Random Stem Cell Donor Helps Young Leukaemia Patient
The prognosis of one-year old leukaemia patient Ana Elena was not good. Ana required a stem cell transplant but only…
New Study: Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Condition of Lupus Patients
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that has a wide variety of symptoms including joint pain, swelling, muscle pain and an…
The World’s First Trial to Use Umbilical Cord Stem Cells to Cure HIV
Scientists in Spain are about to start a clinical trial that attempts to use umbilical cord stem cells to cure…
Volume-Reduced Cord Blood Storage: The Pros and Cons
Once parents decide to invest in their child’s future by preserving the cord blood, there are some important decisions to…
New Breakthrough: Reversing Infertility After Cancer Using Stem Cells
Researchers from the Mansoura Medical School in Egypt have shown that reversing infertility after cancer using stem cells is possible.…
Researchers Use Gene Editing To Produce Red Blood Cells
Researchers from the Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have combined the latest genome editing techniques with stem…
Spain Will Try to Eliminate HIV with Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells
Spanish researchers have announced a ground breaking clinical trial on the effects of stem cells on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).…
Adult Stem Cells Restore Function to Ovaries Damaged by Chemotherapy
Scientists have presented new research at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine which shows that…
The Role of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells for Cardiac Repair
Heart disease is considered as one of the leading causes of death in Western Countries and was responsible for killing…
Glioblastoma – Are Cancer Stem Cells the Ultimate Target?
Malignant brain tumours occur at a rate of approximately 5 or 6 in 100,000 people. 80% of those tumours are…