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[29 Aug 2010 | One Comment | ]
Vitiligo: a breakthrough therapy video

The previous post about the Scenesse treatment has sparked a lot of interest and many questions about the process. I was contacted by phone this week by a Director from Clinuvel. We had a wonderful conversation; most impressive was

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[21 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Vitiligo conference update

The Royal Society of Medicine, in association with the Vitiligo Society, held a one-day conference at its headquarters in London to bring doctors and patients together.
Vitiligo Society Meeting
Before the conference the Vitiligo Society had its members meeting and it was mentioned that the society

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[13 Dec 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
Iran’s stem cell research may lead to a vitiligo treatment

Researchers at the Tehran Royan Institute are taking advantage of Iran’s open embryonic research programs. A team lead by Dr Baharvand claims to have pioneered a procedure that uses the patient’s own stem cells to cure vitiligo.
Their research focuses on induced pluripotent stem (IPS), adult stem cells which are made to act like embryonic ones – they gain the ability to become any cell in the human body.