Stem cells have had a colorful and exciting history in the medical world, with both supporters and patients claiming surprising results. But what exactly are stem cells? For decades, researchers have experimented with stem cells from fetal tissue. Aside from the moral and ethical dilemma this posed, these cells isolated from embryonic tissue were later [...]
Neil H. Riordan, Maria Luisa Hincapié, Isabela Morales, Giselle Fernandez, Nicole Allen, Cindy Leu, Marialaura Madrigal, Jorge Paz Rodriguez, Nelson Navarro First published: 11 June 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/sctm.19-0010 Data Availability Statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. Abstract Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) [...]
At our May 4th 2019 event in Southlake, Texas, Dr. Riordan discusses stem cell therapy at the Stem Cell Institute in Panama City, Panama. He mentions the two main types of adult stem cells but his talk focuses on mesenchymal stem cells including their sources and functions. Then he goes on to [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Riordan and everyone at Stem Cell Institute and Medistem Labs in Panama! Multiple Sclerosis News Today published its Top 10 Multiple Sclerosis Stories of 2018 and named Stem Cell Institute's MS clinical trial its #4 top MS story of 2018. The name of the article that reached #4 is “Treatment [...]
PBS TV (KERA 13) in Dallas-Fort Worth - Go inside our clinic and lab in Panama, and watch interviews with 3 patients. The other episode follows a knee patient through the treatment process at Dr. RIordan's orthopedic stem cell clinic in Southlake, Texas. Sunday, January 29th from 12pm - 1pm. Stem Cells I Riordan-McKenna Institute [...]
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TEXAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 08, 2016 (Original Press Release on PRWeb) Neil Riordan, PhD A new chapter by renowned applied stem cell therapy expert, Neil Riordan, PhD of the Riordan-McKenna Institute in Southlake, Texas; Medistem Labs Panama, and the Stem Cell Institute in Panama City, Panama, entitled, “Cell Therapy for Liver Failure: A [...]
"We enjoy the advantage of having a large amount of clinical data on 2,000 patients. So we analyzed who received which cells and which cells worked best in different conditions. This allowed us to create our selection process through molecular profiling,” explained Medistem (Panama) Founder and CEO Dr. Neil Riordan. Operating what is arguably the [...]
(PRWEB) MAY 26, 2016 After several promising treatments in Panama using stem cell technology developed by Medistem Panama Inc. at the City of Knowledge in Panama, a 6 year-old Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy patient received his first umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells in the US earlier this year following FDA approval of a second application [...]
The first patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy to be granted FDA approval for allogeneic adult stem cell therapy in the United States turned 30 this year, well surpassing his original life expectancy and paving the way for future patients, according to non-profit organization Coming Together For A Cure. Ryan Benton WICHITA, KANSAS (PRWEB) MAY [...]
Neil Riordan, PhD speaks at the Riordan-McKenna Institute and Stem Cell Institute fall seminar in Southlake, Texas on October 10, 2015. Dr. Riordan discusses: How our lab selects uses specialized screening techniques to select only the stem cells that we know will be the most useful for our patients. Only about 1 in 100 cords [...]