Category Archives: Stem Cell Medicine


Stem Cells: The Hope The Hype and the Science

Stem cells have the potential to transform the way scientists study human diseases, the way drug companies discover and test new drugs, and the way physicians treat their patients. Join Dr. Arnold Kriegstein, professor of neurology and director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF as he dispels the hype and explains the science that is at work.

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Stem Cells: The Hope The Hype and the Science

Medical tourism in Croatia – Regenerative medicine-Stem cells in reconstructive surgery

An advanced procedure for breast augmentation based on regenerative medicine and involves the collection of stem cells from adipose tissue and the injection of those cells, together with adipose tissue, to allow semi-permanent maintenance of breast conditions after injection.

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Medical tourism in Croatia - Regenerative medicine-Stem cells in reconstructive surgery

Alzheimer’s Disease: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research – Rod Shankle

(Part 3 of 4) Rodman Shankle, MD spoke at the "Spotlight on Alzheimer's disease", an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on December 10, 2008. Shankle reviewed clinical data, which indicates that stem cells from the fat pad of the intestines have the capacity to repair damaged brain tissue found in Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders.

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Alzheimer's Disease: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research - Rod Shankle