by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 25, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Researchers from the Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Research Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at UCLA and UCLA Eli have made a breakthrough using stem cell gene therapy to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The breakthrough could be used...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 24, 2016 | Stem Cell News
A legally blind woman from Baltimore is now able to see again thanks to retinal stem cell surgery. The first stage of this three-stage experimental procedure was performed on her in mid-2014 and has given the woman a new lease on life. The patient, Vanna Belton, had...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 22, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Animal testing has been used by scientists for hundreds of years to test surgical procedures and new drugs. Unfortunately, there are some moral and ethical concerns about injuring or killing animals to obtain scientific results. Thankfully, human stem cells may soon...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 20, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Many new stem cell therapies have been developed in recent years. Scientists are also discovering many new uses for different types of stem cells and improving the way they perform stem cell transplants. At the same time, the number of clinics offering stem cell...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 18, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Researchers from University College Cork (UCC) have discovered a stem cell in rodents that can be used to grow certain types of tissue. They have already managed to grow replacement blood vessels in a laboratory that are viable for transplantation. The scientists have...