by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 6, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Researchers have discovered why the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells created in laboratories can sometimes lead to cells with damaged DNA. The good news is that a simple modification to the stem cell culture used may fix the problem, leading to safer stem...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 5, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Preliminary findings from a new clinical trial has indicated that a treatment for arthritis using stem cells may be possible in the near future. Participants in the trial saw a large reduction in the pain they experienced from their arthritis and had an...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Sep 1, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Haemophilia sufferers live in constant fear that a small injury might be fatal for them. Because their blood cannot coagulate efficiently, a small cut or bruise can require a trip to the hospital emergency room. They also have problems with their joints wearing down...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 31, 2015 | Stem Cell News
A research team at the Florida Hospital for Children in the United States is hoping to use cord blood stem cells for perinatal stroke treatment. Led by pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. James Baumgartner, the team is looking for ways to reduce the damage done to babies...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 29, 2015 | Stem Cell News
In 2005 a young mother was told that her premature baby was terminal because it had a rare lung disease. The neonatologist dealing with the case, Dr. Bernard Thébaud, didn’t have a viable treatment on hand and all of the potential treatments were at the research...