Stem Cells Put Woman's Arthritis in Remission
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NEW YORK  - Transplanting stem cells from a  healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis  apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal  Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Aastrom Biosciences Inc. on Monday  said it uses adult, not embryonic, stem cells to produce cells  that are being tested to see if they can repair severe bone  fractures.
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Urinary incontinence in women can be corrected by transplanting the patient's own muscle-derived stem cells into the urethra to strengthen it, scientists said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - A new study of a device that  removes certain immune system components from the blood  supports its safety and effectiveness as a treatment for  rheumatoid arthritis that doesn't respond to heavy-duty  anti-rheumatic drugs, investigators report.
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute are one step closer to understanding how blood cells develop through the use of human embryonic stem cells.
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A drug used to treat bone marrow cancer may also help treat osteoporosis by stimulating stem cells, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
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Researchers report that embryonic stem cells sent molecular signals that repaired fatal genetic damage to heart cells in laboratory mice.
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A new generation of "smart drugs" could revolutionise treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, experts believe.
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Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits for the baby, but a new study says it may help the mother avoid rheumatoid arthritis as well.
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Bee stings have long been known to relieve some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but only now has the reason for this been clarified.
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Scientists are successfully treating stress incontinence with a transplant of the patient&#39;s own stem cells. Cells are removed from muscle tissue in the patient&#39;s arm, cultured in a lab, and injected into the wall of the urethra and the sphincter muscle.
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UK scientists hope to mend shattered bones and damaged cartilage using a patient's own stem cells.
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Scientists have helped women beat incontinence by injecting them with stem cells from their own tissue. Research on stem cells - the ultimate in self-medication - is still in its infancy.
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Aastrom Biosciences Inc. on Monday said it uses adult, not embryonic, stem cells to produce cells that are being tested to see if they can repair severe bone fractures.
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Doctors use stem cells from liposuctioned fat in an experimental procedure to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed.
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A drug used to treat bone marrow  cancer may also help treat osteoporosis by stimulating stem  cells, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
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The finding indicates that many of the degenerative diseases of aging are caused by an active shutting down of the stem cells that renew the bodyÂs various tissues.