by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 7, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Hugh Fagan recently had a happy reunion with the doctor who performed a life-saving procedure on him more than 6 years ago. Mr Fagan’s life was saved by Dr Colleen Delaney when she performed a cord blood transplant to help him beat an aggressive form of leukaemia. Mr...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 6, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Researchers have discovered why the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells created in laboratories can sometimes lead to cells with damaged DNA. The good news is that a simple modification to the stem cell culture used may fix the problem, leading to safer stem...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 5, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Preliminary findings from a new clinical trial has indicated that a treatment for arthritis using stem cells may be possible in the near future. Participants in the trial saw a large reduction in the pain they experienced from their arthritis and had an...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 2, 2015 | Cord Blood Banking
The process of cord blood volume reduction involves removing the plasma and red blood cells from umbilical cord blood. It is done for a number of reasons including: To store the sample in a “ready-to-use” state that can be thawed and used very quickly Less DMSO...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 1, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Haemophilia sufferers live in constant fear that a small injury might be fatal for them. Because their blood cannot coagulate efficiently, a small cut or bruise can require a trip to the hospital emergency room. They also have problems with their joints wearing down...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 31, 2015 | Stem Cell News
A research team at the Florida Hospital for Children in the United States is hoping to use cord blood stem cells for perinatal stroke treatment. Led by pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. James Baumgartner, the team is looking for ways to reduce the damage done to babies...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 29, 2015 | Stem Cell News
In 2005 a young mother was told that her premature baby was terminal because it had a rare lung disease. The neonatologist dealing with the case, Dr. Bernard Thébaud, didn’t have a viable treatment on hand and all of the potential treatments were at the research...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 28, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Saudi Arabia has announced that it is the first country in the Arab world to reach 10,000 donors of stem cells. The King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) made the announcement recently, suggesting that the milestone was reached thanks to a...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 26, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery which allows them to create contracting muscle fibres using stem cells. It also allows them to create muscle fibres that 10 times stronger than our own. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) built the muscle...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 25, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Some of the most promising developments in stem cell research involve growing new organs from stem cells. New research may have found a way to create three-dimensional organs that can be used to develop medical treatments, identify how organ development has...
