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Textbook case of bad media on ‘stem cell treatment’ clinic: Kirk Cousins Caribbean trip

January 24, 2024 / By / 9 Comments
Kirk Cousins, stem cell treatment

It’s frustrating to see so much bad media coverage of celebrity trips to clinics to get supposed stem cell treatment of various kinds. Part of the concern here stems from ordinary people taking risks by following the example of the famous people.  Good journalism should ask tough questions, talk to experts, and not yield an …

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3 cell therapy companies doing well: Vertex, Vericel, & Regeneron

November 15, 2023 / By / 5 Comments
Vericel, Cell Therapy Companies

Cell therapy companies face many hurdles. I wrote recently about four cell therapy biotechs that have been really struggling. Blogging here at The Niche for more than a dozen years, I’ve seen many companies even go under. That’s bad news for the field, for patients, and for investors. Today I wanted to highlight some cell therapy …

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Biological age, health flexing, & stabs at rejuvenation

December 19, 2023 / By / 4 Comments
health flexing, biological age

We all know people who seem far younger than their age, which feeds into the idea of biological age. It’s often in the news these days and all over social media. Some people who are fighting high-profile battles with aging are also doing something I call “health flexing.” I also called these folks by another …

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Updated patients guide to stem cell therapy for 2024

February 28, 2024 / By / 3 Comments
what are stem cells?

I am in the unique position of being a stem cell scientist who has no commercial interest in selling therapies so I can be impartial on giving patients and consumers guidance. In today’s post I give an overview of stem cell therapy and provide an expert, unbiased guide to navigating this area. This post is …

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2021 scorecard for stem cell stocks: REGN, VCEL, CCEL, LCTX did best

December 20, 2021 / By / 3 Comments
Mesoblast stock

A quick review of the publicly-traded stem cell stocks I’ve been following in 2021 finds mostly discouraging news, but a few firms relatively outperformed the other publically-traded biotechs. One had some great news today. In this post, I’m doing a brief overview of how things went this year in the regenerative medicine space. I’m going …

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Fact-checking Regenexx: reviews, data & cost

December 28, 2023 / By / 23 Comments
Map of Regenexx stem cell locations. Screenshot of map from company website.

Stem cell clinic firms often come and go rather quickly, but a few like Regenexx have persisted. It’s even become a brand name. I’ve been writing here on The Niche for more than twelve years about stem cell clinics. Regenexx has been around that whole time. Along with its founder Dr. Chris Centeno. Patients have …

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Fact-check of stem cell therapy for pain & neuropathy

April 6, 2022 / By / 4 Comments
knoepfler turner cell stem cell 2016 fig. 2b stem cells for pain and other conditions

Does it make any sense medically or scientifically to use stem cell therapy for pain or neuropathy? There isn’t much solid evidence that this is a good way to go. However, there’s a vast scope of research ongoing in this area. Stem cell clinics have been earning millions of dollars each year selling this idea …

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Stem cell therapy for knees 2024: fact-check, costs, risks

April 22, 2024 / By / 9 Comments
stem cells for knees, stem cell therapy for knees

One of the most common questions I get from patients is about stem cell therapy for knees. Can it help knee arthritis and pain? Today’s post is a fact-check of where things stand today in 2024 on stem cells for knee issues. You can watch a video overview of this stem cell therapy for knees …

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How much does platelet rich plasma or PRP injection cost? Is it a good option?

June 23, 2021 / By / 2 Comments
prp cost polling data, platelet rich plasma

How much does platelet rich plasma or PRP injection cost? We might start by first talking about how to define PRP. PRP is an extract from blood enriched for platelet growth factors. There are many ways of making PRP and products are very heterogeneous. Some preps may contain actual platelets or fragments of platelets. These …

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Spicy stem cell pathways & other recommended reads

February 1, 2021 / By / 1 Comment
Nociceptor-mediated HSC mobilization. "Schematic representation showing that nociceptive-nerve-derived CGRP, but not substance P, acts via CGRP receptors on HSCs to enhance their mobilization via a cAMP-mediated signalling pathway. "Gao et al Nature, Capsaicin acts via nociceptor signaling to mobilize blood stem cells.

The stem cell paper of the week is a fun one about how capsaicin and nociceptors reportedly mobilize blood stem cells.  However, since the authors only show this in mice, could it also happen in humans? They argue it’s likely happening in people too. Note that nociceptors are special structures in our bodies that sense …

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