by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 31, 2018 | Stem Cell News
Lucy Watters is a bubbly 6-year-old girl from Seattle who has experienced a very difficult start to life. She has been fighting a battle with leukaemia since being diagnosed in 2014. Fortunately, Lucy will soon be able to access a cord blood transplant which may...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 27, 2018 | Stem Cell News
A new study has found that umbilical cord-derived stem cells may be used to repair certain types of pre-natal brain injuries. The findings mean that conditions like cerebral palsy may be treated before the baby is born. The research was published in the...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 24, 2018 | Stem Cell News
Researchers from Stanford University have completed a study that uses stem cells to make personalised cancer vaccines. While the research is in its early stages, initial animal testing indicates that the vaccines may be able to treat patients who already have...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 20, 2018 | Stem Cell News
When Pat Wilkinson was fitted with a pacemaker, he was told he had a 50% chance of being alive in five year’s time. The 80 years old retiree had suffered from heart failure and required a pacemaker to keep his heartbeat regular. Fast forward 15-years and...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 17, 2018 | Stem Cell News
A new cord-blood technology developed by Canadian researchers has just passed a key milestone and will now move onto Phase I/II clinical trials. The technology multiplies the number of cord blood stem cells that can be obtained from a cord blood sample, allowing...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 13, 2018 | Stem Cell News
Scientists in the United States are about to commence a five year, Phase II clinical trial using stem cells to treat lupus. It is a ground breaking trial supported by the Lupus Foundation of America and the National Institute of Allergy and...
