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Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to produce dopamine, the chemical whose loss drives Parkinson’s disease. The early-stage clinical trial involves implanting lab-grown dopamine-producing cells directly into a key movement-control region of the brain, with the hope of slowing disease progression and improving m…

Stem cell therapy for post-MI heart failure might deserve a second look, after the PREVENT-TAHA8 trial demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cell infusion within days of STEMI significantly reduced 3-year HF incidence. Based in Iran, the PREVENT-TAHA8 trial, randomized 396 patients following LAD STEMI with LVEF <40%, to receive either an intracoronary mesenchymal stem cell infusion […] The post PREV…

How much does stem cell therapy cost in late 2025? How have prices changed from past years? To authoritatively answer these questions now, we need data along with expert perspectives. I’ve been tracking stem cell treatment cost for about a decade now. Some surprises emerged in a new analysis I did on the current cost […] The post Stem cell therapy cost goes up & what to consider looking ahead app…

How high is stem cell therapy cost now? Is it higher or lower than in the past? Every few years, I run polls asking readers of The Niche who have gotten stem cell therapies to provide data. I ask them how much they paid per therapy and how many injections they got. The reason for […] The post Polling on stem cell therapy cost: what did you pay & how many did you get? appeared first on The Niche .

How to Find Excellence in Stem Cell Treatment Metatrend #4: Longevity, Medicine & Biotechnology What it is The stem cell landscape is undergoing its most dramatic shift in decades. Florida just broke the mold: SB 1768 allows non-FDA-approved stem cell therapies for orthopedic conditions, wound care, and chronic pain. Effective July 1, 2025. Utah followed with placental stem cell authorization. Te…

I want to discuss a recent development with Humacyte and the FDA, but first, please check out a new video below that is a discussion between student Parmin Sedigh and me on the idea of stem cells for heart disease. Parmin has also written for The Niche and has her own site too. I am impressed […] The post Weekly reads: Humacyte, retinal stem cells, stem cell therapy for knees & hearts appeared fi…

What are possible side effects of stem cell therapy ? Patients often reach out to ask about such risks They usually refer to unproven stem cell clinics. Today’s post addresses the scope of stem cell therapy side effects and risks based on available hard data. It’s also important to discuss possible unknown risks. Stem cell […] The post Stem cell therapy side effects & risks at clinics appeared fi…

The Georgia Attorney General has aggressively pursued stem cell clinic firms including one called Superior Healthcare. There is some more good news from Georgia. The FTC is involved too. Superior Healthcare, et al must pay $5.1 million Georgia AG Chris Carr has won more than $5.5 million in a judgment against this stem cell clinic […] The post Georgia AG wins $5.1M judgment against stem cell clin…

How close are we to having new stem cell therapies that work? The field is nearly there on several fronts, but we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves. Last week I noted the “soon” in a Nature News headline “Stem cells head to the clinic: treatments for cancer, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease could soon be here.” […] The post Weekly reads: stem cell therapies that work, exosomes, H3.3 K27M, Joe Roga…

Is there a proven stem cell therapy for vision loss? When I started The Niche back in early 2010, one major area of hope was that there might one day be a stem cell therapy for vision loss or even blindness. Maybe even a cure for blindness. While we’re not there yet as a field, […] The post Weekly reads: stem cell therapy for vision loss, cancer self-experimentation, Slovenia, 14-day rule appeare…

I recently interviewed Kyle Cetrulo of the Perinatal Stem Cell Society. This organization seeks to catalyze big changes in stem cell use and clinical trials in the U.S. In the interview, we touched on many topics including FDA oversight of the cell therapy space. Some of this discussion was in reaction to the new Utah […] The post Concerns after interview with Kyle Cetrulo of Perinatal Stem Cell …

There’s been much discussion about issues related to stem cells in the reproductive space such as human embryo models and differentiating stem cells into gametes, but there’s also interest in stem cell-assisted IVF. In this kind of method, stem cells are employed to make tissue cells such as ovarian stromal cells to support production of […] The post Weekly reads: stem cell-assisted IVF, Takeda M…

Many avenues are being pursued to get stem cell therapy to the clinic for eye conditions. These different approaches employ a variety of stem cell types. In some cases, such as with iPS cells, the stem cells themselves are not transplanted. Instead, the iPS cells are used to make differentiated eye cells, such as RPE […] The post Weekly reads: stem cell therapy for eyes research, DMD, cheating de…

It’s a big challenge to get a cell therapy approved by the FDA and if you look at my list of FDA-approved stem cell therapies, it’s not as long as we might hope. FDA OK on cell therapy from Gamida Cell For this reason, it was excellent news to see that the FDA approved a […] The post Weekly reads: FDA nod on new cell therapy, gray hair, pong-playing cells appeared first on The Niche .

Are there endogenous adult heart stem cells that are useful in cardiac disease or can stem cell infusions help ailing hearts? As to the first question, the adult heart does not appear to have meaningful numbers of true stem cells. Further, testing the idea of infusions of stem cells for heart disease has so far been giving […] The post Heart stem cells trial mostly disappoints but is oversold app…

State regulators are starting to catch up with stem cell clinics and Georgia is a hot spot at the moment with a firm formerly known as Superior Healthcare now getting a large monetary hit. It was just a couple of weeks ago that we heard that a Georgia court in a different case sentenced a […] The post Superior Healthcare stem cell clinic to pay $250K+ in AG settlement appeared first on The Niche .

Does Medicare cover stem cell therapy? Readers of The Niche have regularly asked this question. They’re curious about insurance coverage too. The answer is “no” in almost every case, with some notable exceptions I’ll get to at the end of the post. Still, clinics appear to have already been charging Medicare for what collectively adds […] The post Does Medicare cover stem cell therapy? Mostly no &…

This research paper considers cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death globally, and an as yet incurable disease. The research considers the potential stem cells might have in fighting this disease.

Some unproven stem cell clinics like one called Giostar have multiple locations sprouting up. To me the concern with that spreading is the potential of multiplying risks to consumers. It can be hard to get a clear take on what these clinics are doing too. What’s in this article What is Giostar? | Giostar review | […] The post Giostar stem cell clinic chain review, red flags, & lawsuit appeared fi…