by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 11, 2015 | Stem Cell News
New research published in the journal Stem Cell Reports has described newly discovered genes that are responsible for developing hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), also known as blood stem cells. Even though doctors have been using blood stem cells to perform a number...
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...
