Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, CEMB Lahore

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Amazing breakthrough....

Scientists just used stem cells from one monkey to heal the hearts of five others Scientists in Japan have used cardiac muscle cells derived from the stem cells of a macaque to mend the damaged hearts of five other monkeys.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/health/a-cautionary-tale-of-stem-cell-tourism.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-0&action=click&contentCollection=Health®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=BlogsThis story in today's New York Times should serve as a warning to anyone considering trying a stem cell therapy - or any therapy - that has not been extensively tested in controlled, double blind trials, and which has not had results published in a well established scientific journal.

A Cautionary Tale of ‘Stem Cell Tourism’ Desperate patients are turning to therapy at unregulated clinics overseas that say they can treat many diseases. But one man experienced tragic consequences.

ICYMI: Antibiotic Boosts Parasitic Infection
Mosquitoes that consume penicillin and streptomycin-laced blood pick up malaria more easily.
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Antibiotic Boosts Parasitic Infection | The Scientist Magazine® Mosquitoes that consume penicillin and streptomycin-laced blood pick up malaria more easily.

A drug that's already been on the market for 30 years to treat high blood pressure and chest pain has been found to completely cure diabetes in mice, and researchers have now been approved to start human clinical trials early next year.

Common blood-pressure drug cures diabetes in mice - human trials begin in 2015 A drug that's already been on the market for 30 years to treat high blood pressure and chest pain has been found to completely cure diabetes in mice, and researchers have now been approved to start human clinical trials early next year. A new study...

WOW.... What a great breakthrough for HIV/AIDS....

Harvard researchers genetically ‘edit’ human blood stem cells A possible new approach to treating HIV/AIDS

Good instructions for healthy cultures and consistent results.....

GEN | Insight & Intelligence™: Basic Primary Cell Isolation for Nonperfusion Culture Follow these instructions for healthy cultures and consistent results.