by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 2, 2016 | Stem Cell News
A group of scientists has discovered an innovative approach for making more stem cells from cord blood. The research was co-led by Dr. John Dick in Canada and Dr. Gerald de Haan in the Netherlands. The findings have the potential to greatly increase the number of cord...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 31, 2016 | Stem Cell News
2-year-old Thor Uran is a playful little kid who loves to kiss his little sister Lila. Although Thor doesn’t realise it yet — he owes his life to Lila who was the donor for a life-saving cord blood transplant he recently received. Thor was born with a condition called...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 28, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Umbilical cord blood continues to save the lives of thousands of people each year. The hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) found in cord blood are particularly valuable and are used to treat nearly 80 life threatening diseases. A 16-year-old leukaemia patient from San...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 26, 2016 | Stem Cell News
A young boy from Arizona has received a life-saving cord blood stem cell transplant to treat a myelodysplasic syndrome. Noah Swanson began contracting chronic ear infections at six months of age, which led to frequent trips to the paediatrician’s office. Antibiotics...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 24, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Doctors at the Seattle Children’s hospital have managed to cure a young girl of cancer by using multiple stem cell transplants. The type of stem cell transplant they used was experimental and the positive outcome has excited researchers. Preschooler Katie Belle was...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 21, 2016 | Stem Cell News
Teenagers are usually so busy having fun that they don’t get time to reflect on life. But when a teenager in the prime of their life suddenly becomes ill from a serious disease like Leukaemia, it puts everything into perspective. This was true for American...
