According to recent studies, about 15% of hospital patients suffer from nosocomial infections. So, what is a nosocomial infection, and what does it have to do with stem cells, you ask? A nosocomial infection is any infection that was contracted by a patient during their hospital stay. In other words, the patient was admitted to […]
Stem cells and vision restoration – “I once was lost, but now I’m found; was blind, but now I see” – Amazing Grace What could be a more powerful part of how we define ourselves and our world than our eyesight? You can imagine how losing your vision would profoundly change your very perception of […]
Diet, Blood Sugar Levels, & Exercise Help Stem Cells: Recently doctors have seen that fatty foods aren’t the real enemy in the war on heart disease in this country, and that sugar and refined carbohydrates are the real enemy, as they directly affect all-important blood sugar levels. These blood sugar levels, or “glycemic index,” are […]
Stem Cells and Type 1 Diabetes: I’ve been asked more than once if there was anything that stem cells could do to cure or help fight Type 1 diabetes. Actually, until recently there really wasn’t much progress in that area. Recently, in an experimental study, 28 teens with type 1 diabetes underwent a stem cell […]
University of Hawaii associate professor, Cristy Kessler, was suffering from a rare combination of three different autoimmune diseases: Vasculitis, Scleroderma, and Akylosing Spondyliitis. The pain was so bad, that, in her own words, she was “preparing to die.” She was constantly on a combination of prescription pain medications including morphine and vicadin, and could barely […]