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Rafael Nadal is to receive stem cell treatment on his ailing back in Barcelona next week. The doctor of the 14-times grand slam winner said on Monday: “We are going to put cells in a joint in his spine.”

Angel Ruíz-Cotorro, who has worked as a doctor for Nadal for the past 14 years, said Nadal’s back pain is typical of tennis players and the treatment is meant to help repair cartilage and is similar to stem cell treatment Nadal received on his knee last year. He is expected to return to training in early December.

A stem cell therapy has been approved for widespread medical use in the EU for the first time.

Stem cells can become any type of tissue in the body and hold huge promise in medicine.

The treatment – Holoclar – is used to treat a rare eye condition that can lead to blindness. It works in around 80% of cases.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the move represented a “major step forward” for the field.

Times Online (New Zealand)

Three-year-old Jordan Payne doesn’t know it yet, but one day he could well be the key to saving his brother’s life.

Jordan’s older brother Tayler has cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic condition that thickens the body’s mucus and blocks tiny tubes in various organs. To keep Tayler’s airways clear, prevent lung damage and reduce infection, he requires regular physiotherapy.

StemCellResearchNews.com

“Researchers have used rare stem cells derived from human cord blood to generate heart muscle-like cells, a technique that could provide an effective way to repair damage from heart attacks.

The study… found that it is possible to expand up to seven-fold… rare CD133+ stem cells from human cord blood and then grow them into cardiac muscle cells.”

Fox News

Three year old Drake was left with Cerebral Palsy after suffering a stroke due to lack of oxygen to the brain at birth. His mother said “He couldn’t walk, he couldn’t talk and he just sat there.”

Daily Express

A new technique, which uses stem cells, could help women regrow their breasts after cancer surgery.

Experts in the UK and Melbourne University in Australia say that the new breasts look natural and feel soft to touch and are much more comfortable than silicone implants.

Huffington Post

Breakthrough research involving a brain transplant of stem cells could offer hope for the treatment of both autism and Parkinson’s disease.

The study, from Harvard University, has already proven successful with mice. Following the transfer of healthy stem cells from mouse embryos into the brains of adult mice who were unable to use leptin, a hormone that tells the body when to stop eating, the mice were able to process the hormone and went on to lose weight.

National Catholic Register

Adult stem cells, and not embryonic stem cells, are what all scientists in this field of research should be working on, says Dr Peter Hollands.

Metro

It raises hopes that kidney disease patients will one day be able to grow their own new organs with no risk of rejection.

Aditi Shankar is just eight years old, but she is a pioneer of British medicine thanks to a new way in which she has received a kidney transplant. But first, a little about the girl.

Aditi has the rarest form of dwarfism in the world, Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD). The condition is so rare that it affects only one in one to three million people worldwide. A genetic disorder, SIOD leads to sufferers needing hip transplants, bone marrow transplants, and kidney failure. Unfortunately, the life expectancy of those with this condition is incredibly short at 11 years of age.

Stem Cell Blog

Rafael Nadal is to receive stem cell treatment on his ailing back in Barcelona next week. The doctor of the 14-times grand slam winner said on Monday: “We are going to put cells in a joint in his spine.”

A stem cell therapy has been approved for widespread medical use in the EU for the first time.

Stem cells can become any type of tissue in the body and hold huge promise in medicine.

The treatment – Holoclar – is used to treat a rare eye condition that can lead to blindness. It works in around 80% of cases.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the move represented a “major step forward” for the field.

Times Online (New Zealand)

Three-year-old Jordan Payne doesn’t know it yet, but one day he could well be the key to saving his brother’s life.

Jordan’s older brother Tayler has cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic condition that thickens the body’s mucus and blocks tiny tubes in various organs. To keep Tayler’s airways clear, prevent lung damage and reduce infection, he requires regular physiotherapy.

StemCellResearchNews.com

“Researchers have used rare stem cells derived from human cord blood to generate heart muscle-like cells, a technique that could provide an effective way to repair damage from heart attacks.

The study… found that it is possible to expand up to seven-fold… rare CD133+ stem cells from human cord blood and then grow them into cardiac muscle cells.”

Fox News

Three year old Drake was left with Cerebral Palsy after suffering a stroke due to lack of oxygen to the brain at birth. His mother said “He couldn’t walk, he couldn’t talk and he just sat there.”

Daily Express

A new technique, which uses stem cells, could help women regrow their breasts after cancer surgery.

Experts in the UK and Melbourne University in Australia say that the new breasts look natural and feel soft to touch and are much more comfortable than silicone implants.

Huffington Post

Breakthrough research involving a brain transplant of stem cells could offer hope for the treatment of both autism and Parkinson’s disease.

National Catholic Register

Adult stem cells, and not embryonic stem cells, are what all scientists in this field of research should be working on, says Dr Peter Hollands.

Metro

It raises hopes that kidney disease patients will one day be able to grow their own new organs with no risk of rejection.

Aditi Shankar is just eight years old, but she is a pioneer of British medicine thanks to a new way in which she has received a kidney transplant. But first, a little about the girl.

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