by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 9, 2015 | Cord Blood Banking, Stem Cell News
In an article published on the health website LiveWell, Dr. Alisa Hideg explains the reasons why umbilical cord blood may be worth banking. Dr Hideg explains why stem cells are very powerful components of the human body — they have the ability to create other types of...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 8, 2015 | Stem Cell News
A new study by researchers at the Stanford Cardiovascular Medicine has used stem cells to create patient-specific cardiac cells. The team used Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (IPSC), which are capable of turning into any type of human cells, to generate new heart...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 5, 2015 | Stem Cell News
The world’s first clinical trial of a stem cell therapy for pulmonary hypertension (PAH) has yielded positive results. PAH is a rare disease which results in high blood pressure affecting arteries in the lungs and in the heart. The disease mostly affects young women...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 4, 2015 | Stem Cell News
In a world first, scientists have restored organ function in a mouse with severe liver damage, using lab-grown stem cells. This breakthrough may lead to a stem cell therapy for liver failure in humans. The study, published in the journal Nature, details how...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 3, 2015 | Cord Blood Stem Cells, Stem Cell News, Stem Cell Therapy
The human body has an amazing capacity to heal itself after being injured or when fighting a disease. This capacity is largely due to stem cells, which can regenerate cells and repair tissue. Scientists are harnessing the incredible capabilities of stem cells...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 2, 2015 | Stem Cell News
It’s normal for most children to run around and play in the yard. For 7-year-old Tucker Beau Hyatt and 23-year-old Sarah Hughes that was never possible due to them both having Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA). Sarah was diagnosed at 11 months of age,...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 1, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have found that adding a molecule to blood-forming stem cells can improve the success of stem cell transplants. A small lipid molecule called Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid (EET) improved the stem cell’s...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 30, 2015 | Stem Cell News
An article on the Health Canal website discusses some of the ongoing research into understanding how fat stem cells work within the human body. A new study has looked at fat stem cells to help researchers ascertain how excess fat is stored. The research...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 29, 2015 | Stem Cell News
When award-winning journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia in June 2015, the only viable treatment option required a stem cell transplant. Because of the aggressive nature of the cancer, it was a race against time to find a stem...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 28, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Researchers from the UCLA Ely and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have made a breakthrough in stem cell research that may help treat HIV. Scientists inserted a man-made molecule into blood-forming stem cells to suppress the...
