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Health Matters: Amniotic regenerative medicine gets Medicare approval
Source: Mining Journal
Amniotic materials have many applications in medicine, especially sports medicine. The beneficial properties of amniotic fluid have it poised to become a major player in the healthcare market, especially with the trend-setter, Medicare, leading the way.
Duke researchers create first cartilage-mimicking gel that's strong enough for knees
Source: News-Medical.Net
The thin, slippery layer of cartilage between the bones in the knee is magical stuff: strong enough to withstand a person's weight, but soft and supple enough to cushion the joint against impact, over decades of repeat use.
Pluripotent cells grown from osteoarthritic knee joint of elderly people
Source: News-Medical.Net
A break through feat of growing pluripotency expressing cells from osteoarthritis (OA) affected cartilage tissue of knee joints of elderly has been reported by orthopedicians and cell culture experts led by Dr Shojiro Katoh, President, Edogawa Hospital.
New method uses human embryonic stem cells to generate 3D assembly of cells
Source: News-Medical.Net
Scientists from the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Hubrecht Institute in The Netherlands, have developed a new model to study an early stage of human development, using human embryonic stem cells.
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for COVID-19: Present or Future
Source: NCBI
“COVID-19” is the word that certainly isn’t forgotten by everybody who lives in the first half of the twenty-first century. COVID-19, as a pandemic, has led many researchers from different biomedical fields to find solutions or treatments to manage the pandemic. However, no standard treatment for this disease has been discovered to date.
Cost Of Stem Cell Therapy And Why It’s So Expensive
Source: Bioinformant
How much is stem cell therapy? According to analysis by BioInformant, the cost of stem cell therapy ranges from less than $5,000 for simple procedures to $25,000 or more for complex ones.
FDA Approves Stem Cell Trials for Coronavirus
Source: Pain News Network
As the U.S. comes to terms with the severe and often deadly consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak, novel medical interventions are being sought to stem the tide of casualties.
