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...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 17, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Receiving a kidney transplant is the best option for patients with end-stage renal disease. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of kidneys available for transplantation and there are often problems with the recipient’s immune system rejecting the new organ....
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 16, 2016 | Newborn Baby Care
Most babies 6-12 months are able to sleep through the night without many wakeful periods where they may require your attention. At this age, babies can distinguish between different times and know that night time is sleeping time. They tend to sleep more during the...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 15, 2016 | Stem Cell News
The family of Lara Casalotti, a 24-year old student from Hampstead in London, are breathing a sigh of relief after finding a stem cell donor whose cells could cure Lara’s leukaemia. Her chance at recovery is possible thanks to doctors locating this rare stem cell...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 13, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Just seven months ago, Larry Smith was struggling to walk because of knee problems —a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus. Mr Smith had a history of knee problems stretching back more than 40-years, as a result of an injury that occurred while in the National Guard. The pain...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 12, 2016 | Cord Blood Banking
The blood collected from your newborn baby’s umbilical cord is rich in stem cells that have been used to treat more that 80 medical conditions. Here is an infographic that will help you understand why it is important to save the cord blood of your baby....
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 11, 2016 | Stem Cell News
In the mid-2000s Bob Kaufman was living a very active life that involved a wide range of sports. He always maintained a nutritious diet and was very healthy overall. That changed in 2008, when he began to feel tired and bloated. Bob’s active lifestyle took a hit and...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 10, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Some of the top researchers in Canada had been assembled to find new treatments for aggressive brain cancer in adults and children. The scientists will be using stem cells in their efforts to discover the cause of some very aggressive forms of brain cancer with a high...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 9, 2016 | Newborn Baby Care
Sleep schedule needs to be split for specific ages as the first 6 weeks are all about brain growth and the baby feeds a lot, so they may have very short, one cycle sleeps and may sleep for an hour and feed for an hour. After this the next 6-12 weeks a baby will start...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 8, 2016 | Stem Cell News
New research performed on mice suggests that immune cells found in umbilical cord blood are much more efficient at destroying leukaemia cells compared to adult immune cells. Scientists were surprised by the findings, because they considered these immature cells to be...