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A considerable proportion of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation meet the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression at six months after the procedure

PTSD, Depression Common After Stem Cell Transplant

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Decline in QOL and increase in depressive symptoms during hospitalization predict six-month outcomes
Treatment of exaggerated scars with dermal autologous micrografts appears effective

Dermal Autologous Micrograft May Be Effective Scar Treatment

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With further validation may be innovative regenerative treatment for scars
Use of bone marrow as the stem cell source for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation increases with increasing incomes

Stem Cell Sources Used for HSCT Vary by Country, Resources

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Use of bone marrow most common in Americas, Europe; increases with increasing income
Antibody therapy before stem cell transplant may benefit patients with acute leukemia

Antibody Tx Reduces Graft-vs-Host Post Stem Cell Transplant

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Results for patients with acute leukemia
For adult patients with refractory Crohn's disease with impaired quality of life

HSCT Not Linked to Sustained Remission in Refractory Crohn’s

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More patients undergoing HSCT able to discontinue treatment for at least three months
A member of the Cerberus gene family

Unique Platform ID’d for Producing Cone Photoreceptors

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Experimental study suggests gene involved in stem cell differentiation into S-cone photoreceptors
Hundreds of clinics across the United States are offering unapproved stem cell treatments for conditions from hair loss to heart failure and Alzheimer's disease

Unlicensed Stem Cell Clinics Operating in the United States

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FDA has no authority over procedures using adipose-derived stem cells
An experimental therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia that uses a patient's own T cells (an approach known as CTL019) may cure some patients and prolong survival in others

Long-Term Remissions of CLL in First Personalized Cell Tx Trial

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T cells reprogrammed to contain chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD19 protein on B cells
The risk of acute graft-versus-host disease in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with HLA-DPB1 mismatching is influenced by the HLA-DPB1 rs9277534 expression marker

Genetic Variant Ups Risk of Graft-Versus-Host Disease in HSCT

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Rejection seen with high-expression allele recipient, low-expression allele donor in HLA-DPB1 mismatches
A new method for delivering stem cells to damaged heart muscle has shown early promise in treating severe heart failure

Novel Stem Cell Approach Promising for Heart Failure

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Approach is 'simpler and probably safer' than earlier attempts