Aug 22, 2018 | Blog, News, Uses for Cord Blood
A Canadian study investigating the expansion of umbilical cord blood stem cells has advanced into early clinical trial stages. The news comes after scientists reported promising initial results, which found that expanded cells could facilitate even faster recoveries...
Jul 27, 2018 | News, Uses for Cord Tissue
The University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland have announced a trial into the use of cord tissue for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a debilitating and life-shortening form of motor neurone disease. Currently, ALS is untreatable and the majority of...
May 3, 2018 | News, Stem Cell News
World famous golfer, Jack Nicklaus has revealed he underwent an experimental stem cell treatment to relive chronic back pain. Nicklaus, now 78, has relied on cortisone injections to manage the condition since his teens. Conventional surgery on his spine when he was 64...
Feb 8, 2018 | Blog, News, Uses for Cord Blood
A ground-breaking trial has been announced in the USA at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles with the aim of helping babies born with a heart defect. Dr. Ram Kuma Subramanyan, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the CHLA explained: “About two or three decades ago, this...
Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, News, Uses for Cord Blood
The American Heart Association has recently published results of a study that saw patients with heart failure receive an intravenous infusion of umbilical cord stem cells. The study comprised of 30 patients aged 18 – 75 who had stable heart failure. Participants were...
Sep 26, 2017 | Blog, News, Stem Cell News
A team of scientists in Japan have demonstrated that neurons derived from stem cells can be used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s in monkeys. Parkinson’s affects around 1 in 500 people in the UK and is caused when dopamine-producing nerve cells degenerate and can...
Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Eye Drops Could Offer Relief From Dry Eye
First Cord Blood Treatment for Cerebral Palsy Performed in Australia
Could Cord Tissue Stem Cells Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes?
Early Insights Into Placenta Stem Cell Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Study Shows Improvement From Placenta Stem Cell Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
