WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One of the most dangerous complications of diabetes is a foot ulcer that won’t heal, but now a preliminary study finds that a type of stem cell found in body fat may be a powerful remedy for these severe foot wounds. The studyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Combining stem cell transplants with cutting-edge immunotherapy prevents leukemia relapses in young people and improves their chances of survival, new research suggests. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood cancer. This study included 50 patients (ages: 4 to 30) with acute lymphoblasticContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — So, you had COVID-19 a few months back and you still can’t smell that first steaming cup of coffee in the morning. Is there anything you can do to hasten the return of that vital sense? Experts say there is, including “physical therapy”Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Spinal cord injuries can be devastating to the more than 17,000 Americans who suffer them each year. But many patients may have new reason for hope: Early research suggests infusions of stem cells could help them regain lost sensation and movement. These improvementsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy shows promise, a small study suggests. The severe form of muscular dystrophy — which affects about one in 3,500 males born each year in the United States — causes muscles to progressively weaken and loseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Not many people have had the opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine yet. But while you wait your turn, there are some steps you can take to give the vaccine — whichever brand you get — a boost when it’s available to you.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stem cell transplants may have long-lasting benefits for some people with aggressive cases of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests. Italian researchers found that among 210 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who received a stem cell transplant — with cells from their own bloodContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A promising step toward using retinal cell transplants to treat blindness is reported in a new study. Adult retinal stem cells from deceased human donors survived when they were transplanted into the eyes of non-human primates, according to the researchers. The cells wereContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mindfulness is all the rage when it comes to boosting mental health, but new research suggests that it may not help everyone equally. Practicing mindfulness meditation — which involves paying close attention to what you are feeling in the moment — may beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say a new study may offer hope for future patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. It’s the brain tumor that killed Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy. Investigators from the University of Toronto discovered that the healing process after a brainContinue Reading