Today marks World Cord Blood Day—a day dedicated to highlighting the medical breakthrough that began 36 years ago, in 1988, with a single transplant. That cord blood transplant opened the door to a new era in medicine. Since then, stem cells from cord blood have...
A recent study published in the Lancet journal has shown that stem cells have been used to bring about significant improvements in vision in what’s being heralded as a world first. The stem cell treatment focused on the repair of the cornea which becomes damaged in...
A recent story published by The New York Times has highlighted the life-changing potential placenta holds for the treatment of severe burns and wounds. The story follows Marcella Townsend, who was left unrecognisable by second and third degree burns she suffered after...
A new clinical trial investigating the use of umbilical cord stem cells to treat chronic heart failure is currently underway. The Phase II trial, which is the first of its kind in the U.S., is being carried out by researchers at the University of Louisville. It’s also...
Last week it was announced that a new gene editing stem cell therapy for beta thalassemia would start to be made available on the NHS. The therapy, called Casgevy, is developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics and received approval from the UK...
Emerging research suggests that stem cell-based therapies could offer a new approach to treating influenza-related lung damage. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in particular have been shown to repair lung tissue and modulate the immune response, providing hope for...
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