IT LOOKS LIKE A COMPANY COMPOSED OF BIG NAME HOSPITALS IN THE US RECENTLY COMPLETED A STUDY SHOWING THAT ADULT STEM CELLS CAN HELP HEART ATTACK VICTIMS. TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE, MAYO CLINIC AND EMORY ARE AMONGST THE TEAM OF ALL STARS MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE. SINCE MOST OF THE ARTICLE IS SPOKEN IN DOCTOREZE (MEANING IT ISN'T WRITTEN FOR LAYMEN LIKE YOU AND ME), I WILL USE MY LINGUISTIC SKILLS TO TRANSLATE (I AM FLUENT IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES).

Amorcyte, Inc. (Amorcyte) announced today the completion of the phase I clinical trial of its lead product, AMR-001 an autologous stem cell product for the treatment of damaged heart muscle following acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

TRANSLATION- AMORTCYTE USED ADULT STEM CELLS (THE PATIENT'S OWN) TO TREAT HEART ATTACK VICTIMS (PRESUMABLY WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THEIR HEART ATTACKS) IN A PHASE I TRIAL (TO DEMONSTRATE SAFETY).

Arshed A. Quyyumi, MD, FRCP, FACC, Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, at Emory University School of Medicine and the trial's principal investigator. “This trial has demonstrated proof of principle for this type of cell-based therapy. We have shown that it is possible to take progenitor stem cells harvested and extracted from a patient's bone marrow shortly after a heart attack and deliver these cells back into the patient's heart with the intent of repairing the damaged heart muscle. We eagerly anticipate beginning a phase II trial.

TRANSLATION- THE TRIAL USING THE PATIENT'S OWN STEM CELLS WORKED! IT HELPED REPAIR DAMAGED HEART MUSCLE! I'M JUST NOT ALLOWED TO SAY THAT UNTIL WE FINISH A DOUBLE BLIND PHASE II TRIAL THAT SHOWS EFFICACY!- DM

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 A DOCTOR AT THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE USED STEM CELLS TO HELP 3 PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM OSTEONECROSIS.  THIS STORY DESCRIBES A YOUNG MAN, ADAM VASSER, WHO WAS GOING TO NEED A KNEE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF A RARE CONDITION CALLED OSTEOCNECROSIS.  HOWEVER, DR. STUART GOODMAN TRIED IMPLANTING ADAM'S OWN BONE MARROW STEM CELLS INTO ADAM'S KNEE.  THESE DAYS, ADAM'S KNEE IS LIKE NEW AGAIN.  CHALK UP ANOTHER CONDITION THAT CAN BE TREATED WITH ADULT STEM CELL THERAPY.  I'M NO DOCTOR, BUT THIS MAY HAVE GOOD IMPLICATIONS FOR ARTHRITIS PATIENTS AS WELL.  WHY NOT TRY IT IF SOMEBODY HAS AN ARTHRITIC KNEE OR HIP?

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The 60-minute surgery, called osteoprogenitor cellular grafting, involves scooping out the dead bone and then filling the space in with new cellular matter.

"The key is to arrest or reverse the death of the bone," Goodman said. "If the cartilage is good, you get the dead bone out and give the cartilage a better foundation. If you have a salvageable joint in a young knee, you get in viable cells to repopulate that area of dead bone."

Goodman theorized that instead of using traditional bone grafting - a more invasive and painful solution - a better method might be using bone cells. The bone cells include young stem cells and progenitor cells that can actually grow into new bone. He withdrew bone marrow from the pelvic area, concentrated the stem cells and progenitors, then used a scaffolding device to help the cells adhere to the defect in the knee.

Vasser underwent the knee surgery the summer after he graduated from high school. He described a painful, monthlong recuperation period, but said that since then his knee has improved to be almost like new five years later. His mother showed a photo of him crouching behind the home plate, playing umpire in a baseball game the year following surgery.

"My knee has felt good ever since," Vasser said. "It's much stronger than it used to be. It used to lock up. Towards the end before the surgery, it got really bad. I'm refereeing, riding a bike. It doesn't affect it. It's fine."

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THAT TITLE IS A LITTLE MISLEADING AS THE ARTICLE IS REFERRING TO THE CAPITOL OF COLORADO- DENVER.  HOWEVER, THIS ARTICLE (SEE BELOW) IS  GOOD NEWS ON TWO LEVELS!

1.   THERE IS A NEW BILL WHICH JUST PASSED THROUGH THE COLORADO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.  THE BILL- HOUSE BILL 1372 WILL CREATE AN ADULT STEM CELLS CURE FUND IN WHICH MOTHERS COULD DONATE THEIR UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD (RICH IN STEM CELLS)  AND IT COULD BE A VOLUNTARY INCOME TAX CHECKOFF. THIS WOULD PROMOTE UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD COLLECTION ALL OVER COLORADO AND PROMOTE ADULT STEM CELL THERAPY AS WELL.

2.  THE BILL PASSED MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE TESTIMONY OF LEUKEMIA SURVIVOR, SHEILA GANNON WHO  RECEIVED AN ADULT STEM CELL TRANSPLANT WITH BLOOD FROM A DONATED UMBILICAL CORD.  SHE TESTIFIED THAT IT SAVED HER LIFE!

GANNON GOES ON TO SAY-
"We are extremely grateful for this technology and the medical community that administers it," she told the State House Health and Human Services Committee. "I often think about the moms that graciously donate their umbilical cord blood. There is no doubt that without this, I would not be here today."

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