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
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...Race Matters: Fanconi Anaemia
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...Race Matters: Aplastic Anaemia
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...
