tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219890502012-01-17T15:34:01.582+08:00StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.comBlogger2021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-50868810263261576562009-10-24T21:24:00.004+08:002009-10-24T21:43:14.707+08:00

“Melayu kurang simpan sel stem”“Mereka masih agak was-was mengenai perkhidmatan ini dan lebih suka basuh, tanam uri dan tali pusat selepas bayi dilahirkan.”Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung dan pembaca blog ini. Kali ini Saya hanya menolong menyebarkan laporan wartawan akhbar Berita Harian yang dilaporkan baru-baru ini,

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-53104212600834884742009-09-01T13:41:00.008+08:002009-09-08T03:27:55.350+08:00

Laporan dari seminar-seminar Sel Stem...........Y.B. Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai……Menteri Kesihatan Malaysia berkata.........”Ibu-Bapa digalakan menderma atau menyimpan DTP”........Pengarah Pusat Darah Negara berkata..............”1 dari 85 menggunakan DTP dari Pusat Darah Negara”...Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung dan pembaca

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-45382263676088234572009-07-22T21:47:00.006+08:002009-07-23T01:17:35.375+08:00

While researchers battle it out trying to prove the supremacy of various stem cell types (embryonic, mesenchymal etc.), it is worth remembering that so far, blood derived stem cells have been used for a great variety of cures (if you know of any human that has been actually cured with an embryonic stem cell, please let us know). During my nocturnal, pre-bedtime web surfing (I suspect that I'm not

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-37218205093899550902009-07-18T01:47:00.004+08:002009-07-18T01:51:33.450+08:00

This blog isn't about embryonic stem cells but I thought this bioethics opinion was interesting from the perspective of how adult stem cells are making progress whereas embryonic stem cells still have to defend themselves against criticism and that proving its application and safety will be an uphill battle.Read:http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=482427

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-51759424991046697892009-06-24T20:23:00.002+08:002009-06-24T20:23:02.642+08:00

There was once a time, when we had just initiated StemLife, that I was personally visiting obstetricians to let them know about our service. It was feet-killing work for the initial years, long hours in formal attire and smart shoes, sitting in many a doctor's waiting room for hours before the patients would clear out and the obstetricians could spare a few precious moments to hear us out.

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-15236201701168127402009-06-19T19:17:00.002+08:002009-06-19T19:25:18.807+08:00

Sumber Sel Stem penderma bukan adik-beradik?Hospital selain dari PPUM yang boleh membuat pemindahan sel stem?Kos pemindahan sel stem dan kos pendermaan sel stem?Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung dan pembaca blog ini.Kali ini Saya ingin menjawab beberapa soalan yang ditujukan oleh pembaca blog ini.Pembaca juga boleh

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-13581685770029394212009-06-13T20:15:00.009+08:002009-06-13T20:33:51.926+08:00

Maklumat dari laman web www.parentsguidecordblood.org.…….....Sel Stem Darah Tali Pusat Berupaya Menyelamatkan Nyawa…. ….1 dalam 200 mungkin mengunakan Sel Stem Sendiri................Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung dan pembaca blog ini.Kali ini Saya ingin terjemahkan dan mengulas maklumat yang boleh didapati dalam laman

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-47749118023484504422009-05-23T12:07:00.003+08:002009-05-23T12:19:08.849+08:00

I was most pleased to receive Dr. Frances Verter's email informing me yesterday that the Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Brochure (many months in the making) was now available online to download. She's done a wonderful job putting the decision making process into perspective and the artwork is simple but very tastefully done.You can get a copy of the brochure at this link. It is currently available

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-56943120854459210222009-05-11T17:49:00.007+08:002009-05-23T12:27:49.351+08:00

Bolehkah Rawatan Sel Stem untuk Penyakit Talasemia didapati di Malaysia?Berapakah Kos Rawatanya?Jawapan Profesor Doktor Aw Tar Choon ........ ..............Sudah ada di Malaysia................RM60,000+Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung dan pembaca blog ini.Kali ini Saya ingin menterjemahkan jawapan kepada soalan pembaca

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-24972955469716528662009-05-01T12:03:00.002+08:002009-05-01T12:15:31.961+08:00

Simpanan Sel Stem Darah Tali Pusat - Pilihan Bank Simpanan - Bank Swasta atau Bank Masyarakat Umum?Jawapan dari AABB.......Ada Dua konsep perkhidmatan!Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung dan pembaca blog ini. Kepada pembaca dari beberapa syarikat tertentu, janganlah cetak rompak atikel ini ya!Kali ini Saya akan menterjemahkan

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-56018136019091684692009-03-30T10:06:00.006+08:002009-03-30T10:55:49.418+08:00

Jawapan dari AABB......."Simpan Dalam Beg Bukan Vail" !!!!!Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung dan pembaca blog ini. Kepada pembaca dari beberapa syarikat tertentu, janganlah cetak rompak atikel ini ya!Kali ini Saya ingin menterjemahkan beberapa jawapan kepada soalan popular (FAQ) yang diterbitkan di laman web Persatuan Bank

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-67105112970570037572009-03-19T16:52:00.003+08:002009-03-20T17:41:29.337+08:00

A study to determine if patients with type 2 diabetes can benefit from a combination of autologous (patient OWN self-donated) stem cell infusions (ASC) and hyperbaric (above the normal air pressure of ) oxygen treatment (HBO) before and after ASC has found "significant benefits" in terms of "improvements in glycemic control" along with "reduced insulin requirements." The combination therapy could

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-67158101231727671882009-03-19T16:45:00.004+08:002009-03-20T17:31:17.566+08:00

Just published a few days ago in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (Vol. 17 No.12), researchers from DaVinci Biosciences, Costa Mesa, California, in collaboration with Hospital Luis Vernaza in Ecuador, have determined that injecting a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells (own-autologous BMCs) directly into the spinal column using multiple routes can be an effective treatment for

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-37553844233235160502009-03-19T16:27:00.005+08:002009-03-20T17:40:16.231+08:00

"Every five minutes someone in the UK has a stroke and it is vital that we do all we can to help those affected by stroke."Wise words from a team of wise scientists in the UK that pushed effective stem cell treatment for strokes a significant step forward as they revealed in their work is published in the Journal Biomaterials how they have replaced stroke-damaged brain tissue in rats.The team of

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-74817497285923374102009-03-19T00:13:00.007+08:002009-03-19T15:25:51.699+08:00

If there's one building that I never get tired of looking at in KL, it has definitely got to be the Petronas Twin Towers. If the number of tourists in the park just beneath it is any indication, it confirms that I am certainly not the only one. Since the sunshine brings such perfect days and stormy nights, even the movie producers are out in full force, taking full advantage of the predictability

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-84075397300544687442009-03-11T00:51:00.002+08:002009-03-11T23:01:45.338+08:00

I'm not sure how we've managed to make it onto StemTech's spambot list of blogsites, but we've just been patiently deleting them as they come in.Today, I changed my mind and instead of just going ahead to hit delete, I've decided to dedicate an entire post entry to them due to the fact that they have been actively making their rounds in Malaysia.One bottle of algae based supplements sells for RM

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-46072129292551314482009-03-04T21:12:00.005+08:002009-03-04T21:13:55.391+08:00

Note to Indian Women: If you're having your period this week, you're probably an immediate target for LifeCell India.One of the latest news articles to come out of Chennai this week is LifeCell India's announcement that they will be offering menstrual blood cell banking at their facility, adding to the cord blood business.Personally, I think that most asian women would find this quite disgusting

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-45187189479141641202009-03-03T19:07:00.006+08:002009-03-04T21:37:01.932+08:00

A Cordlife ad was timed right after the appearance of the Singapore Cord Blood Bank's news article - and that wasn't a coincidence. In fact this latest ad was a masterful stroke of PR execution, citing rates of stem cell usage from the SCBB's own article and adding on the other applications worldwide. It highlights what families ought to store their own babies stem cells for their own use and

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-10347421771679552332009-03-03T12:36:00.005+08:002009-03-03T17:29:09.549+08:00

In a groundbreaking study (click on title for abstract), just published and not yet picked up by the media, researchers from the Departments of Anatomy and Physiology and Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology at the College of Veterinary Medicine in Kansas State University in Kansas, reported in the February edition of the journal "Cancer Research" that "Rat Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Completely

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And... the blog is back!

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-88238887109823263652009-03-03T11:45:00.003+08:002009-03-03T11:47:25.071+08:00

Apologies to all blog readers, it appears that our blog on Google is experiencing a display glitch. We are trying to contact Google now to establish what the problem is.. Please bear with us!

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-52815653148212900912009-02-27T17:45:00.015+08:002009-03-03T19:40:29.805+08:00

Last week in the Singapore Straits Times, there were two snippets about cord blood stem cell banking. The first one was a news piece on the Singapore public cord blood bank (entitled Cord Blood Bank has saved 21 lives**) which was campaigning for an increase in units (arguably an ad in itself). The other snippet was an ad by a local private Singapore Cord Blood Bank Cordlife. The ad appeared 2

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-51870092143119147802009-02-26T19:13:00.005+08:002009-02-26T19:19:38.966+08:00

I was watching late night TV last year and happened to stumble across the Suze Ormon Show which I had never seen before. Her program entitled "Can I afford it?" discusses the value and worth of any particular item a person, couple or family would like to purchase in the USA. In this episode, there was a lady who rang up to ask her opinion on cord blood stem cell banking and I thought it would be

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-74354380498088628442009-02-19T19:02:00.005+08:002009-03-13T21:12:08.963+08:00

I find that the PloS Editor's summary in the article itself is an excellent popularized explanation of what the study means so I present it as is (except some added parentheses).Editor's SummaryMost of the cells in the human body are highly specialized (‘‘differentiated’’). The brain and the spinal cord, for example, contain two main cell types—neurons, which transmit electrical signals to and

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-42617625094563464482009-02-19T18:53:00.005+08:002009-02-23T16:18:04.824+08:00

Haemopoietic stem cell transplantation for children in Australia and New Zealand, 1998–2006:a report on behalf of the Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry and the Australian and New Zealand Children’s Haematology Oncology Group.This above study is an important milestone epidemiological study in CHILDREN published in the Medical Journal of Australia in February 2009. It gives us

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-22511450323515255812009-01-30T10:34:00.007+08:002009-01-30T14:10:10.445+08:00

Fantastic NEWS for MS patients. New hope in the horizon with OWN Peripheral Blood Stem Cells the way StemLife companies around SE Asia have been collecting and storing for the past 9 years. This novel phase US II/III study (click on the title to see the study) confirms what European scientists have been investigating in the past few years with dr Fassas in Northern Greece as one of them. So this

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-26647118546594180062008-12-05T19:03:00.007+08:002008-12-05T19:18:44.071+08:00

Bolehkah Sel Stem Darah Tali Pusat Bayi Merawat Penyakit Thalassaemia Kakak/Abang?Apakah Statistik Kegunaan Sel Stem Darah Tali Pusat?Asalamualaikum,Salam dan semoga Sihat Sejahtera.Baru-baru ini Saya telah mendapat beberapa soalan mengenai kegunaan sel stem darah tali pusat bayi.Untuk soalan pertama, pembaca perlu menjawab beberapa soalan. Adakah pesakit sedang berulang ke hospital untuk dirawat

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-50933928449361257182008-11-03T21:00:00.003+08:002008-11-03T21:13:44.463+08:00

Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung/pembaca blog ini.Kebelakangan ini Menteri Kesihatan Malaysia Y.B. Dato’ Liow Tiong Lai telah melawat premis kami di Wisma Perintis untuk melihat sendiri operasi pengambilan sel stem dewasa StemLife serta untuk memahami dengan lebih mendalam lagi status penggunaan sel stem dewasa dalam bidang

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-85899066866250255502008-07-24T19:48:00.001+08:002008-07-24T19:49:23.439+08:00

NEWSFLASH: UMBILICAL CORD STEM CELL BAN MAY BE LIFTEDSince Prof. Colin visited us in April this year and shared with us the difficulty of convincing medical experts that cord blood stem cells provide a real alternative to bone marrow and are able to produce various cell lineages, I was most delighted to see that Irish Authorities are finally acknowledging that cord blood stem cells are useful and

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-18238261952710550342008-07-21T18:52:00.005+08:002008-07-21T20:20:57.847+08:00

There's no need to tell me that this blog site seems to be gathering a rather thick layer of dust since we last posted in April. It certainly isn't for the lack of interest but simply the lack of time and sleep!Well, there's been lots happening in the stem cell world and if you've been keeping up with the news (and if you've been doing that, you definitely have had more time than I have) you'll

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-2618467752198414832008-05-18T23:09:00.018+08:002008-11-19T14:49:54.636+08:00

Sel Stem Darah Tali Pusat Bayi - diiktiraf di seluruh Dunia!Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung/pembaca blog ini.Beberapa hari kebelakangan ini kami telah mengambil bahagian dalam program-program ceramah topik Sel Stem Darah Tali Pusat dan kegunaanya dalam menangani masaalah Leukemia dan Talasemia di beberapa lokasi yang telah

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-32752249887407127272008-05-14T13:23:00.005+08:002008-11-19T14:49:54.903+08:00

Today marks the launch of a new international research consortium called Novussanguis for cord blood and adult stem cells. Its founding members, Professor Colin McGuckin and the Jerome LeJeune Foundation plan to bring together key researchers to discuss and collaborate on the development of stem cells for clinical application. The launch is held in Paris today and I'll provide some insights about

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-16262602920823913912008-04-02T22:22:00.003+08:002008-11-19T14:49:55.171+08:00

Just to remind the world that the UK isn't behind in science (vis-a-vis the US), the British High Commission probably decided that this exhibition panel was important to remind everyone of the UK's key scientific achievements. So, if you didn't already know or can't read the words in the picture, here's three that you might have confused as a US invention...UK GREATS1953: Discovery of structure

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-53030916815771557182008-03-25T22:22:00.018+08:002008-11-19T14:49:55.365+08:00

Sel Stem Darah Tali Pusat, Sel Stem Sum-Sum Tulang, Sel Stem Embrio, Transplantasi Sel Stem, Transplantasi Sum-Sum Tulang, Leukemia, Talasemia, Limfoma, Simpanan Krio, Bank Sel Stem Darah Tali Pusat – Apakah maknanya semua ini?, Apakah kepentingnya? Apakah perbezaan diantara kesemuanya?Assalamualaikum WBK,Salam Sejahtera kepada rakan-rakan saya sekelian, ibu-bapa, bakal ibu-bapa, pengunjung/

Zahrein MSchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05810649045130265835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-32072526010725300222008-03-19T23:05:00.002+08:002008-11-19T14:49:55.743+08:00

Its been a long time since I sat in a room full of developmental biologists discussing the intricate biochemical pathways -some discovered and debated heatedly- and listened to the fundamental scientific research performed in the UK. Organized by A*STAR’s Singapore Stem Cell Consortium and the British High Commission at Singapore’s Biopolis, it was another event which made evident Singapore’s

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-26745711510090821612008-03-14T20:00:00.003+08:002008-11-19T14:49:55.942+08:00

Well, it wouldn't be fair that other automated systems aren't discussed on this blog. A burning question you must all have is: What systems are all the other cord blood stem cell companies using? Well, last year, Viacell announced in a short brief that they were integrating automation into its existing closed processing system using the SEPAX system, designed and manufactured by BioSafe, a Swiss

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-36079543269386514892008-02-28T22:33:00.003+08:002008-11-19T14:49:56.406+08:00

In this week alone, I've received two articles from friends and colleagues informing me on the latest in a string of bad news from the US.The first http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/732813.html" target="blank">article was about Thermogenesis recalling 7,000 of its latest disposable bags custom designed to be used with the automated AXP device, used to process cord blood for stem cell

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-91175714864501535072008-02-21T09:45:00.001+08:002008-11-19T14:49:57.071+08:00

I'd hate to sound as if I was brought up on an entertainment diet of Hollywood movies, but back in the 1970's to 80's there was a real revolution in cinematic production and audience interest that led to a cult following of the science fiction genre. Film directors often take what's probable in science and stretch them to the limits of our imagination, engaging us to just reflect on not only how

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-73662634142711662882008-02-20T14:34:00.003+08:002008-02-21T01:16:25.129+08:00

Use your OWN or a SIBLING’S cord blood stem cells and achieve CURE or REMISSION! Data from a retrospective review of blood disorder patients treated with stem cells from their own cord blood (autologous transplant) or from the cord blood of a sibling (allogeneic-related transplant), presented at the American Society for Blood and Marrow Treatment (ASBMT) annual meeting showed that the

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-36274222682205451062008-02-08T11:17:00.000+08:002008-02-08T11:33:05.058+08:00

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) gets into the game of stem cells, ADULT Stem Cells, together with Plureon Corporation, a biotechnology company based in Winston-Salem, N.C. that focuses on developing therapeutic applications of stem cells. The project plans to use Plureon’s technology platform to isolate adult stem cells from a type 1 diabetes patient and re-program them to

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-69818488795882997762008-01-31T13:18:00.001+08:002008-11-19T14:49:57.586+08:00

A lot of the concepts surrounding that of anti-aging first involves protecting and conserving what the body has left to the best of your ability and secondly attempting to regenerate and increase the number of functionally productive living cells in the desired tissues and organs. In a previous blog entry, I described a face cream by Dior (Capture) which promises to protect and nourish the

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-2344708554205038352008-01-21T20:29:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:57.653+08:00

It's now 8:34 pm and I'm wishing that I could catch the program on Channel News Asia right now, except that I can't get it here in KL. The program is named the "Medical Touch" and features some interesting degenerative joint conditions and how stem cell therapy can help. If you're able to catch it, I'd appreciate your feedback on the program.The Medical TouchEpisode 11 The Medical Touch drills

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-29245418372935514422008-01-02T21:40:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:58.049+08:00

Anyone remember Ryan Schneider and his active mum Mary? I mentioned them in a very early blog entry and recently found an update on Ryan's condition in an interview with his mother, posted on their website promoting new treatments for children with neurobiological conditions. I also learned from the article that Mary is working to pass a bill promoting cord blood banking and advocating stem cell

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-68954890632333706712007-11-30T22:17:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:58.356+08:00

... I suppose this must be what all the American 35+ year olds must be thinking as they rush out to buy Christian Dior's latest product on Macy's shelves on the weekend (Sharon Stone is the advertising model for "Capture" chosen by LVMH). COSMETICS MOVE ASIDEThe product -which sounds like a piece of sexy photographic equipment or imaging software- is called Capture 60/80 XP and claims to have "

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-39322864973605540712007-11-28T20:28:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:58.521+08:00

Now that PerkinElmer (PE) has purchased Viacell, the company best known to me for its PCR machines* now owns the distribution arm of Viacell's cord blood stem cell storage unit- Viacord. The " target="blank">announcement of Viacell's takeover, valued at USD 300 million (approx 960 million MYR) was certainly a whole lot more than what Celgene paid for LifebankUSA which was closer to USD 60 million

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-81236032876656517012007-11-14T23:36:00.000+08:002007-11-15T21:00:57.820+08:00

When Thermogenesis announced that they had pioneered an automated system (AXP) for the processing* of cord blood stem cells, we were all quite excited that the industry was indeed moving in this direction. StemLife has been banking babies' cord blood stem cells in the FDA approved Thermogenesis cryo-storage bags since we started the service in Malaysia in 2001, hence the adoption of this system

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-72202661552676141272007-11-08T11:16:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:58.796+08:00

Dr. Tan Qui Hong was one of the first Obstetricians in the country to collect cord blood stem cells for StemLife. She paid a personal visit to StemLife's facility in 2004 (photo above). Dr. Tan passed away yesterday morning 8th November 2007 in Johor Bahru and she will be remembered by us as being a fair, kind and forward thinking doctor who always put her patients' best interest first.

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-65134494711416007952007-10-31T23:55:00.000+08:002007-11-01T17:15:30.036+08:00

Neostem, a company formerly known as Phase3Med, based in New York (USA) which collects and stores adult stem cells has been around for quite a while. One of their directors was here in Malaysia 3 years ago at one of the locally organized biotech symposiums and expressed a certain interest and admiration for the work that we have accomplished thus far. LAS VEGAS MEDICINEAfter a short hiatus about

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-42992314363829515082007-10-30T20:49:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:58.921+08:00

When my friend's mum fell and broke her femur about 3 years ago, she had to have almost complete bed rest for six months and physiotherapy and rehabilitation for close to three months after that. With a metal screw pin in her thigh bone and a cast around her leg, it was probably the most uncomfortable and frustrating experience for someone who was living a very active lifestyle (tai chi, walking

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-79709478103922330502007-10-09T13:31:00.000+08:002007-10-09T13:40:31.186+08:00

Wonderful news for diabetics! Researchers from the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois have discovered a novel cell population from peripheral blood that looks like it is capable of becoming islet cell and produce insulin if in the right place! This novel cell population demonstrated characteristics of islet beta cell progenitors

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-17406252256395963202007-10-09T11:22:00.000+08:002007-10-09T13:27:48.535+08:00

In my first contribution to the blog I would like to give you some information I have gathered from new research studies around the world on Autologous Stem Cells collected either from the Bone Marrow via a bone marrow aspiration or from the Peripheral Blood after stimulation with G-CSF and the effects of those cells in treating conditions that in the past were considered UNTREATABLE!SPINAL CORD

Dr. Kostas I.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964032190493362629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-7707561534831061092007-10-01T21:06:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:59.291+08:00

I don't know anyone personally who has Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) but it does sound like pure suffering as the mind might still be sound but due to the nervous degenerative condition, the muscles in the body gradually waste away (the paralyzed would probably empathize). The plight of a lady by the name of Pam Penley Schuelke was just so and there was an article that

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-56458220136961562322007-09-08T02:59:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:59.552+08:00

This entry relates to 2 separate news articles. I read with some regret last month (sorry, only had time to write it up tonight) that the company known as Embryonic Stem Cell International (ESI) folded up its embryonic stem cell research program after a 5-year attempt to get the research off the ground. The company announced that it had to abandon the work on therapies due to the lack of success

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-58299321157746915302007-08-30T18:09:00.000+08:002007-08-30T17:55:53.539+08:00

Just when you've heard from other news sources that:a) cord blood stem cells are useless;b) that you'll never ever need it;c) that cord blood units contain too little to be used in a transplant or;d) that it is only used in cases of small childrenBravo to Singapore's marrow transplant doctors for their successful case of 19 year-old Nanyang Polytechnic student Candy Yeow. She had Philadelphia

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-55368184696939170892007-08-27T01:56:00.000+08:002007-08-27T02:01:08.667+08:00

There were a few statements made by the Malaysian Minister of Health reported in Malaysia's local newspaper "the Star" today. I'm writing this entry for StemLife clients, staff, shareholders and supporters who may be wondering if it relates to our work. The Health Minister was quoted saying that there are those who claim that stem cells can cure diseases such as cerebral palsy and Down's syndrome

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-68148326964879879682007-08-15T22:38:00.000+08:002007-08-14T22:38:01.731+08:00

Despite any political maneuvering between China and Taiwan, it is articles like these (1, 2) that bring our minds back to the basics- which is that geopolitics aside, our genetic heritage links us and binds us eventually to a common fate. Additionally, stem cell resources will always reside with the size and diversity of the population, hence China with more than 1.3 billion is a stem cell

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-91517314127414643832007-08-08T01:47:00.000+08:002007-08-08T01:31:30.171+08:00

More often than not, when we think of people who suffer from strokes, older people- someone's uncle, father or grandmother- comes to mind. Did you know that some 2 year-olds have strokes too?This article reports the work of doctors at a Children's medical center who performed a stem cell transplant in 2005 on 2 year-old Shylynn Turner, whose previous two strokes had already hobbled her right leg

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-43849121672167490372007-07-17T23:29:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:49:59.864+08:00

"GRANDDAD, DO YOU WANT SOME TEA?"The reason why I enjoy reading about stem cells is because everytime an article is published on a novel application, I can think of someone who might benefit from it. In this case, its my grandfather who is presently a healthy 96 year-old (or young depending on his mood). He is still energetic and full of enthusiasm but one of the first senses to deteriorate was

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-38816590962545244232007-06-22T22:10:00.000+08:002007-06-27T22:13:05.497+08:00

Articles from or about Bristol always brings with them a sense of nostalgia for me and its been a while since the last opportunity to visit (StemLife keeps me in Asia, mostly). Anyway, back to the stem cell news. I was very pleased to see that the Bristol cardiac team based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and at the University will in August start a stem cell program which involves the injection

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-19623648125449251572007-06-19T23:38:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:00.551+08:00

Once in a while, an interesting scientific snippet crosses my path and I'll share it with you to increase the number of somewhat weird facts that you may already know (and maybe use it to impress others!).Did you know that June 15th 1667 was the first time ever that a blood transfusion was given to a human being? (Medical and scientific knowledge of blood was rather primitive back then, people

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-79773748978347518322007-06-16T23:55:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:00.743+08:00

I was intrigued when I saw this article, not so much by the actual announcement of the stem cell work performed, but rather exactly where the location of the hospital was and I was surprised that hospitals outside the major cities of England were also conducting stem cell therapeutic trials.Oswestry, I found out is a small town in the county of Shropshire, off Shrewsbury on route to the Cambrian

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-81099126388353088312007-06-14T21:12:00.000+08:002007-06-25T22:03:10.633+08:00

If you've been following this blog for a while, this probably isn't news to you, but I thought that this http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=74131" target="blank">article only lends further credence to those patients concerned about whether stem cells are safe to collect. Baby umbilical cord blood stem cells certainly are safe to collect, and very apparently so are adult stem

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-13034387291349009212007-05-28T15:45:00.000+08:002007-05-28T15:31:23.604+08:00

I'd like to nominate this article for one of the top ten most interesting stem cell applications to date. The backgroundCrohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease which can cause swelling anywhere along the digestive tract but mostly affects the small intestine. The most common symptom leading to its diagnosis is diarrhea. The most common complication leading to its diagnosis is the

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-44073453884046528962007-05-23T00:10:00.000+08:002007-06-25T22:04:50.318+08:00

It's always nice to have good news, and children who have had successful outcomes with stem cell therapy is always good news to me. Last night, Singapore's http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/277520/1/.html" target="blank">Channel News Asia announced that a 2 year-old baby boy has recovered from a fatal disease (exactly what wasn't named) after fighting against viral

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-90413408519644022592007-05-08T22:18:00.000+08:002007-05-08T22:02:10.632+08:00

This news is interesting and reveals what cord blood stem cells are being used for on the other side of our planet. Cord Blood Registry (CBR), one of America's top 3 (or perhaps the top) cord blood stem cell storage companies has just announced the release of five units in the first quarter of this year for autologous infusions/ transplantation. WHAT ARE THE STEM CELLS BEING USED TO TREAT?3 of

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-78790534833743150212007-05-06T01:15:00.000+08:002007-05-06T01:05:09.775+08:00

I found this video pretty interesting as the interviewee highlights the plight of many patients today who aren't told or advised about the uses of cord blood stem cells. Eric Drew was only told about bone marrow transplantation (but didn't have any full siblings) and wasn't informed of any other options. It was on his own initiative that he found out about cord blood stem cells and followed up

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-80400955661441539592007-05-04T22:07:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:01.202+08:00

Malaysia's new king from Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin was installed last week on the 26th of April and it was declared a bank holiday. There are beautiful yellow posters all over Kuala Lumpur paying tribute to the new King, with words "Daulat Tuanku", which I think means "Long live the King" in Malay. The King and the Queen look really resplendent in their royal

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-2831024050839478422007-04-24T01:42:00.000+08:002007-04-25T12:05:38.400+08:00

If you or one of your family members has diabetes, I'm pretty sure that the recent news on stem cell transplantation providing a cure for Type 1 Diabetes (Type 1 DM) has you sitting upright and your full attention. I've had a lot of positive feedback on this news which has appeared in our newspapers here, from clients asking if this would be a cure resulting in an insulin independent life. REASON

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-32920532009078748852007-04-10T00:20:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:01.307+08:00

First and foremostly, I'd like to share with everyone that StemLife has recently launched a new website. Our web team has opted to refresh and update both pictures and information to enable company news and services to be accessed more easily. I'm sure that they'll be changing the photos and features from time to time, so please share it with all your friends and family.StemLife- Malaysia's First

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-83767545144183525952007-03-30T01:11:00.000+08:002007-03-30T00:59:10.035+08:00

I've had some enquiries before about the use of stem cells to help patients with muscular dystrophy, but never as able to tell them very much. Now I've read that italian scientists from the Stem Cell Research Institute in Rome, have taken human adult stem cells from the bloodstream (much like what StemLife does presumably) and injected the stem cells into mice with muscular dystrophy. What's

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-6392600153742038472007-03-27T23:08:00.000+08:002007-03-27T22:54:33.082+08:00

My cousin and I used to love wakeboarding and we did it every weekend off the coast of Singapore for almost a year when I lived there. The thing about wakeboarding which makes it a real impact sport, is the pull of the speedboat cutting through seawater, sliding out away from the wake at a sharp angle and slicing back in to use the wake as a ramp for a jump. Depending on how you've positioned

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-54633453251084496792007-03-22T21:15:00.000+08:002007-03-22T21:01:10.232+08:00

More and more companies are moving into the US stem cell therapeutic arena, this is probably a good indicator that StemLife is moving in the right direction. Here's an article that makes a few interesting points, with doctors making positive and strong statements that will lead the industry forward. The exciting thing about the stem cell industry is that it crosses the boundaries between

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-46538725331426196452007-03-14T19:17:00.000+08:002007-03-15T18:50:52.115+08:00

Did you like the animated graphics in the video in the last entry? Here's another one by the same author on adult stem cells and what they can do. It's just as good as the previous video and I think its really worth watching it once or twice just to make sure you don't miss anything.. I particularly liked the depiction of stem cells in the bone marrow, how the stem cells form matured red blood

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-81940912650649465042007-03-13T21:20:00.000+08:002007-03-13T21:12:41.811+08:00

It isn't very often that one finds a good video explaining what stem cells are and what they do. I found this very short one on Youtube and found the graphics animation really quite impressive and visually stimulating. If you're a client of StemLife, I'd really like you to watch this and share this blog with your family and friends so that they can understand stem cells better.

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-3015889601021323822007-03-12T19:31:00.000+08:002007-03-12T19:26:00.644+08:00

Given that heart disease is probably the number ONE lifestyle killer in all developed countries, it is thus highly appropriate that a fair number of entries are dedicated to the treatment of this expensive and progressive condition.I've been following the Gary Schaer trial for a while now and been updating this blog on any new articles detailing the patients' progress. This latest article

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-19203928241381674302007-03-05T21:09:00.000+08:002007-03-05T21:18:38.933+08:00

I have two happy videos to share about hearts today. The first one is about a firefighter, Carrol Payne, whose heart wasn't quite functioning as well anymore. He describes having a heart attack, being admitted to hospital and enrolling in a study to use stem cells as the treatment. There were a few notable points in the article. Firstly, the doctor recommends extraction of the bone marrow stem

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-42463105935317094742007-03-01T22:52:00.000+08:002007-03-01T22:40:59.672+08:00

I blogged about Amelia's condition a while ago and was very sad to see this recent article published saying that she had passed away. Apparently she won her fight to find a matching donor, but not in time for a the transplant to be performed. She had her chemotherapy, had an infection and succumbed in a coma. For what its worth, I hope she was not in pain.And I hope that people will consider

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-35222011307700973632007-02-26T23:38:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:01.680+08:00

When I was at school in the UK (alas, many many years ago), I used to love writing short stories. Unfortunately, I no longer have the luxury of time to pursue this hobby. Strange as it might sound, I won a school writing award for a story I submitted about harnessing biotechnology for food and the creation of transgenic animals for human health. Admittedly at the time, I had read only very little

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-58629859277863928362007-02-24T01:46:00.000+08:002007-02-26T17:22:30.484+08:00

IS IT ENOUGH?Whilst many cord blood banks rather unscrupulously hype up the possibilities of stem cell expansion (in order to get clients to store whatever they have and believe in their technology), I've always asked the StemLife team to take a very careful view of the science and the practical realities*. [As a side note, here in Malaysia cord blood banks claiming to compete with us - operate

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-79925426996000097372007-02-23T20:10:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:01.815+08:00

Hi Everyone! Happy New Year to all our chinese readers who celebrate the festival! Its the 3rd day of Chinese New Year (CNY has 15 days) and the StemLife office is back in full force (we're open for clients 24 by 7 but our staff do celebrate certain festivities:)). The team has decorated the office beautifully whilst I've been away. Here's a sample picture of how the team has decorated the plants

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-40566552946683538492007-02-10T17:55:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:01.902+08:00

In my conversation with many doctors, there is often a disbelief that cord blood stem cells can be used for successful transplantation. Although, I've been doing my very best to inform them that many adults have also been treated with cord blood stem cells, and that the applications are not limited to pediatric leukemias, I guess the detractors always get more attention for their comments than

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-15905012733597143192007-02-08T19:35:00.000+08:002007-02-07T14:26:32.101+08:00

If you're into the whole bio-engineering scene or are planning to work in labs which create polymers for human regenerative use, this machine might interest you. Check out this cool photo of a giant stem cell scaffold weaving loom. Our collaborators in the National University of Singapore have something like this in Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna's lab but I haven't had the privilege of seeing at work.

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-35123221957906063182007-02-07T14:39:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:02.059+08:00

Congratulations to the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Center headed by Ms. Maha on the launch of the new logo yesterday!I was kindly invited as a fellow scientific advisor to attend the launch yesterday morning at MARDI in Serdang and was delighted to see that there was a huge turnout for the event. There is no doubt in my mind that under Maha's leadership, that MABIC will make many in-roads

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-33994411799527962962007-02-06T16:07:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:02.179+08:00

I came back into the office this morning sporting a new flu bug and trying not to speak to anyone for fear that it might spread. Two bottles of anti-tussive Robitussin (manufactured locally by pharmaceutical manufacturer Pharmaniaga) and a whole tube of fizzy Redoxon later, the fever has fortunately been reduced to phlegmy obstruction in my eustachian tubes, nose and throat. I have full

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-2680560908693198642007-01-29T22:30:00.000+08:002007-01-29T22:53:19.904+08:00

It's always nice to read about a young person's start in life, filled with passion and career goals, especially in the area of stem cell research and application (my favorite topic!). Featured in the local paper the Star recently, was 28 year-old Tan Guak Kim from Kota Tinggi, Johor, who recently qualified with a Masters of Medical Science from University Malaya. She has proudly announced winning

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-58910009718664013512007-01-20T14:38:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:02.328+08:00

I haven't written much about the financial status of stem cell companies in this blog (it is dedicated to therapy mostly), but in the light of what I've been reading in some very well-read financial magazines, it is difficult to ignore that the better the company is funded and perceived by investors, the more recognition they are able to get for their products and services. This recognition then

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-14452468943863465532007-01-18T23:36:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:02.613+08:00

...to your risk of developing heart disease. I'm talking about your telomeres, by the way!ANTI-AGING / ANTI- HEART DISEASENot only do telomeres shorten with age (like a candle burning at both ends- each cell replication shortens the telomeres hence indicating the passage of time) but now it seems that men with short telomeres may also have a higher risk of developing heart disease. Although

StemLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743627915316699361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21989050.post-53552246716734790442007-01-12T20:18:00.000+08:002008-11-19T14:50:02.888+08:00

I've blogged about Dr. Huang's work with stem cells for spinal cord injury patients before, but this is a new release on another patient who flew in from the US for therapy. A lady by the name of Carmen Paulino from a town called Hazleton in Pennsylvania travelled halfway around the world to China for stem cell injections into her spinal cord. According to the interview, Ms. Paulino was paralyzed

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I was delighted when I saw this article in the news last week describing how a 3 year old girl diagnosed with leukemia was saved with her own cord blood stem cells 3 years ago (making her a "thriving six-year-old" today). Despite the article's brevity, there were a few important messages which I feel are important to emphasize:1. This was the first time in the world where a child used its own

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Happy 2007 to all Stem Cell bankers and StemLife blog readers!I wrote this entry just before midnight asian time and thought it would be nice to end the year of 2006 with a happy stem cell update and another one of hope to start 2007. I would like to start this entry by acknowledging the importance of siblings in enabling successful stem cell transplants.SIBLINGS ARE SO IMPORTANTThe first story

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Some of our avid readers have noticed that Dr. Kostas, Thai StemLife's Chief Operating Officer is featured as a new contributor to this blog. He's been very busy with the company lately and I've been reading some of their accomplishments online. Thought it might be nice to share the news with you here, if you're interested to know how our Thai company is coming along. Stem cells can effectively

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A while ago, StemLife recognized the importance of 3-D scaffolding for cellular expansion and this led to the research project collaboration with Singapore National University's Department of Engineering, specifically the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Department. Advances in nano-engineering technology and increased understanding of the cell's structural needs are evolving the way that

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Thought I'd share with you how we've decorated the office for the season. After a short break yesterday and a hearty dinner, I'm back to the blog...Let's plunge right into it, the review of the last talk by a Tv representative. The CEO of Tv, Dr. Valentin Fulga didn't give away too much of the company's information or much on himself, except to review the cases done to

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A lady by the name of Beth Morgan was reported to be raising funds for the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), her reason for doing so was because she was diagnosed with myeloma and given a 10 year survival rate of 1%. The only procedure that will help her improve her chances is a stem cell tranplant and she has already undergone the harvesting of her own stem cells for a transplant in the

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In this entry, I will briefly discuss the one other Theravitae (Tv from now on) talks from the heart conference. Sorry to stretch out the entries on this particular event, but it is much easier for me to write bite-sized pieces rather than a really long one.The next speaker from Tv was Don Margolis who is known as one of the founders of the company. I didn't get a chance to speak with him

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Thanks DTR, for prompting me to write another entry on the heart conference I attended in Bangkok. These next few entries will hopefully answer your questions, which are pretty much my own as well.As the main sponsor of the conference, alongside Bangkok Heart Hospital, it was Theravitae's aim to showcase their technology and data to impress doctors from all over the world. Notably, the speeches

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I returned from a heart conference in Bangkok last weekend organized jointly by the Bangkok Heart Hospital and a company providing stem cell therapeutic services in Thailand to American patients known as Theravitae. There were several interesting presentations, from Thai doctors in academic institutions and also several renowned doctors who were also associated in some form with private

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I came across this very interesting article describing what some Stanford researchers have been working on earlier this year. In an interesting experiment designed to examine aging and stem cell research, the researchers drew blood from young mice and injected them into genetically identical older mice (imagine storing your young blood and injecting it when you're older). The result was exciting

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Hi Everyone!I'm delighted to mention that Google has finally offered me the option of upgrading StemLife's Blog to Blogger beta version which I'm quite pleased about. The main feature which I was really after was the "label" and "tag" feature which allows me to categorize the entries. So if you are looking for something specific cited on stem cells, you can try clicking on the label which will

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I saw this blog entry which was pretty interesting. Essentially, the author describes the controversies of running a cord blood bank, even a "public-access" one, which create perceptions of charity or public responsibility, but may have its own consequences of ethics and points of controversy*. I'll provide you with the start of the article and maybe you'll find it interesting enough to read the

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