by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 6, 2017 | Stem Cell News
After years of research and some significant breakthroughs, scientists from the United States have discovered a new treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer. The research team was led by Dr. Shawn Hingtgen, a professor in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 3, 2017 | Stem Cell News
Thousands of Americans require a heart transplant each year, but are unable to secure a donor organ. In many cases, they pass away before receiving their life-saving transplant. If a patient is lucky enough to find a donor organ, they have to take strong...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 1, 2017 | Stem Cell News
Researchers have discovered that Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are one of the most powerful forms of stem cells found in the human body. They are multipotent stem cells that have the ability to turn into a variety of other cell types including fat cells,...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Feb 26, 2017 | Stem Cell News
Researchers from the North Carolina State University have developed a new stem cell therapy that can repair damage to the heart muscle. This therapy has the added advantage of having less side effects than conventional therapies. When the heart muscle...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Feb 24, 2017 | Stem Cell News
An exciting stem cell milestone occurred in Australia recently, with a 20-month old baby becoming the world’s youngest child to receive a transplant of their own stem cells. The treatment used cord blood to treat type 1 diabetes. Researchers have only used cord...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Feb 22, 2017 | Stem Cell News
New research published in the journal Blood describes how a hormone called erythropoietin may be useful for improving the success rate of cord blood transplants. The research paper indicates that erythropoietin (EPO) may be able to improve the survival rate for...