After a nick caused by a small shard of glass went unnoticed, Canadian Ron Williams developed a deep, infected wound spanning from the heel to the middle of his foot. Even after six months of hospital treatment, the wound wouldn’t heal; if the infection had persisted,...
A new study on the effectiveness of treatment for spinal cord injuries indicates that a combination therapy, including epidural electrical stimulation (EES) as well as neural stem cells and umbilical cord stem cells, could offer better results than any one treatment...
England flanker Tom Curry is undergoing stem cell therapy as a follow-up to last year’s career-saving surgery.[1] Suffering from chronic hip pain and reduced range of motion, Curry was diagnosed with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, where the ball of the hip...
Today marks World Cord Blood Day—a day dedicated to highlighting the medical breakthrough that began 36 years ago, in 1988, with a single transplant. That cord blood transplant opened the door to a new era in medicine. Since then, stem cells from cord blood have...
A recent study published in the Lancet journal has shown that stem cells have been used to bring about significant improvements in vision in what’s being heralded as a world first. The stem cell treatment focused on the repair of the cornea which becomes damaged in...
A recent story published by The New York Times has highlighted the life-changing potential placenta holds for the treatment of severe burns and wounds. The story follows Marcella Townsend, who was left unrecognisable by second and third degree burns she suffered after...