by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 25, 2016 | Labor & Birth, Pregnancy
These days an ultrasound is one of the first and most basic investigations done in pregnancy. Undergoing an ultrasound during pregnancy is a simple and painless process — a gel is spread on your abdomen to work as a conductor for the sound waves produced via a...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 24, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Researchers from Liverpool University’s institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease have been awarded a grant to continue their research into a stem cell therapy for glaucoma. The ground breaking research could help restore vision to millions of people around the...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 23, 2016 | Stem Cell Facts
Doctors have been using stem cells in transplants for more than 60 years. The first successful stem cell transplant happened in 1956 between siblings who were identical twins, using hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow (Hematopoietic Stem Cell...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 22, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Stem cells can be used to treat many forms of cancer including leukaemia and myeloma. One type of stem cell that is particularly useful for cancer treatment is the Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSC). HSCs are used to help the body grow healthy red blood cells...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 20, 2016 | Stem Cell News
In a world first, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, have grown three-dimensional human lung “organoids”. Organoids are three-dimensional organ-buds that show realistic micro-anatomy — in other words, a mini lung. The researchers hope that...