Clinical Research

Interspecies Transplant Works- Without Immunosuppressive Drugs

At some point it would be ideal for animal-to-human transplants of insulin-producing cells for people with type 1 diabetes, such as from pigs, but first there must be baby steps. Or in this case, mouse steps. Scientists have successfully transplanted isle ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 12 2013 - 1:06pm

SLC26A4 Gene Fix Leads To Restoration Of Hearing And Balance

A research project at Kansas State University has potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance. More than 28 million people in the United States suffer some form of hearing loss and mutation of the SLC26A4 gene, normally found in the cochlea and ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 18 2013 - 1:00pm

'Artificial Bones' Generated From Adult Stem Cells In Umbilical Cord Blood Gets A Patent

A new biomaterial that facilitates generating bone tissue- artificial bones, in their words- from umbilical cord stem cells has gotten a patent for researchers in Granada, Spain. The material is an activated carbon cloth support for cells that differentia ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 18 2013 - 12:28pm

Acupuncture To Improve In Vitro Fertilization: Mixed Results

Acupuncture to improve fertility rates?  The University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine says that acupuncture, when used as a complementary or adjuvant therapy for in vitro fertilization, may be beneficial  - depending on the baseline pregnancy ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2013 - 12:27pm

Natural Killer Cells: More Are Not Always Better

Natural killer cells (NK cells) are part of our innate immune system. As they first line of defense, researchers agree that the body needs as many active NK cells as possible. But, as is often the case, there can be too much of a good thing and researcher ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 26 2013 - 10:33am

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells From Urine Used To Create Human Tooth

Researchers writing in Cell Regeneration report that they used induced pluripotent stem cells from urine to create a human tooth structure. The integration-free human urine induced pluripotent stem cells were differentiated to epithelial sheets (from the G ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 2 2013 - 9:56am

Clinical Trial: Ultrasound Band-Aid Heals Venous Ulcers

A small clinical study showed promise for a new method of treating chronic wounds; an ultrasound applicator that can be worn like a band-aid. The applicator delivers low-frequency, low-intensity ultrasound directly to wounds, and was found to significantl ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2013 - 10:00am

Celiac Disease Patients Have Higher Lymphoma Risk

Celiac disease who had persistent intestinal damage- identified with repeat biopsy- showed a higher risk of lymphoma than patients whose intestines healed, according to a new paper. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects up to one percent of ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 5 2013 - 7:04pm

Immune Function In Spinal Injured Mice Restored

In a new study, researchers show that is possible to restore immune function in spinal injured mice. People with spinal cord injury often are immune compromised, which makes them more susceptible to infections. Why spinal cord injury patients become immun ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 6 2013 - 6:30pm

Pig Whipworm Eggs- A Natural Approach For Crohn's Disease

People with Crohn’s disease, an immune disorder causing inflammation mainly in the intestines, have been forced to learn how to manage and understand their “gut.” This, together with the chronicity of the disease and the pretty serious medications often r ...

Article - Karin Hehenberger - Aug 21 2013 - 5:30am