by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 5, 2021 | Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Stem Cells, Stem Cell Facts
Your baby’s umbilical cord is a truly remarkable organ. It is a conduit between the mother’s placenta and the foetus, providing the foetus with oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood and removing waste. Without a healthy umbilical cord, life would be impossible....
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 1, 2020 | Stem Cell Facts, Stem Cell News
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic illness that affects the central nervous system. It occurs when immune cells mistakenly attack myelin, a thin protective layer that surrounds the nerves. Once the layer of myelin is eaten away from a nerve, it becomes inflamed and scar...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 16, 2019 | Cord Blood Stem Cells, Stem Cell Facts
Stem cell transplants are designed to replace the patient’s unhealthy cells with healthy ones. The most common sources of these healthy cells are the umbilical cord blood and bone marrow. Cord blood refers to the blood that is collected from an infant’s...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 23, 2016 | Stem Cell Facts
Doctors have been using stem cells in transplants for more than 60 years. The first successful stem cell transplant happened in 1956 between siblings who were identical twins, using hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow (Hematopoietic Stem Cell...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 16, 2016 | Stem Cell Facts
The field of regenerative medicine has experience significant transformation through the positive results attained with the use of stem cells in treating various diseases and health conditions. A good example is cord blood stem cells which have played important roles...