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How Stem Cells Work – Part 6 Today’s installment of How Stem Cells Work sounds daunting, but is pretty simple. What is the big difference between the safety profile of adult stem cells (like the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) we use), embryonic stem cells, and the newer induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS)? The single topic that…read more
How Stem Cells Work: Exosomes or How to Get Another Cell To Do Your Chores
How Stem Cells Work – Part 5 Here’s another installment of How Stem cells Work. Exosomes are one of the hottest ideas in cellular biology today. Why are they so exciting in the world of stem cells? The concept that a stem cell can hijack the machinery of another cell to task it to be…read more How Do Stem Cells Work? Turning Pac Man Cells into Good Guys and Controlling Inflammation
How Do Stem Cells Work? – Part 3 This is another installment on our short format video series, “How do stem cells work?” In this episode, I cover some recent research that stem cells injected into joints can deactivate bad “Pac-Man” macrophages and prevent them from attacking normal cartilage. In addition, I discuss how stem…read more How Do Stem Cells Work? The Paracrine General Contractor
How Do Stem Cells Work? – Part 4 “How do stem cells work?” is our short format video series to help explain the many functions of how stem cells can help heal. Based on the older basic science research, scientists initially thought that stem cells worked only through differentiation (or transforming into and replacing a…read more How Stem Cells Work: Differentiation or The Cellular Oedipus Complex
How Stem Cells Work – Part 2 This is the second in my short format video series on how stem cells work. Today I cover the most traditional mechanism described about how adult stem cells do their job in the body to maintain and repair tissue. Every trip to the gym involves cells that get damaged or…read more How do stem cells work? A video series. Part 1-The Mitochondrial Recharge
How Do Stem Cells Work? – Part 1 I’m starting a new series of very short (<1 min) videos, each on a single concept from the research literature on the topic of “How do stem cells work?” Most patients that I meet really don’t know, so the goal is to educate. This first video is…read more Can Your Arthritic Hip Predict the Weather?
For many years my arthritis patients have sworn that they can tell when a cold front is about to come through. In fact, this is one reason many of my older patients move southward, as their joints just feel better. So is this effect real? I’ve seen a few poorly done studies through the years…read more
Does Male Hormone Optimization with Testosterone Help Stem Cell Production?
About two years ago, I came across the web-site of a doctor who had just begun to use fat stem cells, mostly for cosmetic uses, but also dabbling in knee arthritis. He claimed that many research studies showed that testosterone and other age management remedies dramatically increased stem cell production and quality. I immediately went onto…read more 