What is Osteoarthritis and how stem cells are being used to combat this painful illness? Osteoarthritis is a painful, progressive illness which affects the joints; it is caused by the degeneration of cartilage. Cartilage is a tissue which covers the ends of joints to...
For Dementia Awareness Week, we’ll be raising awareness of the illness, considered a ticking time-bomb by many. Dementia is an illness unique to humans which may explain why an effective treatment for it has been elusive. However, developments in stem cell research...
In the final week of our “Race Matters” mini-series, Cells4Life are raising awareness of Fanconi Anaemia. Fanconi Anaemia was discovered by a Swiss paediatrician in 1927 named Guido Fanconi. Fanconi Anaemia is a genetic disorder with a higher prevalence...
Here we take a look at Aplastic Anaemia, as we look at the shortage of stem cell donors from minority backgrounds. Aplastic anaemia (AA) is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the bone marrow’s inefficient production of replenishing blood cells. Anaemia...
Autism is a developmental condition which affects around 500,000 people in the UK, it affects the way that people communicate and the way they understand the world around them. Autism is a spectrum disorder, this means that many people will share many of the same...