by Cells4Life Middle East | May 12, 2016 | Stem Cell News
In the summer of 2015, 73 year-old Charles Berniqué found himself ill with what he thought was a case of severe food poisoning. It was more serious than he realised — his esophagus had burst and an infection was rapidly spreading throughout his body. Doctors soon...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 10, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Researchers from the Kazan Federal University and Kazan State Medical University have discovered that modified cord blood may have a protective effect on the spinal cord after an injury. During this research project, doctors transplanted some genetically modified cord...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 8, 2016 | Stem Cell News
A new stem cell therapy may soon be available to reduce the death rate from heart failure. New research has found that injecting stem cells directly into the heart may reduce death rates by half. The study, published in the journal Lancet, found that the treatment led...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 6, 2016 | Child Parenting Guide
Warm and sunny days are usually spent on going to the beach and doing outdoor activities with the whole family. Protective eyewear and sunglasses are not just for the sake of summer fashion. It could also play an important role to protect your child’s vision during...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 5, 2016 | Stem Cell News
American researchers are embarking on a “world-first” trial which will attempt to use mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. They are testing stem cells’ ability to improve cognitive function in patients with the disease. The...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 3, 2016 | Stem Cell News
41 years ago, Oliver Semler was born with multiple bone fractures. Doctors soon realised that he had been born with a debilitating genetic disease called osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). This disease causes bones to break very easily. The disease made life very...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 1, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Vlad Stesin recently shared a touching story of survival on the Huffington post. The story details the journey of Vlad’s wife Mai, who survived cancer thanks to donated umbilical cord blood. Mai was first diagnosed in January of 2013, when she was 15-weeks pregnant...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Apr 27, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Researchers have been investigating how stem cells create new hair for a number of years. A recent study published in the journal PNAS has made a breakthrough and shed some light on how hair filaments are created. Adult tissue stem cells (SCs) are typically used by...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Apr 26, 2016 | Cord Blood Stem Cells
Research in the last few years has shown that umbilical cord blood contains stem cells that can repair and regenerate damaged or diseased tissues. Cord blood stem cells have the ability to transform into other tissues and can cure diseases that are difficult to treat...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Apr 25, 2016 | Stem Cell News
A new study from the American Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute indicates that a stem cell infusion may be the most effective treatment for a common type of heart failure. The result of the study has led to the FDA approving human trials in the future. The results of the...
