Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness
Rheumatoid arthritis, also known as RA, is an autoimmune disease. Normally your body’s immune system makes antibodies which attack bacteria and viruses to help fight infection. In the case of rheumatoid arthritis, these antibodies are sent to the lining of the...
Scleroderma Awareness Week 2015
It’s Scleroderma Awareness Week. We’re taking part by raising awareness across our social media channels. Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition which causes hardening of the skin and/or internal organs. This hardening is caused by the excess production of collagen....
Muscular Dystrophy
This week we are learning about muscular dystrophy and how cord blood stem cells could help sufferers. Muscular Dystrophy, also known as MD, is a hereditary condition which causes muscle weakness. It is a progressive condition which means those with muscular...Diamond Blackfan Anaemia
Here we take a look at Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia, a rare haematological disorder, also known as DBA. What is Diamond Blackfan Anaemia? DBA is the result of the body’s bone marrow not making enough red blood cells; red blood cells are the cells in blood which are...
