The new technique assists in creating new or additional blood vessels for individuals with extensively narrowed or clogged arteries by allowing simple imaging to view and locate transplanted stem cells in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Medscape Medical News
Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation (UC-MSCT) can improve symptoms and biochemical values in patients with severe refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a small study from China has shown. Reuters Health Information
Sustained release nitric oxide nanoparticles (NO-np) exhibit antimicrobial and tissue-healing activity against Staphylococcus aureus skin infections in mice, according to a report in the April 23rd issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Reuters Health Information
Dr. Ali Torkamani comments on 2 studies published in Nature Genetics that delineate separate genetic variants associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Medscape Genomic Medicine
Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec/Glivec) not only prevents the development of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis but actually reverses established fibrosis in an animal model of the disease. Reuters Health Information