Stem cells are the foundation of other cells in the body. They have the unique ability to differentiate into specialised cells with more specific functions such as brain cells, blood cells, heart muscle cells, or bone cells. Location of stem cells Stem cells can be...
Most Popular Royal Baby Names for Your Prince or Princess In honour of the coronation of King Charles III, we thought we would list some of the most popular baby names associated with the royal family. Looking through the last 200 years of British royalty, read on to...
It can be very exciting and slightly intimidating if you are expecting multiple babies at once. Big congratulations and we hope everything is going well. Things will be slightly different to a pregnancy with a single baby. Some of this may be expected, some might not....
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...
If you are expecting you are probably already being bombarded with information about the placenta or perhaps you are simply doing some research in your own time. Either way, this blog aims to break down at least some of the information you are looking for. Read on for...
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....
