Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month

September is Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, and so we are raising awareness of this often painful illness. Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited condition which is passed down to children whose parents both carry the Sickle Cell Trait.  The sickle cell trait is a...

Pregnancy Mini-Series: Third Trimester

This week we are concluding our pregnancy mini-series with a look at the third trimester. The third trimester is the final stage of pregnancy.  During this time your baby will continue to grow and his or her lungs will begin to mature ready for life in the outside...
Psoriasis Awareness Month

Psoriasis Awareness Month

August is Psoriasis Awareness Month.  We’re joining in by raising awareness of this often painful skin condition and the role stem cells could play. Psoriasis is a condition of the skin which causes patches of skin to become covered in silvery scales which are...

National Osteoporosis Month

June is National Osteoporosis Month.  Cells4Life will be supporting the cause by raising awareness across all of our social media channels. Last week we were raising awareness of osteoarthritis, a condition often confused with osteoporosis, this may be due to the fact...

Osteoarthritis Week

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...
Dementia Awareness Week

Dementia Awareness Week

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...

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