Stem cells are amazing. You may think this a biased opinion coming from us, but the following story is here to prove they are amazing. A young man who donated his stem cells so that a woman overseas could receive a lifesaving treatment gets to meet her. Curious to...
A successful transplant of embryonic stem cells has been carried out on a patient in Sweden as a way of treating, and potentially curing, their Parkinson’s disease. Read on for the full story. Embryonic vs Cord blood stem cell Quick explanation upfront. Embryonic stem...
You may remember a previous blog from less than a year ago discussing four individuals who were cured of their HIV after receiving stem cell transplants. Well, the amazing news keeps coming as a 53-year-old leukaemia patient from Düsseldorf has just become the fifth....
Stem cells and related research are all over the news, as amazing new applications for them are being studied, discovered and applied all the time. This means you may have already heard of them. You may even know exactly what they are. But for anyone who wants a more...
Initial data from early clinical trials show that mesenchymal stem cells could potentially stop the virus, calm the immune response and repair tissue damage caused by COVID-19. As the pandemic continues, the race is truly on to find an effective treatment for...
A new phase II clinical trial has indicated that umbilical cord blood infusions are safe and are associated with improved social and communication abilities in children with autism. Results from the study show that umbilical cord blood infusion were safe and well...