Premature babies often have trouble digesting food due to their ill-prepared gut. About 10% of preemie babies will develop necrotizing enterocolitis, an inflammation that can lead to death of the tissue in the intestine causing infection. While breastmilk can reduce the risk of the condition, many babies will require surgery to remove the dead tissue. […]
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Prominent pediatrician indicted for implanting placental tissue in patients
Dr. Ralph Conti, a well-known pediatrician in the Henderson and Las Vegas area, has been indicted for fraud. These charges stem from his (alleged) association with Dr. Sapse, who claimed to have pioneered a revolutionary new cure for diseases such as MS from placental stem cells. Dr. Sapse was allegedly getting the placentas from Sunrise […]
Menstrual blood yields stem cells
Researchers have discovered that menstrual blood contains adult stem cells that can change into a wider variety of tissue types than regular adult stem cells. The researchers did the study because they suspected stem cells might be behind the rapid regeneration of the uterine lining during a woman’s cycle. So menstrual blood, another part […]
