Stories that Caught Our Eye: New ways to heal old bones; and keeping track of cells once they are inside you

How Youth Factor Can Help Repair Old Bones As we get older things that used to heal quickly tend to take a little longer to get better. In some cases, a lot longer. Take bones for example. A fracture in someone who is in their 70’s often doesn’t heal as quickly, or completely, as in … Continue reading Stories that Caught Our Eye: New ways to heal old bones; and keeping track of cells once they are inside you

Cell survival strategy gives mesenchymal stem cells their “paramedic” properties

A cell for all therapies Type “mesenchymal stem cells” into the federal online database of registered clinical trials, and you’ll get a sprawling list of 527 trials testing treatments for diabetes, multiple sclerosis as well as diseases of the kidney, lung, and heart, to name just a few. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the capacity … Continue reading Cell survival strategy gives mesenchymal stem cells their “paramedic” properties