat heart disease. Various... ... more

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Adult Stem Cells Used to Heal Hearts

It is true, adult stem therapy is now used routinely to heal the hearts of individuals with end-stage heart disease:After the first treatment, I started to get better immediately. They take injections from the bone marrow in my hipbone. When... ... more

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Cardiac Adult Stem Cells May Lead to Treatments

The Associate Press reports that Japanese researchers have discovered stem cells in human heart tissue, a development that could lead to improved treatments for heart disease and reduce the need for transplants, a Japanese newspaper reported Friday.... ... more

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Vitamin C Prompts Stem Cell Transformation

Scientists have observed that vitamin C prompts mouse embryonic stem cells to transform into beating heart muscle cells. A big hope is that doctors will one day have an ample supply of healthy human heart cells to transplant into failing... ... more

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Adult Stem cells with heart bypass surgery

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has been granted approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a clinical trial to determine the safety and feasibility of injecting a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells directly... ... more

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Adult Stem Cell Therapy Treats Heart Attacks in Animals

Two patients enrolled in Phase I clinical trials at Hopkins Final results of a study conducted at Johns Hopkins show that stem cell therapy can be used effectively to treat heart attacks, or myocardial infarction, in pigs. In just two... ... more

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Adult Stem Cells Effective in Treating Heart Attacks

Final results of a study conducted at Johns Hopkins University show stem cell therapy can be used effectively to treat heart attacks in pigs. Researchers said in just two months, stem cells harvested from another pig's bone marrow and injected... ... more

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Using Stem Cells to Treat Heart Disease

The Houston Chronicle reports the story of scientists who are using a patient’s own stem cells to treat congestive heart failure. According to the article, researchers found that stem cells injected directly into the heart not only improved blood flow... ... more

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