by Cells4Life Middle East | Jun 2, 2017 | Stem Cell News
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in the developed world. The condition mostly affects people over the age of 60 and leads to a significant loss of central vision. For the first time, researchers in Japan have been able to use...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 31, 2017 | Stem Cell News
Scientists from the United States have discovered that umbilical cord blood may be used to keep ageing brains healthy. They have demonstrated that a protein in umbilical cord blood helps elderly mice learn new things, improves their memory and adapt to new...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 29, 2017 | Stem Cell News
A few decades ago, umbilical cords were viewed as medical waste that would be normally discarded after the birth of a child. Fast forward a few years and umbilical cords are saving the lives of hundreds cancer patients each year. This remarkable turnaround is thanks...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 26, 2017 | Stem Cell News
If you looked at Gracie Gregory today, you would just see a bright and bubbly 7-year-old girl. With her brilliant blue eyes and cute smile, she wins over the hearts of everyone she meets. It was a very different situation just a few months ago, when Gracie would...
by Cells4Life Middle East | May 24, 2017 | Stem Cell News
A new research paper published in the Journal of Pediatrics suggests that cord blood growth factors may be used to identify premature infants at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH). It is an often-fatal disease where...
