From Arthritis to Zoster

Bone marrow stem cell transplants – more accurately called hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) because transplanted cells can be acquired from sites other than bone marrow – offer a potential cure for hematologic cancers (myelomas, lymphomas, leukemias, etc.) and various blood disorders (aplastic anemia, primary immunodeficiency states, myelodysplasia, etc.).
HSCT has also been employed in the treatment of […]

 
 
Maryland-based NeuralStem, a biotherapeutics company engaged in the development of neural stem cells for treating diseases of the central nervous system, has just begun patient trials to determine the safety of spinal stem cell injections. This represents the first such trial in the United States and marks a major milestone in the use of stem […]