HIV ‘undetectable’ after stem cell transplant

HIV ‘undetectable’ after stem cell transplant

A UK patient has entered remission from HIV for the past 18 months, after receiving a stem cell transplant. Although it is too early to say the patient has been ‘cured’, researchers say the condition is now ‘undetectable’ in the patient’s body. The news marks only the...
Lung cancer stem cell therapy established by NHS, UCL

Lung cancer stem cell therapy established by NHS, UCL

A new NHS trial has been established to investigate the viability of lung cancer stem cell therapy as a replacement for chemotherapy. The news comes after doctors at University College London (UCL) proved that mesenchymal stem cells, which are found in umbilical cord...
Stem cells treat sensorineural hearing loss

Stem cells treat sensorineural hearing loss

The results from a small-scale study in Florida, USA offer hope that hearing loss may soon be reversible thanks to the power of cord blood stem cells. Earlier this year, doctors at Florida Children’s Hospital treated children with their own stem cell samples to great...

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