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Severe COVID-19 Cases May Get Help from Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Friday, 11 December 2020 09:59

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the world. The United States is experiencing a massive resurgence in cases, likely due to a lack of preventative measures and reopening states from lockdown too soon. Other nations, such as France, are also experiencing the repercussions of reopening their economies too early, while nations like Brazil, which have never taken the virus seriously, are seeing incredibly high infection rates.

Stem Cell Therapy for ARDS: Helping Patients Struggling with COVID-19

Details: Published: Friday, 04 December 2020 09:53

Acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, is a debilitating condition that leaves sufferers struggling to breathe. It is often seen in those who are already critically ill, as well as those who have suffered significant injuries. In many cases, ARDS is fatal and the risk for death increases dramatically with the age of the patient and the severity of their condition. However, there is evidence that COVID-19-related ARDS, or CARDS as it has been dubbed, may be even more dangerous.

What Is ARDS?

Stem Cell Therapy: A Potential Treatment for Viral Infection

Details: Published: Thursday, 26 November 2020 09:59

Viruses have wreaked havoc with humankind longer than we’ve been a distinct species. With the rise and global spread of COVID-19, it becomes apparent that this has not changed. However, our species’ ability to fight viral infections has changed, and quite dramatically within the past few decades. While we have not advanced to the point that we can cure viral infections, new modalities, such as stem cell therapy, show great promise for helping treat patients, address symptoms, and even improve their quality of life.

What Does the Science Say?

COVID-19 Pneumonia and Stem Cells: What Patients Should Know About Their Treatment Options

Details: Published: Friday, 13 November 2020 09:23

Pneumonia is nothing new. It has been with us probably as long as humanity has existed. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever before are being diagnosed and treated for it. What’s more, some patients do not respond well to conventional pneumonia treatments. For these patients, and even for those who may respond well to conventional treatments, stem cell therapy might offer additional hope and healing.

What Is COVID-19-Related Pneumonia?

COVID-19, Neurodegeneration, and Stem Cells: An Emerging Picture of Treatment

Details: Published: Tuesday, 03 November 2020 12:20

When it comes to COVID-19 symptoms and outcomes, a lot of attention is paid to things like pneumonia, cytokine storms, blood clots, and breathing problems. That’s understandable – these are pressing, immediate concerns that impact survivability. However, there is mounting evidence that the novel coronavirus now affecting the world is creating impacts that will last far, far longer. In addition to permanent heart damage, some patients have also experienced neurodegeneration as a result of COVID-19.

What Is Neurodegeneration?

COVID-19 Lung Damage: Stem Cell Therapy May Help with Lung Repair

Details: Published: Friday, 09 October 2020 12:04

COVID-19 has wide-ranging and dramatic impacts on the entire body. However, the disease affects the lungs more than any other system. Understanding what it does to the lungs, the potential for lung damage, and the possible options for lung repair are important for patients struggling with the disease, as well as for their family members.

What Does COVID-19 Do to the Lungs?

How Stem Cell Therapy Offers Immune Improvement in COVID-19 Patients

Details: Published: Monday, 21 September 2020 19:33

In a healthy individual, the immune system is supposed to kick in to fight off viral and bacterial invaders. It comes to our defense, limiting the spread of these threats and helping to reduce symptoms. However, in COVID-19 patients, the immune system seems to struggle to fight off the attacker.

COVID-19 Disease Recovery: A Timeline and What to Expect, Plus the Role of Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Monday, 07 September 2020 14:05

A lot of attention has been paid to COVID-19 warning signs and symptoms. That makes a great deal of sense. After all, if the disease can be communicated even if you are asymptomatic, everyone must watch for even the mildest initial symptoms so that we can do our part to prevent spreading it to others in our lives. However, less attention has been paid to COVID-19 disease recovery.

How Using Stem Cells Helps Treat COVID-19-Related Cytokine Storms

Details: Published: Tuesday, 18 August 2020 16:11

COVID-19 comes with a host of symptoms. They can vary dramatically from patient to patient depending on age, preexisting health factors, and in some cases, for no discernible reason at all. However, in severe and critical cases, the majority of patients experience what is called a "cytokine storm".

What Is a Cytokine Storm?

How Stem Cell Therapy Can Help You Breathe Easier: COVID-19 Related Breathing Problems and Treatment Options

Details: Published: Monday, 03 August 2020 15:03

Breathing Problems

COVID-19 has rapidly spread around the world. What started as a localized outbreak in China has now become a threat to humans around the world. While the virus can create an incredibly wide range of symptoms in its victims, one of the more commonly seen is shortness of breath, followed by other, more severe breathing problems.

Asthma: Treatment Options Including the Potential of Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Sunday, 26 April 2020 15:06

Asthma

Asthma is one of the most common health conditions in the United States. Today, it affects almost 30 million people to some degree. It’s also a very common condition within children and affects one in 12 kids in the US. Despite that commonality, asthma is a serious condition that can be aggravated by a number of things, including COVID-19.

Viral Infection: Conventional Treatments and the Promise of Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Thursday, 23 April 2020 09:22

Viral Infection

Infection is a common occurrence across all ages and demographics. If you cut your finger and do not clean and bandage the wound, there is a good chance that it will become infected. The tissue will become inflamed and the wound will become more painful, for instance. Both bacterial and viral infections can occur, and their symptoms can be very similar to one another. It is important to understand the differences so that the appropriate course of action can be taken.

COVID-19 Breathing Problems: Causes, Treatments, and the Potential of Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Tuesday, 21 April 2020 15:59

COVID-19 Breathing Problems

Breathing problems affect millions of people in the United States each year and countless more around the world. From COPD and asthma to bronchitis and everything in between, these individuals must live with wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and more. And the situation has only become more challenging with the rise of the novel coronavirus. COVID-19 causes breathing problems in some patients similar to what patients with bronchitis experience.

Stem Cell Therapy and Immune System Improvement

Details: Published: Sunday, 19 April 2020 08:00

Stem Cell Therapy and Immune System Improvement

The body’s immune system is the front line of defense against bacterial infections and viral invaders like the novel coronavirus. However, the immune system is affected by a broad range of factors and conditions that may make it less than effective in fighting off attackers. Thankfully, there are numerous ways to achieve immune system improvement, potentially including stem cell therapy.

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on the Lungs and How Stem Cell Therapy May Repair Damage

Details: Published: Friday, 17 April 2020 11:27

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on the Lungs

The novel coronavirus can be frightening due to its rapid spread and its ability to infect seemingly healthy people. However, for most patients, the symptoms will be relatively mild. They are usually limited to a fever and a dry cough, although patients do report a wide range of other symptoms that vary from case to case. Most people will recover from COVID-19 within two weeks or so, but some are at a much higher risk of experiencing severe symptoms, and even death in some cases. The reason for this is the way that COVID-19 affects the lungs.

COVID-19 Recovery: The Process and the Potential for Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Wednesday, 15 April 2020 10:08

COVID-19 Recovery

The novel coronavirus has become a full-blown epidemic. It has affected every nation on the planet, and is having a serious impact here in the United States. While there has naturally been a significant focus on prevention and flattening the curve so as not to overload the medical infrastructure, there has been little information about the recovery process, what patients should expect, and the various tools and techniques that can improve someone’s chances of defeating COVID-19 in its more serious incarnations.

Do All Cases Require Medical Attention?

COVID-19 and the Potential of Stem Cell Therapy to Increase Survivability

Details: Published: Monday, 13 April 2020 12:52

Potential of Stem Cell Therapy to Increase Survivability

The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc around the world. Entire nations have shuttered their economies. Millions have fallen ill. The death toll continues to rise and with it, fear. Fear of how those most susceptible to the virus will survive given its communicability. While the situation remains serious, there is good news. Mitigating your chances of catching the virus requires simple steps that most people can do on their own without any help. Additionally, there are experimental treatments that may help increase survivability for the most at-risk within the population.

Understanding Bronchitis and Its Treatments, Including Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Friday, 10 April 2020 10:21

Understanding Bronchitis and Its Treatments

Even before the novel coronavirus introduced us to COVID-19, bronchitis was a common medical condition. It affected over three million Americans every year. The disease can range from mild to severe to life-threatening and is often tied to a viral respiratory infection, such as COVID-19.

Stem Cell Therapy and ARDS: Promising Potential Treatment

Details: Published: Wednesday, 08 April 2020 09:16

Stem Cell Therapy and ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, was a relatively rare condition until the advent of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Prior to the global pandemic of 2020, ARDS affected fewer than 200,000 individuals per year, but that number has risen significantly.

What Is ARDS?

ARDS is an acronym for acute respiratory distress syndrome. It’s also known as acute lung injury and noncardiac pulmonary edema. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute defines it as,

Stem Cell Therapy for Pneumonia Patients: Potential for Healing

Details: Published: Monday, 06 April 2020 07:55

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a common disease that affects three million people per year in the United States alone. However, those numbers are rising rapidly due to the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 (the disease the virus creates). Pneumonia is one of the most common outcomes of exposure to the virus.

What Is Pneumonia?

Stem Cell Therapy Being Explored as Potential Treatment for Severe Coronavirus Cases

Details: Published: Thursday, 12 March 2020 22:09

Potential Treatment for Severe Coronavirus Cases

As COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, continues its sweep across the globe, Chinese scientists are still dealing with a significant number of infections. While many patients have recovered on their own, severe cases have been confirmed. Scientists in China are now studying the potential for stem cell therapy to treat the condition.

Post-Surgical Recovery: A Guide to Healing and Health

Details: Published: Wednesday, 11 March 2020 10:54

Post-Surgical Recovery

Surgery is often the last resort for treating health conditions and diseases. Surgeons regularly perform many types of procedures each day, giving patients a chance to recover their quality of life, improve their health, and overcome adversity. However, many surgeries come with lengthy recovery periods during which you need to heal. Even seemingly minor surgeries, such as tonsil removal, come with the need to recover. Many factors can complicate recovery, too, slowing the healing process and leading to complications that must be dealt with as they occur.

What Is Post-Surgical Recovery?

Poorly Healing Wounds: Understanding the Causes and Treatments, Including Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Tuesday, 10 March 2020 09:48

Poorly Healing Wounds

The human body has amazing healing capabilities. Skin, organ tissue, bone – our cells are able to repair themselves and regenerate in many cases. The process is not perfect, of course. Scar tissue often remains behind and is thicker, less sensitive, and may even be painful. Broken bones may knit back together improperly, or the break and subsequent healing may leave the bone weaker. However, in some cases, wounds may heal poorly or not at all.

What Are Poorly Healing Wounds?

Plantar Fasciitis and Stem Cell Therapy: Hope for Sufferers

Details: Published: Friday, 28 February 2020 08:55

Plantar Fasciitis and Stem Cell Therapy: Hope for Sufferers

Every year, over 3 million Americans are diagnosed with a painful foot condition that limits their mobility and impacts their quality of life. Plantar fasciitis is a very common condition, and it is often treatable, although serious cases may eventually require surgical intervention.

What Is Planta Fasciitis?

According to the Mayo Clinic, plantar fasciitis is

Fight Back against Fatigue: Stem Cell Therapy and Conventional Treatments Offer Help

Details: Published: Monday, 24 February 2020 07:51

Fight Back against Fatigue

Most of us have at least some experience with fatigue – that low-energy condition that hits us after a long day of strenuous activity. However, for some people, fatigue is not the result of overexertion or running on too little sleep, but is a chronic condition that affects their very quality of life. For those struggling with ongoing fatigue, it can be a challenge to simply get out of bed in the morning, much less be productive during the day.

What Is Fatigue?

Fatigue is the feeling of being overtired. You have low energy reserves and may experience a strong desire to sleep. Healthline explains that

Burn Injuries: Understanding Treatment and Recovery Options for Patients

Details: Published: Sunday, 23 February 2020 18:40

Burn Injuries

Burn-type injuries are among the most common to affect Americans today. Over three million cases are reported every single year, and these are only those severe enough to require immediate medical attention. Many go unreported. Burns can be the result of encountering high heat levels, but can also be due to exposure to acid or other chemicals, electricity, and many other causes.

What Are Burn Injuries?

Burns are injuries to your body’s tissue, usually to the outermost layers of skin. However, in severe cases, the injury can extend through all layers of skin into the muscle and deep tissue. They can be first, second, or third-degree in increasing severity, and they can be caused by more than exposure to heat or hot objects.

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Patients with Ileitis

Details: Published: Tuesday, 16 July 2019 08:00

Stem Cell Therapy and,Patients with Ileitis

Chronic abdominal pain affects millions of people each year in the US alone. While there are numerous potential causes, Crohn’s disease is a common underlying condition, particularly for conditions such as ileitis, which is an inflammation of the ileum. However, it should be noted that ileitis can also be caused by a bacterial infection, in which case it is not a type of Crohn’s disease, and standard antibiotic treatment will help alleviate symptoms. Other diseases can also cause ileitis. In Crohn’s-related ileitis, antibiotics will not help.

What Is Ileitis?

Stem Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis: What Patients and Caregivers Should Know

Details: Published: Sunday, 14 July 2019 17:22

Stem Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis

Your joints allow you to move – whether that’s throwing a baseball or just taking a stroll in the park. In a healthy body, the bones move smoothly, gliding on a cushion of cartilage. Movement is easy and without pain. However, degenerative joint diseases can change that. While there are many such diseases that afflict people, osteoarthritis, or OA, is the most common, with 27 million Americans suffering from it.

What Is Osteoarthritis?

Stem Cell Therapy and Its Use in Rejuvenating the Body

Details: Published: Friday, 28 June 2019 08:18

Rejuvenate the Body

Stem Cell Therapy and Its Use in Rejuvenating the Body

Dull hair, skin, and nails. Wrinkles and sagging skin. Reduced energy. Aches and pains in your joints. If you’re like most people, you equate these conditions with the aging process. They’re part and parcel of life – something to be endured. While that might have been true in the past, promising new techniques offer us the ability to fight back against these conditions and rejuvenate the body. There is a chance that you can gain more energy, improve the condition and feel of your skin, and even look more youthful and feel healthier.

Spinal Cord Injury: Exploring the Condition, Treatment Options, and the Role of Stem Cells

Details: Published: Friday, 14 June 2019 06:58

Spinal Cord Injury

The spinal cord connects your brain to every part of your body. This bundle of nerves begins at the base of your skull and runs all the way down to your tailbone. While it is protected by the bones of your spine, it can be injured in a number of different ways. Depending on the location of the injury and its severity, this could lead to a wide range of complications, from limited mobility to complete paralysis or even death.

What Is Spinal Cord Injury?

Post-Stroke Recovery and the Role of Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Friday, 07 June 2019 11:15

Cerebrovascular Stroke

Cardiovascular health-related conditions are among the most common killers in America. This includes a wide range of diseases, from heart disease to hypertension. However, stroke is one of the most frightening such conditions, as there are often few or even no warning signs. A stroke can be deadly, or it can leave individuals languishing in pain, with reduced cognitive and physical capabilities.

What Is Stroke?

According to the National Stroke Association, stroke is

Pancreatitis: Treatment Options and What Benefits Stem Cell Therapy May Provide

Details: Published: Thursday, 30 May 2019 14:00

Pancreatitis

Your pancreas is a vital yet often overlooked organ. It does not get the same recognition as your liver, kidneys, or even bladder, yet it serves functions that are just as important. Without the enzymes produced by your pancreas, digesting food would be difficult or even impossible. Without the insulin created by the pancreas, you would not be able to control your blood sugar.

Osteoporosis: Understanding the Condition and Treatment Options, Including Potential Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Friday, 24 May 2019 09:20

Osteoporosis

The human skeleton is the foundation on which our bodies are built. Without strong, healthy bones, it would be impossible to walk, let alone run, play sports, or dance. For many of us, bone health is something that we take for granted. However, that is not the case for everyone. Osteoporosis can rob you of your bone health and your ability to live a full, independent life without fear.

What Is Osteoporosis?

Myocardial Infarction: An Overview of the Condition and How Stem Cell Therapy May Help

Details: Published: Friday, 17 May 2019 09:20

Myocardial Infarction

Even if you have never heard the term “myocardial infarction”, chances are good that you are familiar with the condition. Also called a heart attack, this condition kills millions of Americans every year. It is a life-threatening condition that must be caught quickly in order to prevent death and to help alleviate potential damage in individuals who survive.

What Is Myocardial Infarction?

Exploring Treatment Options for Autism-Spectrum Disorder

Details: Published: Monday, 13 May 2019 09:51

Autism-Spectrum Disorder

Our understanding of autism continues to develop. What were once thought of as multiple conditions are today seen as different subtypes of what has become known as autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. These conditions range from mild to severe, and individuals with autism have a very wide range of strengths and challenges. Some may require assistance with daily living activities for their entire lives, while others may be able to live entirely independently.

Crohn’s Disease and Stem Cell Therapy: Hope for the Future

Details: Published: Thursday, 02 May 2019 04:09

Crohn’s Disease and Stem Cell Therapy

There is no shortage of conditions and diseases that cause abdominal pain and gastrointestinal distress. From gallbladder inflammation to inflammatory bowel disease to gastritis, Americans are subject to a wide range of painful, debilitating conditions. Crohn’s disease is one of the most debilitating conditions in this category. It can cause intense pain and discomfort, and may even require surgery in severe cases.

Atopic Dermatitis: The Condition, Treatment Options, and Role of Stem Cell Therapy in the Future

Details: Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:53

Atopic Dermatitis

The skin that covers our bodies plays many important roles. It helps protect our muscles, ligaments, and bones from outside invaders. It helps to hold the body together. The skin is also the body’s largest organ. A wide range of conditions can affect your skin, causing redness, irritation, pain, and even scarring. Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common skin conditions that affect people in the US today, and it’s very common in children, teens, and even adults.

COPD and Potential Treatments, Including Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Thursday, 21 March 2019 07:56

COPD and Stem Cell Therapy

All too often, we take our ability to breathe freely and easily for granted. It’s the most natural thing in the world to simply take a deep breath and feel fresh air move through our nostrils, and then down into our lungs. However, many health conditions make breathing difficult. COPD is one such medical condition. It affects millions of Americans, and can cause a dramatic reduction in quality of life.

Understanding the Promise of Stem Cell Therapy for Diseases Involving the Dysregulation of the Immune System

Details: Published: Monday, 31 December 2018 07:00

Dysregulation of the Immune System

The human body is a marvelous thing. It contains nerves, muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, organs, all of which go into making up "us". However, the body must have a way of protecting itself from invaders – viruses and bacteria, primarily, but also other potentially dangerous pathogens. This job falls to the body’s immune system.

The Dangers of Inflammation in the Human Body and the Role of Stem Cells in Reducing It

Details: Published: Friday, 28 December 2018 09:13

Inflammation in the Human Body and the Role of Stem Cells in Reducing It

Inflammation – most of us are familiar with it. When you twist your ankle and it swells up, making it difficult and painful to move, that’s inflammation. When a cut on your finger becomes infected and it swells and gets hot, that’s inflammation. There are thousands of other examples. Inflammation is part and parcel of life, and in many instances, it is a good thing that defends us against illnesses.

Stem Cell Treatment May Help Combat Nicotine Addiction

Details: Published: Monday, 24 December 2018 06:37

Combat Nicotine Addiction

Once upon a time, smoking was socially acceptable. More – it was recommended by just about every medical professional in the US. Times have changed, though. Today, we recognize that smoking (and any other form of tobacco use) is incredibly harmful to the body. Not only that, but we have realized that nicotine, the active drug in tobacco, is highly addictive. Some experts estimate that nicotine is even more addictive than drugs like heroin or cocaine.

The Potential for Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Details: Published: Friday, 21 December 2018 06:55

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

A number of progressive neurological disorders can affect individuals. Two prominent examples are Alzheimer’s disease and Huntington’s disease. Both are markedly different from one another, but they both affect the function of the brain. Another disease that does this is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. You might be more familiar with it as Lou Gehrig disease. Discovered in 1969, ALS becomes worse over time, eventually robbing patients of their ability to use their muscles and move the body.

Stem Cells Allow Scientists to Create Neurons to Study Addiction

Details: Published: Wednesday, 19 December 2018 07:51

Addiction

Addiction has been around as long as human beings, in one form or another. In fact, today’s addictions look remarkably like those of our past – alcohol, opioids, even behaviors like gambling are addictive. Until this point, addicts (those addicted to substances or behaviors) had little hope beyond sheer willpower, detoxification, and a handful of medications. Today, that is changing thanks in part to stem cell research.

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Preventing Alcoholic Relapse

Details: Published: Monday, 17 December 2018 07:30

Preventing Alcoholic Relapse

Alcohol has been part of human society of thousands of years at this point. It has been celebrated as a gift from the gods, as a vital part of intercultural and international trade, and more. However, throughout that time, humans have had an uneasy relationship with alcohol. While many people are able to enjoy drinking on a social basis, for others, it becomes a problem resulting in alcoholism.

Stem Cell Treatment and Contusive Spinal Cord Injury

Details: Published: Sunday, 16 December 2018 20:13

Contusive Spinal Cord Injury

When we think about our ability to control and move our limbs, to grasp and lift objects, or to simply walk from one place to another, our muscles and bones come to mind first. That’s natural. However, none of that would be possible without your spinal cord – a part of the central nervous system running from the base of the brain to about mid of your spine and then continuing as a bundle of nerves all the way to your tailbone.

Understanding Ileitis and How Stem Cell Therapy May Help

Details: Published: Thursday, 13 December 2018 07:00

Ileitis and Stem Cell Therapy

The gastrointestinal tract might not seem that complex to those with little or no medical training, but that is not the truth. It is a highly complex network responsible for supporting human health in a wide range of ways. However, a significant number of diseases can target the gastrointestinal tract, and many of them share numerous similarities, such as ileitis.

Treating Gastritis: The Situation Now and the Promise of Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Wednesday, 12 December 2018 07:00

Treating Gastritis

Our stomachs are responsible for digesting the food we eat, ensuring that we are able to take in the nutrients we need to live happy, healthy lives. However, a number of conditions can cause pain and discomfort in the stomach, and can even lead to a reduction in our quality of life. Gastritis – an inflammation of the stomach lining – can lead to a wide range of negative health outcomes.

Stem Cell Treatment and Colitis: Emerging Treatment Options

Details: Published: Tuesday, 11 December 2018 13:23

Colitis: Emerging Treatment Options

The human digestive tract is very complex, and plays a number of roles in our health, wellness, and even our nutrition. Unfortunately, it is also affected by a number of diseases and adverse health conditions. Colitis is one of those, lumped into the larger group of inflammatory bowel diseases. It is often confused with Crohn’s disease. However, while the two conditions are similar, they are not the same.

Stem Cell Therapy May Hold the Key for Treating Prescription Drug Addiction

Details: Published: Friday, 30 November 2018 07:00

Prescription Drug Addiction

Prescription medication is used every day to combat everything from sinus infections to chronic pain. In most cases, it is a blessing, allowing patients to defeat biological threats, or deal with the ramifications from injuries. However, in an increasing number of instances, prescription medication, specifically painkillers, are becoming a problem in their own right. These medications are addictive, and can be as dangerous as illicit drugs like cocaine and heroin, or even more so.

Making Sense of Gastrointestinal Diseases and the Role of Stem Cells in the Future

Details: Published: Wednesday, 28 November 2018 13:47

Gastrointestinal Diseases and the Stem Cells

When most of us think of diseases, we immediately picture cancer or perhaps diabetes. That is natural, as these are common diseases and most of us know someone who suffers from such a condition. However, there are many less common diseases that are no less frightening for sufferers. Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases fall into this category.

How Stem Cell Therapy May Help Crohn’s Disease Sufferers

Details: Published: Tuesday, 27 November 2018 13:00

Crohn’s Disease Sufferers

Crohn’s disease or Crohn illness of a human intestine with inflammation symptoms causing obstruction — Crohn’s disease of a human intestine with inflammation symptoms causing obstruction

The human gut is one of the unsung heroes of the body. It is responsible for a wide range of tasks, from absorption of nutrients from food to waste elimination. It is even home to a host of gut microbes responsible for helping to maintain our health and wellness. When something goes wrong with our gut, the repercussions can be dramatic, even life-altering. Such is the case with Crohn’s disease.

Stem Cell Therapy May Hold Hope for Those Struggling with Stimulant Addiction

Details: Published: Monday, 26 November 2018 07:00

Stimulant Addiction

Addiction is nothing new. It has been around as long as there have been humans. Only the things to which we become addicted have changed. Some of those remain the same, as well. Alcohol addiction has been present as long as humans have made and consumed alcoholic beverages. Opioid addiction has been present since humans discovered the uses of the poppy. However, new addictions do arise over time, and stimulant addiction is a relatively modern thing.

What Is Stimulant Addiction?

Stem Cell Therapy for Cerebral Ischemia

Details: Published: Friday, 23 November 2018 07:00

Chances are good that you are at least familiar with the term "cerebral ischemia" even if you are not completely certain what it means. Most people equate it with stroke. However, while there is a direct relationship, cerebral ischemia is not stroke. It is actually the condition that leads to a stroke, or cerebral infarction.

Oxidative Stress and Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Tuesday, 20 November 2018 07:00

We tend to think of oxygen as being essential to life. And it is. However, oxygen is actually corrosive – it’s what is responsible for corroding iron and for creating the patina on exposed copper. Oxygen’s corrosive effects go far beyond the world of physical objects around us. It also affects the world inside us. Oxidative stress is the term used to describe a situation in which free radicals and antioxidants within the body are out of balance.

What Is Oxidative Stress?

Huntington’s Disease Suffers May Have Hope with Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Friday, 16 November 2018 07:00

Medical illustration of the symptoms of Huntington's disease in the brain

There diseases are numerous. Alzheimer’s disease is perhaps the most talked about these days, but there are many others, all of which can have a profoundly negative impact on a person’s health and quality of life. One of those is Huntington’s disease, or HD for short, which affects 30,000 people in the US currently, with another 200,000 people at risk of developing the disease.

What Is Huntington’s Disease?

Abolishing Binge Drinking with a Single Treatment

Details: Published: Sunday, 11 November 2018 17:42

Binge Drinking and Stem Cell Therapy

Since the very first human discovered spontaneously-fermented honey and water, alcohol has been an inextricable part of our history. In many ways, it has been a beneficial arrangement. Social drinking helps to strengthen bonds between friends and establish new connections with others, broadening our circles. There are even numerous studies that indicate limited consumption of alcohol can have positive effects on human health. However, there is a flip side to this particular coin. For some, consumption patterns can lead to serious issues. Binge drinking is one such pattern.

Treating Psoriatic Arthritis

Details: Published: Friday, 14 September 2018 15:48

The Emerging Role of Stem Cell Therapy in Treating Psoriatic Arthritis

Over 3 million Americans each year develop psoriasis. Currently, there are tens of millions of people around the world struggling with this autoimmune-related skin condition, which usually presents with patches of raised, red, itchy skin. However, for some of those sufferers, the condition can be just the beginning. It can cause deeper issues, such as psoriatic arthritis.

Treating Premature Menopause

Details: Published: Monday, 10 September 2018 11:07

Understanding the Potential Role of Stem Cells in Premature Menopause Treatment

Menopause is a natural process – it marks the end of a woman’s fertile, child-bearing years. Thankfully, for most women, this change does not come until around the age of 51. Of course, it does not occur at the same age for all women. Some women go through menopause during their 40s – this is called early menopause. For some women, it can happen even earlier. Whether this is natural, or is induced, it is called premature menopause.

Stem Cell Treatment for Macular Degeneration: How Stem Cells May Help Halt the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in Seniors

Details: Published: Friday, 07 September 2018 09:00

Humans are a vision-oriented species. Yes, we possess five full senses, but our eyes are the most important of our sensory organs. In fact, a major percentage of our brains is allocated to processing information from our eyes. Macular degeneration is the name given to the usually slow loss of vision that affects us as we age. According to the American Optometric Association,

“Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss in adults over age 50. The CDC estimates that 1.8 million people have AMD and another 7.3 million are at a substantial risk for vision loss from AMD.”

Stem Cell Therapy and Food Allergies: Retraining the Immune System

Details: Published: Tuesday, 04 September 2018 08:00

According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, over 50 million Americans suffer with some sort of food-related allergy. This could be something as deadly as a peanut or shellfish allergy, or something as common as lactose intolerance. Symptoms of food allergies and intolerances are most common in babies and young children, and some disappear with age. However, allergies can appear at any time, and can also grow worse as we age.

Spinal Stenosis and Stem Cell Therapy: Understanding the Value of Emerging Treatments for Spine Health

Details: Published: Friday, 31 August 2018 08:00

Spinal Stenosis and Stem Cell Therapy. Emerging Treatments for Spine Health

Our spines are responsible for our ability to stand upright, but they do so much more. Without a healthy spine, moving and even just standing can be painful or difficult. Injuries to the spine, even seemingly-minor ones, can have long-lasting, major impacts on our quality of life. Those injuries may not come from an outside source in some cases.

Celiac Disease and Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Monday, 27 August 2018 06:00

It seems like a new food-related bad guy comes along every decade or so. In the past, it was fat. Then it was cholesterol. Then it was carbohydrates. Today, it seems like more and more people are cutting gluten out of their diets, whether they experience any negative health effects from eating gluten-containing products or not. While removing gluten from your diet might be the current dietary fad, there are some people who have a medical reason for doing so. Sufferers of celiac disease cannot eat gluten, or they suffer a host of negative symptoms and side effects.

COPD: How Stem Cells May Hold Hope for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Sufferers

Details: Published: Friday, 24 August 2018 08:00

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Lung diseases are among the most common of human afflictions, but also some of the most frightening that can affect an individual. These include everything from asthma to lung cancer. However, for a growing segment of the population, the most frightening condition is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.

Articular Cartilage Damage and the Potential of Stem Cells

Details: Published: Wednesday, 22 August 2018 10:13

The human body is a marvel of design both externally and internally. Take the joints between our long bones, for example. The knee is a good illustration, but the elbow works as well. Here, you have large, heavy bones that come together, and must work with one another to ensure motility for the appendage (the leg or the arm).

Parkinson’s Disease: Potential Healing from Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Friday, 10 August 2018 09:00

With over 200,000 new cases in America alone each year, Parkinson’s disease is a common threat. The disease can begin innocuously enough with a slight tremor in just one hand. However, it can progress from that into a disease that radically reduces an individual’s quality of life. However, that progression may be slow, or it may be very quick.

Understanding Degenerative Disc Disease of the Neck and How Stem Cell Therapy May Help

Details: Published: Tuesday, 07 August 2018 09:00

Degenerative disc disease of the neck, also called cervical disc disease, is actually a form of arthritis that affects the portion of the spine that forms the neck, down to the beginning of the thoracic spine. This condition may be unnoticed at first, but pain and discomfort will begin and then increase over time. In most cases, it is due to simple wear and tear, and the body’s inability to heal the damage caused over time.

Conventional Anti-Aging Treatments vs. Stem Cell Treatment: Understanding Efficacy, Safety, and the Duration of Benefits

Details: Published: Friday, 03 August 2018 09:50

No one is able to avoid all of the physical signs of aging. First, fine lines form, then laugh lines, and crow’s feet. Eventually, deeper wrinkles appear on our faces, foreheads, and even our arms and legs. Skin loses its elasticity, age spots develop, and our bodies begin to sag.

Ankylosing Spondylitis: Treatments and Emerging Solutions Including Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Monday, 30 July 2018 12:15

Every year, over 200,000 additional people in the United States are diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis – a painful condition that affects the spine. Ultimately, this condition can last for a lifetime without proper treatment, and it can be incredibly debilitating.

What Is Ankylosing Spondylitis?

Treating Myasthenia Gravis with Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Monday, 09 July 2018 14:09

While relatively rare, myasthenia gravis affects millions of people around the world. Also called MG, myasthenia gravis is a condition marked by overall fatigue and weakness, as well as a loss of control over muscles. While there are treatment options available, there is currently no cure for MG, and many of the treatments available offer only limited effectiveness. However, stem cell therapy for myasthenia gravis may offer a solution that delivers much better effectiveness, and potentially a full reversal.

The Potential for Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Details: Published: Wednesday, 04 July 2018 13:58

Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is one of the most debilitating forms of arthritis. It affects tens of millions of Americans, as well as people around the world. It’s a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect every joint in the body, but is particularly prevalent in those within the hands and feet. In some cases, RA can even affect the body’s internal organs. There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis – only treatments that offer varying levels of control over the disease and its symptoms. However, stem cell therapy may be a new, more effective solution.

What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Stem Cells and the Aging Process: What You Should Know

Details: Published: Sunday, 01 July 2018 13:25

Aging – it’s the boogeyman many of us fear above all others. The fear of aging, and its effects on the human body, has spawned an incredibly diverse, multi-billion dollar industry that runs the gamut from hair dye to wrinkle removing creams, and even plastic surgery. There’s a new option available that promises to be even more effective than surgery, without the need to go under the knife – stem cells.

Stem cells can be used to provide an anti-aging treatment, and may eventually help us turn back the clock on our bodies entirely, not just reduce the signs of time’s passage. What should you know about stem cells and their anti-aging capabilities?

Stem Cells and Skin Rejuvenation: Revealing a More Youthful You

Details: Published: Wednesday, 27 June 2018 13:12

Wouldn’t it be nice if we were able to age slowly and gracefully? Instead, it is marked with the development of lines around our eyes and mouths, with the appearance of age spots on our faces, arms and hands, with sagging, soft skin and more.

It does not have to be that way, though. Stem cell treatments promise to revolutionize the anti-aging industry, providing powerful tools for skin rejuvenation. Is this treatment option right for you, though? What should you know about it?

Stem Cells and Lung Diseases: Understanding Emerging Treatment Options

Details: Published: Monday, 25 June 2018 10:35

Tens of millions of Americans suffer from some form of lung disease. These chronic conditions rob them of their quality of life, and may eventually lead to death. While a number of treatment options can be used to slow the advance of these diseases, there is no cure. However, stem cell therapy may be able to offer a ray of hope.

What Are Lung Diseases?

Stem Cells and Endometriosis: Combatting the Pain and Building a Better Life

Details: Published: Wednesday, 20 June 2018 10:28

Endometriosis affects millions of women around the world. It causes pain and discomfort, and for a significant number of women, it can also lead to infertility. While there are treatment options, few of these are permanent, and there is no true cure. Stem cell therapy is being researched as a potential solution to endometriosis and the pain it can cause, helping women to lead a healthier, happier life.

What Is Endometriosis?

Stem Cells and Atopic Dermatitis: An Effective Treatment Option Offering Relief for Sufferers

Details: Published: Monday, 18 June 2018 10:18

Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, affects tens of millions of Americans. In fact, a population-based survey of the US found that 31.6 million people in the country suffered from the condition. While it is more common in children than adults, it can present at any age. It’s also usually a chronic condition that persists for years, or even a lifetime, and there is no cure. However, stem cell therapy may offer an alternative treatment option for suffers.

What Is Atopic Dermatitis?

Stem Cell Treatment and Myocardial Infarction: Hope and Help for Heart Attack Victims

Details: Published: Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:14

Myocardial infarction – heart attack – is no longer quite as wide-spread a killer as it once was, thanks to better medical technology, and a better understanding of how this condition arises. However, the fact is that patients who experience a heart attack are much more likely to die prematurely, usually due to complications arising from the development of scar tissue (infarct) from the heart attack. Stem cell therapy may be able to offer a way to reduce, or even reverse that scar tissue.

How Does Heart Attack Scar Tissue Kill?

Stem Cell Therapy and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Details: Published: Monday, 11 June 2018 09:37

What IBS Sufferers Should Know

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, is a painful, debilitating condition that affects 1.4 million Americans. In fact, 200,000 people in the US alone are diagnosed with IBS each year. This condition affects the intestines and can result in a wide range of painful symptoms that affect an individual’s quality of life. Some patients are able to manage their symptoms through changes to their diet and lifestyle, while others may have to live with medications for the duration of their lives. However, stem cell therapy may offer hope for all IBS sufferers.

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy: What You Should Know about This Treatment Option

Details: Published: Friday, 18 May 2018 08:53

Mesenchymal medical illustration of the composition of bone marrow cells

Stem cells are nothing new. Scientists, researchers and medical professionals have been using them for several decades at this point. Even the original controversy surrounding the harvesting of stem cells has died away with the ability to harvest adult stem cells from your own body, as well as the ability to harvest stem cells from umbilical cord blood and tissue.

Stem Cell Therapy for Knees: An Alternative Treatment Option

Details: Published: Wednesday, 16 May 2018 09:19

Whether you live an active lifestyle and enjoy taking part in sports, or simply enjoy a casual stroll in the evening to help you relax and unwind, your knees play a crucial role in your ability to move. However, over time, and through natural wear and tear due to use, your knees deteriorate. Stem cell therapy for knees may be able to help.

Osteoarthritis of the knee

Reducing the Pain of Interstitial Cystitis with Stem Cell Therapy

Details: Published: Monday, 14 May 2018 07:58

Generally abbreviated as IC, and sometimes called painful bladder syndrome, interstitial cystitis is a painful condition that affects the bladder. It can cause pain and swelling, but it can also be difficult to diagnose, as the full range of symptoms is very wide. The condition can also present with a host of severities, and individual situations can escalate quickly. However, stem cell therapy may be able to offer patients relief from the pain and discomfort.

Autism and Stem Cell Therapy: Promise and Hope for a Brighter Future

Details: Published: Thursday, 10 May 2018 11:04

Autism is a broad spectrum of conditions that affect mental development, the nervous system, and often result in impaired social interaction and a reduced ability to communicate. However, autism spectrum disorders can range from very mild to severe. In all patients with autism spectrum disorder (the current nomenclature that includes a number of previously separately-diagnosed conditions) there are differences in how they communicate, interact, behave and learn.

What Causes Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

Stem Cells and Spinal Cord Injuries: How Stem Cell Treatment Can Improve Health Outcomes for Spinal Cord Injury Suffers

Details: Published: Tuesday, 13 March 2018 08:46

Each year, tens of thousands of individuals in the US alone are diagnosed with a spinal cord injury. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, 17,000 new spinal cord injuries are diagnosed in the United States annually. The average age of injury 42, and most patients are male.

Hope for Diabetics: Stem Cells Show Promise as Novel New Treatment Option

Details: Published: Sunday, 11 March 2018 08:39

Hand in hand with the nation's obesity epidemic comes a diabetes epidemic. According to the American Diabetes Association, over 9% of the American population has diabetes, which translates to 30.3 million people. 1.25 million of those suffer from type 1 diabetes. The remainder have type 2 diabetes. Over 25% of American seniors have diabetes, and 1.5 million new cases are diagnosed across the country each year.

Stem Cell Treatment: Understanding the Importance and Applicability

Details: Published: Thursday, 08 March 2018 08:34

Few medical treatments today have garnered as much scrutiny as stem cell therapy. This treatment offers hope and the chance for health to patients suffering from a wide range of medical conditions, from myriad types of cancer to anemia, and everything in between. However, it has also be quite controversial, with the federal government weighing in on its use and legality. Today, stem cell treatment is incredibly important, and much better understood than it once was. The controversy surrounding the treatment has also faded due to new techniques. What should you know about stem cells and their incredible potential?

Allogeneic Stem Cells - Understanding Why the Type of Stem Cells Used in Treatment Matters

Details: Published: Tuesday, 06 March 2018 08:28

Stem cell treatment has been a hot topic, and hotly debated treatment method, for over 20 years now. While the controversy surrounding stem cells has largely died away due to the fact that embryonic stem cells are no longer used, there remains a great deal of uncertainty regarding many aspects of this treatment option.

Stem Cells and Parkinson's Disease: Finding a Cure

Details: Published: Sunday, 04 March 2018 08:18

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative brain condition that leads to a dramatic loss in a person's quality of life. According to the Parkinson's Foundation, there are an estimated one million Americans suffering with Parkinson's disease today, and another 60,000 people are diagnosed with it every year. Worldwide, the disease afflicts an estimated 10 million people. Symptoms of Parkinson's range from stiffness in the muscles and joints to uncontrollable shaking, eventually including difficulty or even the inability to walk and talk normally. While there are treatment methods, including medications and therapeutic surgery that can alleviate some symptoms, there is currently no cure for Parkinson's disease. Stem cell research holds great promise, though.

Fight Aging and Physical Deterioration with Stem Cell Treatments

Details: Published: Wednesday, 28 February 2018 09:04

Aging - of all life's processes, it is the one that frightens humans the most. The thought of aging conjures up images of wrinkled, sagging skin, fragile bones, and increasing health problems. It speaks to us on an intrinsic level of our own mortality, no matter our chronological age. However, there may be a way to at least slow down the process of aging.

Understanding How the Potential of Stem Cells for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Details: Published: Wednesday, 28 February 2018 08:58

Alzheimer's disease is truly devastating. According to the Alzheimer's Association, the disease affects over 5 million individuals currently, and cost the nation $259 billion in 2017. Those costs are predicted to reach $1.1 trillion by the year 2050. Every 66 seconds someone develops the disease. Ultimately, one in three American seniors will die with Alzheimer's or a related condition. Of course, Alzheimer's affects more than just those who develop it. In 2017, over 15 million Americans cared for an Alzheimer's patient without being paid for it. 35% of those who cared for a patient with Alzheimer's or a related disease reported that their own health suffered as a result.

Stem Cell Research and Muscular Dystrophy: What Patients and Loved One Should Know

Details: Published: Wednesday, 28 February 2018 08:32

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is not a single disease, but a collection of related conditions. These range from Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy to distal dystrophy, congenital muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, and more. Each condition is unique, yet they all share common symptoms and outcomes.

How Stem Cell Treatment Can Help Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers

Details: Published: Wednesday, 28 February 2018 07:14

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease that affects over 2.3 million people worldwide, with nearly 400,000 of those sufferers living in the United States, according to Healthline. Those suffering from MS can experience a wide range of symptoms, including pain and numbness, loss of movement in limbs and extremities, intense fatigue, blurred vision and even speech problems. Note that MS is one of the leading causes of disability in young adults, and while there are treatments that can mitigate the severity of the symptoms, there is no cure. Stem cell research is being pursued as a possible avenue to treat multiple sclerosis.

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