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Ajan Reginald: The regenerative medicine entrepreneur treating heart disease with stem cells

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), in all of its forms, is the number one killer in the UK, Europe and the US. More often than not, it has long-term effects, including an enlarged, damaged and less efficient heart muscle which naturally leads to other disabilities and a notably decreased quality of life.

While the affected person certainly bears the burden of such diseases, society as a whole does as…

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Celixir and tendon regeneration therapy

What do you do if you have suffered a severe tendon injury such as tennis elbow? What are your options for recovery? Well, at present they are limited and typically only treat the symptoms of the damage or irritation caused by the affected tendon, they don’t enable regeneration of the tendon.

Normally tendons require weeks of rest in order to begin the healing process, and in 80% of casesthe…

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How to Pursue a Career in Regenerative Medicine

If you were to take a look at the educational and professional backgrounds of those apart of Celixir’s leadership – including its founders, board of directors and scientific advisory committee – you might be surprised by the variety you’d find.

Professor Sir Martin Evans, Celixir’s President, Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder, attended Christ’s College (a constituent college of the…

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The Potential Impact of AI on Cell Therapy

Just under two years ago, Ajan Reginald, the founder, CEO and thought leader behind Celixir, sat down with IntelligentHQ.com to talk about current challenges and opportunities within the healthcare industry. While Celixir’s own Heartcelwas of course discussed as a cutting edge innovation in life-saving, life-altering medicine, artificial intelligence (AI) and its role in healthcare was also…

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Hematopoietic Stem Cells: What Are They and What is Their Function?

Most of us understand the importance of blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body while white blood cells fight infection and help us develop immunity to diseases. But, what about the stem cells that turn into our blood cells?

Scientists, researchers, and doctors have been studying hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) – the stem cells that form blood and immune cells – for over 60…

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Stem Cell Research Around the World

Around the world, different countries – and entire continents – are working separately but collectively to develop innovative and life-changing treatments through stem cell research. The field is growing quickly as clinical trials prove that stem cell therapies have the potential to treat or reduce symptoms of diseases, conditions and disabilities that have, up until this point, been untreatable.

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How Regenerative Medicine is Helping Treat Cardiovascular Disease

The Impact of Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) – in all of its forms – is the number one killer in the UK, Europe and the US. More often than not, it has long-term effects, including an enlarged, damaged and less efficient heart muscle which naturally leads to other disabilities and a notably decreased quality of life.

While the affected person certainly bears the burden of…

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9 Things to Know About Stem Cell Therapy and Treatments

Stem cell research and treatments represent exciting advancements in medicine. This innovation and our patients’ needs drive everything that we do. All of our efforts are focused on bringing life-saving medicines to the market.

With more than 20 tissue-specific regenerative medicines in our pipeline, we want the public to understand what stem cells are, their potential in treating a range of…

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10 Things to Know About Stem Cell Therapy and Treatments

Stem cell research and trials of stem cell therapies and treatments represent exciting advancements in medicine, in particular, regenerative medicine. This innovation drives us and, at Celixir, our patient’s needs motivate everything that we do. All of our efforts are focused on bringing life-saving medicines to the market.

With more than 20 tissue-specific regenerative medicines in our pipeline,…

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Could Stem Cell Therapy Help With Autism?

Back in April of 2017, 25 autistic children participated in a study at Duke University in North Carolina. The study – the first of its kind – aimed to treat the children’s’ autism by transfusing the blood from their own umbilical cord. This blood contained rare stem cells and, after the transfusions, two-thirds of the participants showed improvements in their symptoms.

At the time, skeptics –…

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For the first time in the history of medical science, scientists from the University of Manchester have been able to produce functioning human kidney tissue inside a living organism. For the medical community and for ailing patients, this means more effective treatments for kidney disease.

The study, which was published in the journal Stem Cell Reports, was led by Professors and researchers Sue…

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Stem Cells Capable of Regenerating Lung Tissue

Over the last several months, studies and trials from around the world have found new and groundbreaking ways to repair lung functions in both humans and mice. In the latest study, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report identifying a lung stem cell that repairs the organ’s gas exchange compartment.

The findings will be essential in repairing…

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Struggling With Menopause? New Stem Cell Treatments Can Help

After stem cells from bone marrow were injected into the ovaries of 33 women, the scientific community is hopeful that the new treatment may be able to help reverse the effects of early menopause and even allow women to continue having children naturally. The trial focused on women with premature ovarian failure (POF) and after just six months of treatment, they began having periods again. To…

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New Trial Suggests Stem Cells Could Heal Patients' Brains Post-Stroke

New Trial Suggests Stem Cells Could Heal Patients’ Brains Post-Stroke

Thanks to researchers from the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center and startup ArunA Biomedical, stroke victims have a renewed sense of optimism when it comes to one day fully recovering. The new treatment, called AB126, uses stem cells to decrease brain damage and increase the brain’s natural healing tendencies. As of late-February, clinical trials have proven effective on…

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Sheep-Human Hydbrids Pave the Way for Organ Transplants

In late-February, scientists and researchers from Stanford University in California announced that they have successfully grown sheep embryos containing human cells. The announcement came during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement in Austin, Texas and while animal rights activists have raised concerns, the ground-breaking research means that soon, supply for organ…

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Stem Cell Therapy Becoming More Effective Treatment for Meningitis

Meningitis – a very serious disease if not treated quickly – affects upwards of one million people around the world every year according to the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations. What’s more, it’s difficult to diagnose and it most commonly affects babies, toddlers, children and teenagers. Current treatments don’t guarantee recovery and the repercussions are life-altering, including…

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FDA Approves Mayo Clinic’s Automated Bioreactor

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new platform developed by the Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Medicine that can mass produce stem cells in a way never done before. This is one of the first automated methods approved in the United States. Before this momentous approval, patient’s had to wait sometimes months for medical treatment that involved the creation of multiple…

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