Jan 2, 2024 | Blog, Uses for Placenta
Placenta banking is the process of collecting the powerful cells from the placenta after birth and storing them for your baby should they potentially need to use them in the future. Although the placenta is usually thrown away as medical waste after the birth, there...
Dec 27, 2023 | Heart and Vascular Disease, Blog, News, Stem Cell News
A new study conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic has found that stem cell treatment for patients with advanced heart failure could offer an improved quality of life. As many as 100,000 people are admitted to hospital in the UK every year due to heart attacks...
Dec 11, 2023 | Stem Cell Therapies, Autoimmune Diseases, Blog, News, Stem Cell News
The first phase of a clinical trial hoping to treat Multiple sclerosis (MS) with stem cells has yielded promising results. The early-stage trial was conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge, along with scientists from the University of Milan Bicocca...
Nov 27, 2023 | Eye Conditions, Blog, News, Stem Cell Therapies
Medical regulators in the UK have approved a gene-editing treatment involving bone marrow stem cells designed to cure two blood diseases, including sickle cell disease, in what is a world first. The therapy, called Casgevy, has been given the green light by the...
Nov 15, 2023 | Blog, News, Pregnancy Advice, Uses for Cord Blood
November 15th is World Cord Blood Day. This annual event was created to raise awareness of cord blood, what it is and some of the therapeutic benefits it can offer. If you are curious to find out more, read on. What is cord blood? Umbilical cord blood (aka Cord...