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...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 28, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Saudi Arabia has announced that it is the first country in the Arab world to reach 10,000 donors of stem cells. The King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) made the announcement recently, suggesting that the milestone was reached thanks to a...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 26, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery which allows them to create contracting muscle fibres using stem cells. It also allows them to create muscle fibres that 10 times stronger than our own. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) built the muscle...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 25, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Some of the most promising developments in stem cell research involve growing new organs from stem cells. New research may have found a way to create three-dimensional organs that can be used to develop medical treatments, identify how organ development has...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 24, 2015 | Stem Cell News
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how pluripotent cells are controlled by the “cell cycle clock”. By gaining a deeper understanding of stem cell potency and the mechanisms that control cell differentiation, researchers may gain more control over...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 23, 2015 | Stem Cell News
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has approved a grant for a research team from the UC Davis Health System to conduct a new clinical trial. This new clinical trial using stem cells will look at using bioengineered stem cells to treat HIV positive...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 19, 2015 | Stem Cell News
New research has revealed that a genetically enhanced stem cell therapy for PAH may be available soon. The study, entitled “Endothelial NO-Synthase Gene-Enhanced Progenitor Cell Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: the PHACeT Trial” was published in the...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 18, 2015 | Stem Cell News
New research has shown that fibres from silk and stem cells may be used to regenerate salivary glands and treat dry mouth. Dry mouth occurs when salivary glands produce insufficient saliva. It is often caused by medication use, cancer, autoimmune illnesses and...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 17, 2015 | Stem Cell Facts
Stem cells are one of the most powerful components of the human body. These cells are capable of differentiating into other types of cells that can fuel growth and repair tissue. Stem cells play a very important role in the development of the human embryo and form a...