by Cells4Life Middle East | Feb 10, 2018 | Stem Cell News
Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease that mostly affects women over the age of 30. It occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the skin and other organs. It is a very difficult condition to treat, but a new stem cell therapy may soon provide a...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Feb 7, 2018 | Stem Cell News
A group of researchers from the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes are developing a new treatment using stem cells that could cure Type 1 diabetes. The treatment gives diabetic patients brand new insulin-producing cells, curing them of the condition. One of the...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Feb 3, 2018 | Stem Cell News
Cardiac stem cell therapy is one of the most promising areas of stem cell research. It can be used to increase the number of functioning heart muscle cells, helping the heart repair itself. One of the key challenges faced by stem cell researchers in getting the stem...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Feb 2, 2018 | Newborn Baby Care
Congratulations on the birth of your newborn baby! This is such an exciting yet stressful time for all new parents. Upon welcoming your newborn into the world, it’s important that you and your doctors are able to tell how healthy they are, and so this is where newborn...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jan 31, 2018 | Stem Cell News
The United States is currently experiencing an opioid epidemic, with more than 2.1 million people suffering from substance use disorders involving opioids. While politicians scramble to find answers, a new study may have found a solution to opioid epidemic...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jan 26, 2018 | Labor & Birth, Pregnancy
Birth defects can range in severity and seriously impact the life of your child, but not all birth defects are preventable. In this month’s series of blog posts so far, we’ve covered different types of birth defects, their causes and their treatments. But what can you...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jan 24, 2018 | Stem Cell News
Grant Gibbens was just a few months old when doctors realised that he had Leukaemia. It was a tough start to life for little Grant with frequent stays in the hospital and numerous tests. He even had to spend his first birthday in isolation at the Florida...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jan 17, 2018 | Stem Cell News
Joycelyn Yip is a talented biomedical engineering student at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. She is working towards her PhD, with a strong focus on using stem cells and their ability to regenerate tissue. Joycelyn’s latest project uses stem cells to create...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jan 10, 2018 | Stem Cell News
A teenager from a suburb in Glasgow, Scotland will no longer require blood transfusions for a rare blood disorder, thanks to a stem cell transplant. Sunny Farid received a transplant of stem cells from her sister, which cured her of Thalassaemia — a dangerous...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jan 6, 2018 | Stem Cell News
29 years ago, a young 5-year-old boy named Matt Farrow was battling for his life. Matt suffered from a rare genetic disorder call Fanconi Anaemia. This condition causes a person’s body to produce mutated blood cells and greatly increases the risk of...
