Brother’s cord blood stem cells treat Cystic Fibrosis

Brother’s cord blood stem cells treat Cystic Fibrosis

Mar 11, 2013 | News

Times Online (New Zealand) Three-year-old Jordan Payne doesn’t know it yet, but one day he could well be the key to saving his brother’s life. Jordan’s older brother Tayler has cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic condition that thickens the body’s mucus and blocks...
Kidneys are created in stem cell breakthrough

Kidneys are created in stem cell breakthrough

Mar 8, 2013 | News

Metro It raises hopes that kidney disease patients will one day be able to grow their own new organs with no risk of rejection. Kidneys 5mm long – the size of those in foetuses – were made using a combination of cells from amniotic fluid, which surrounds...

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