A small cohort of six critically ill COVID-19 patients hospitalised in Israel have been treated with a placenta-based cell-therapy and have all survived, according to initial data. Pluristem, a company based in Haifa who specialise in the development of human...
According to a recent study, a critically ill patient infected with the new coronavirus has made an astounding recovery after receiving umbilical cord stem cell therapy. What does the study say? After contracting COVID-19, the 65-year-old woman was reportedly...
The outbreak of a new coronavirus, COVID-19, has prompted many expectant parents to wonder whether it can pass from mother to child during pregnancy. Until recently, limited information was available regarding the effects of COVID-19 on pregnant women and their...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Coronavirus (aka COVID-19) a โpublic health emergency of international concernโ. With the number of cases continuing to increase and no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment currently available, finding a safe and...
On Wednesday 12th February 2020, the Ageing Research Centre (ARK) are hosting an event in partnership with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity (APPG)ย in order to discuss the National Strategy of achieving five extra years of healthy life expectancy by...
A 3-year-old toddler from Scotland who suffers from a very rare form of cancer is set to receive a life changing stem cell transplant from a donor in the US. Adeline Davidson suffers from myelodysplasia, an extremely rare form of blood cancer that affects only 1 in...