Stem Cells: The Building Blocks of Life
Stem cells are one of the most powerful components of the human body. These cells are capable of differentiating into…
Knoxville Woman Saves a Stranger’s Life with Stem Cell Donation
A story published by news station WBIR tells the story of Beth Harris, a mother of five who made a…
New Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Shows Promise
Researchers have developed a new method for delivering stem cells to damaged heart muscle following a heart attack. The breakthrough…
Best Practices for Guiding the Behaviour of Your Children
One of the biggest challenges for any parent is guiding the behaviour of your children. The goal should be to…
Scientists Discover Genes Responsible for Blood Stem Cells Development
New research published in the journal Stem Cell Reports has described newly discovered genes that are responsible for developing hematopoietic…
How Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant Works
There are nearly 80 different medical treatments which involve the use of a cord blood stem cell transplant. All of…
House Call: Umbilical Cord Blood May be Worth Banking
In an article published on the health website LiveWell, Dr. Alisa Hideg explains the reasons why umbilical cord blood may…
Researchers Develop Patient-Specific Heart Cells from Stem Cells
A new study by researchers at the Stanford Cardiovascular Medicine has used stem cells to create patient-specific cardiac cells. The…
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise in a Clinical Trial for Lung Disease
The world’s first clinical trial of a stem cell therapy for pulmonary hypertension (PAH) has yielded positive results. PAH is…
Stem Cell Therapy for Liver Failure Could Replace Liver Transplants
In a world first, scientists have restored organ function in a mouse with severe liver damage, using lab-grown stem cells.…