by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 3, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Researchers in Japan have managed to create a stem cell treatment that repairs damage to the heart caused by heart disease. The treatment uses lab-grown stem cells to repair damage to the heart muscle. The treatment has been successfully used to treat monkeys who have...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 1, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Certain patients with acute leukaemia or myelodysplastic syndrome also have a condition called minimal residual disease (MRD). MRD occurs when a patient has a small number of leukaemic cells that survive the patient’s cancer treatment. These cells can cause the...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Oct 30, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Kris Boesen thought his life was over when he was involved in a serious car crash at just 21 years-of-age. His vehicle fishtailed on a wet road before slamming into a telephone pole. He was left with significant spinal injuries and was unable to move...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Oct 27, 2016 | Stem Cell News
A young woman from Sacramento named Jessie Quinn found herself with a puzzling array of health symptoms in 2010, including unexplained weight loss, eye problems and pelvic pain. After going to the emergency room, she was diagnosed as having acute myeloid...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Oct 23, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Bone marrow transplants have been used to treat leukaemia since the 1950s. The stem cells contained in bone marrow allow the patient’s body to produce healthy blood cells after they have been treated with chemotherapy or radiology. Scientists realised that cord...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Oct 20, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Researchers from the United States have discovered a component in umbilical cord blood that may be useful for treating inflammatory conditions in humans. The scientists have isolated and successfully tested the component in animal tests. There are dozens of...
