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Keeping Hope Alive: Alternative Options for Bone Marrow Transplant
When someone needs a stem cell transplant, finding a match is your first, and sometimes, most difficult challenge.  Some people have little hope of ever finding a match. Fortunately, researchers...
by Patient Power | 02/09/2011
Saving Lives with Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant
Not all pediatric cancers are successfully treated with conventional chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. Specialized treatments like transplant or cell therapy are giving pediatric patients a new advantage. In this Patient...
by Patient Power | 04/06/2010
The ABCs of Stem Cells
What are stem cells? Who do they benefit? Why the controversy about different types of stem cell research? In this Patient Power program, sponsored by The University of Texas M....
by Patient Power | 11/03/2009
Emerging Science: How Stem Cells Might Regrow or Preserve Cartilage
The treatment of cartilage injuries is one of the most difficult challenges for orthopedic surgeons. The injuries can lead to problems with impaired motion and pain as cartilage is damaged...
by Patient Power | 07/27/2009
Breaking News on Stem Cell and Spinal Cord Injury: A New Era of Medicine
The FDA recently approved the first clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells, which now appear safe enough to use on humans. What does this mean for patients with spinal...
by Patient Power | 01/26/2009
Metastatic Colon Cancer: Targeting Stem Cells for Longer Life
On this episode of Patient Power, renowned expert Dr. Edward Lin and three remarkable patients, Susan Johnson, Kay Bartlett, and Tiffany Heigle, join Andrew for a revealing discussion on advancements...
by Patient Power | 09/10/2008
Pediatric Cord Blood Transplantation
Two decades ago, the first cord blood transplantation was performed for a child with bone marrow failure syndrome, the bone marrow simply stopped making cells. Success of this transplant opened...
by Patient Power | 08/27/2008
Advances in Stem Cell Transplants
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the largest centers in the world for stem cell transplants, performing more than 700 procedures for adults and...
by Patient Power | 03/18/2008
Stem Cell Treatment for Heart Repair
Recent studies have shown that our bodies all contain stem cells that can help to repair damage after a heart attack. These naturally occurring cells seem to be capable of...
by Patient Power | 02/26/2008
Lifesaving Stem Cell Research for Heart Repair
3/9/2009 - In light of President Obama's lift of the ban on funding for stem cell research, Patient Power is featuring this program that highlights the benefits of stem cells....
by Patient Power | 04/29/2007
Keeping Up with Lupus: Exciting Progress in Research
Autoimmune conditions, such as lupus, are usually difficult to diagnose. Symptoms can often be dismissed as something else and, with that being the case, treatment is even more difficult. On...
by Patient Power | 10/01/2006