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INTRODUCTION Molecular hydrogen (i.e. H2 gas) is gaining significant attention from academic researchers, medical doctors, and physicians around the world for its recently reported therapeutic potential [1]. One of the earliest publications on hydrogen as a medical gas was in 1975, by Dole and colleagues from Baylor University and Texas A&M [2]. They reported in the journal Science that hyperbaric (8 atm) hydrogen therapy was effective at reducing melanoma tumors in mice. However, the interest in hydrogen therapy only recently began after 2007, when it was demonstrated that administration of hydrogen gas via inhalation (at levels below the flammability limit of 4.6%) or ingestion of an aqueous-solution containing dissolved hydrogen, could also exert therapeutic biological effects [3]. These findings suggest hydrogen has immediate medical and clinical applications [4]. This article does not discuss negative hydrogen ions, (hydride, H-), pH (e.g. alkaline water), microclustere

The immune system is our body’s armed forces, designed to defend our body against all intruders that seek to harm us. So, why doesn’t it seem to work when it comes to cancer? Well, the answer is that cancer cells can be really crafty, employing a number of strategies to avoid being sought out and destroyed by our body’s soldiers. That is why we humans had to get even craftier. Immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that helps our immune system in its fight against cancer. According to consultant clinical oncologist Dr Tho Lye Mun: “Immunotherapy is probably the biggest, most exciting breakthrough we’ve had in cancer for a long, long time.” He adds: “The success story of immunotherapy is in melanoma, but we don’t get a lot of that in Malaysia. “But we get a lot of lung cancer. It is the number one cancer killer of men in Malaysia, and the third for women after breast and cervical cancer. “And that’s where immunotherapy has had the greatest impact (in Malaysia).”

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's stem cell research and therapy market is estimated to be worth US$157mil, said Malaysian Biotechnology Corp Sdn Bhd (BiotechCorp) chief executive officer Datuk Iskandar Mizal Mahmood. He said although the penetration rate for stem cell research and therapy was still small, the potential of the sector was huge, with year-on-year growth rate estimated at about 12%. “The numbers will be much more in the next five to 10 years. The growth and success of the biotechnology sector hinges on our success in expanding capability and competency of our people in biotechnology,” he said after the launch of the Stem Cells Operational & Professional Excellence (Scope) programme by Stempeutics Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd yesterday. Stempeutics is a subsidiary of India-based Manipal Education & Medical Group. It aims to promote stem cell activities in Malaysia with focus on research, therapeutics and therapy in the field of regenerative medicine. “We have

A spinal cord injury is devastating, changing a person’s life in a heartbeat. In the past there was little that doctors could do other than offer pain relief and physical therapy to try and regain as much muscle function as possible. That’s why the latest results from the CIRM-supported Asterias Biotherapeutics spinal cord injury trial are so encouraging. Kris Boesen, CIRM spinal cord injury clinical trial patient works to strengthen his upper body. (Photo/Greg Iger) Asterias is transplanting what they call AST-OPC1 cells into patients who have suffered injuries that left them paralyzed from the neck down. AST-OPC1 are oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, which develop into cells that support and protect nerve cells in the central nervous system, the area damaged in spinal cord injury. It’s hoped the treatment will restore connections at the injury site, allowing patients to regain some movement and feeling. The latest results seem to suggest they are doing just that. In a news

(Chris Centeno, MD) - Dear readers, this is a new little book I wrote last weekend while on the plane back from Grand Cayman. It will eventually be available for download on PDF and Kindle, but enjoy this sneak peek! I take for granted that since I’ve been performing orthopedic stem cell procedures since 2005 and since I was one of the first doctors on earth to do many of these procedures, that I can easily look at a website and tell the quality of the stem cell work being done at that clinic. I can often even tell who trained the clinic or what products they use, or whether the providers likely have a clue as to what they’re doing. So, if you had me over your shoulder while you’re searching for the best orthopedic stem cell care, I could easily steer you to the best clinic in any given area or tell you that you should be traveling elsewhere to get it. However, how do I distill all of that knowledge into a short read so that a patient can easily see many of the same things I do? T