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Medical Marijuana in Orthopedics
Robin Young • Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010

 

Fourteen states. Nearly 300,000 registered patients. Medical marijuana is firmly on the scene. Patients are self medicating for back pain and as an antispasmodic and muscle relaxant. What do we really know and how should physicians deal with medical marijuana patients?

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Stem Cells Inhibit Bone Carcinomas
Robin Young • Tue, Feb 2nd, 2010

 

Using mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from bone-marrow, University of Alabama researchers report a 90% inhibition of bone carcinoma tumor growth. The study was pretty clever. Check it out.

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Stem Cell Summit Preview
Robin Young • Tue, Jan 12th, 2010

 

Five years ago, few people realized that stem cell commercialization was imminent. Today five stem cell branded products are on the market and several more are coming fast. What a difference five years makes. Here’s our preview of the New York Stem Cell Summit coming February 16th.

Growth Factor Protein: Source=Self created from PDB entry with Cn3D Data Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure

Biologic Product Myths
Robin Young • Mon, Jan 4th, 2010

 

God doesn’t make mistakes. So when a surgeon needs a replacement part—go to the source. Well, maybe. Do we REALLY understand biologics? This week we examine five myths about biologic grafts.

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Stem Cell Nobel Prize and Other News
Robin Young • Mon, Oct 19th, 2009

 

This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine went to cellular researchers, and it came the same week as a number of other interesting stem cell news items hit the wires—including the first 20-year follow-up data for stem cells. All in all, the industry continues to percolate.

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Amniotic Tissue: Making Waves, Fixing Smiles
Daniel Knowlton • Mon, Jul 27th, 2009

 

Amniotic tissue shows great promise for regenerative medicine, and Snoasis Medical is taking the lead in applying this technology to the field of dentistry. How does it all work? Find out here.

Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Bioengineering for Soldier Survivability

Military Medicine: Marching Ideas into Action
Daniel Knowlton • Wed, Jul 1st, 2009

 

Soldiers need new medical devices to treat the strains of a new kind of warfare, but it often takes too long to turn an idea into reality. Fortunately, Georgia Tech has a solution.