Shane recently received his first Repair Stem Cell treatment for Spinal Cord Injury.He has this to say...Hello All,First, let me begin by wishing all of you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays for all my friends of faith. Regardless of our individual beliefs, we all cling to hope of a better world and brighter futures for our children. Nowhere has this been more obvious to me...

I want to welcome you to the STEM CELL TREATMENT FUND RAISING INITIATIVE and wish you and yours Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!Over the past year, many patients asked me for fund raising help and despite a ridiculous pre-existing workload, I could not deny their requests for help any longer.  Well, no good deed goes unpunished!  This little grass roots project created on a wing and a prayer...

PFIZER BUYS STEM CELL COMPANY ATHERSYS & Acquires Stem-Cell Therapy Product MulitStemBy ANDREW POLLACKPublished: December 21, 2009 - Pfizer said Sunday that it was buying the rights to a somewhat controversial cell therapy from Athersys, a biotechnology company — a sign of big pharmaceutical companies’ growing interest in (ADULT or REPAIR)  stem cells.Why is this controversial? There are no...

Nerve-cell transplants help brain-damaged rats fully recover lost ability to learnwww.sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (Dec. 11, 2009) Nerve cells transplanted into brain-damaged rats helped them to fully recover their ability to learn and remember, probably by promoting nurturing, protective growth factors, according to a new study.via HERE

Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer cells begin in a lymph node—often in the neck—then progress to other nodes. SURGERY VS. HODGKINS LYMPHOMA... HL IS THE VICTOR!CHEMOTHERAPY VS. HODGKINS LYMPHOMA... HL IS THE VICTOR!RADIATION VS. HODGKINS LYMPHOMA... HL IS THE VICTOR!STEM CELLS VS. HODGKINS LYMPHOMA......STEM CELLS KICK HODGKINS LYMPHOMA'S BUTT!In 2003, 13 year-old Kirk Lee was diagnosed with Hodgkins...

I recently created a treatment fund raising strategy for patients.  Email me at dsgrano@gmail.com with the words "FUND RAISING" in the subject line and I will send you a primer on FUND RASING TACTICS.  All are welcome and this information is free of cost.

Science vs. Religion: Solved? (hardly. my comments below) Despite their inevitable conflicts--science, religion and New Age spirituality are essentially compatible and complementary activities."Until recently it seemed that the continued expansion of scientific ways of thinking was destined to render religion extinct and spirituality unfeasible. But the example of the United States disproves...

Stem Cells Reshape Breasts After CancerFour-Fifths of Women Satisfied With Cosmetic Results Following Breast Cancer Surgery,By Charlene LainoWebMD Health News,Reviewed by Louise Chang, MDDec. 17, 2007 (San Antonio) -- In a medical first, researchers have used stem cells to help reshape the breasts of women who have undergone a lumpectomy to remove a breast tumor.In a small study, nearly...

The Irish Times - Thursday, December 3, 2009The most important scientific breakthroughs of the past 10 yearsReprogrammed pluripotent cellsJapanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka shocked the world in November 2007 when he announced he had successfully “reprogrammed” ordinary adult skin cells to become something akin to an embryonic stem cell. The implications are profound, given the strong scientific...

Several recent reports, using animal models, provide evidence for treating lung disorders with adult stem cells.Premature babies are often placed on ventilators to deliver oxygen and expand underdeveloped lungs, but the high oxygen and mechanical ventilation can lead to lung inflammation, inhibit proper lung growth, and lead to long-term complications. Work out of Children’s Hospital in Boston...