Here is the Wikipedia definition of an urban legend:” An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend is a form of modern folklore. It usually consists of fictional stories, often presented as true, rooted in local popular culture. These legends can be used for entertainment purposes, as well as semi-serious explanations for random…
Read MoreIt seems in the last few weeks I have seen a number of patients that have consulted with me after they have been treated “Amniotic Stem Cells” but still continued to be symptomatic. Occasionally, I will also see a patient who claims that they were treated by “Cord Stem Cells”. The real question to ask…
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I continue to see advertisements concerning various cord blood and placenta products. Typically, the line of reasoning for using these products is that the patient’s own cells are “too old” to be effective. This is a very temping treatment method for the uninitiated physician. He can just take a vial of these products from a freezer…
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P-53 PROTEIN: A NATURAL SENTRY, STEM CELL PROTECTOR, TUMOR SUPRESSOR, and ANTI-AGING CHAMPION Could an elephant hold some of the secrets of longevity? The elephant is an animal which has great longevity. Scientifically speaking, this bucks the trends of nature. Typically, the more cells an animal has the more likely that a cancer or some…
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In the diagram, we see one aspect on how we can increase stem cell numbers in some of our procedures in a safe and efficient way. We are constantly looking for ways to increase the stem cell output from the bone marrow. We know all too well that most of the regenerative cells that…
Read MoreAbove we can see an article that was published back in 2016 about Peripheral Blood Stem Cells. Peripheral blood stem cells are another name for Very Small Embryonic Like Stem Cells (V-cells). These cells continue to gain acceptance in scientific circles. We have suspected for some time now that…
Read MoreHYBRID BONE MARROW ASPIRATE, THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS! There is a continuing debate between using bone marrow aspirate in a non-centrifuged manner and using it in a manner where it is concentrated by centrifugation. Until recently bone marrow aspirate was essentially always concentrated. This question has generated much discussion and some heated debates…
Read MoreIS ALL FAT CREATED EQUAL? Fat is a very popular treatment modality in Regenerative Medicine. There have been many articles written about fat some condemning it as being far inferior to bone marrow aspirate while others give it the highest praise. The real question is where does fat (adipose tissue) lie on the Regenerative…
Read MoreI recently returned from lecturing at the meeting of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. When I toured the exhibit hall I noticed there were a number of vendors selling various derivatives of Marijuana for medicinal uses. Unfortunately, most of the sales people did not seem to have a true grasp…
Read More(The above diagram encompasses most of the external factors that affect stem cells in our body.) A stem-cell niche is an area of a tissue that provides a specific microenvironment, in which stem cells are present in an undifferentiated and self-renewable state. Cells of the stem-cell niche interact with the stem cells to…
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