Aug 21, 2018 | Stem Cell News, Blog
A new clinical trial will see hospitals from across the country come together in a bid to treat Crohn’s disease with stem cell therapy. The new ASTIClite trial, led by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS trust, follows on from a 2015 study that found...
Aug 10, 2018 | Blog, Stem Cell News
Doctors at Trinity Clinic Fukuoka, Japan have been given approval to offer a private treatment for Alzheimer’s disease using cutting-edge stem cell therapy. After 13 years of development by Dr Jeong Chan Ra and his team, the treatment could offer a potential cure for...
Jul 11, 2018 | Blog, Stem Cell News
Researchers have found that a drug designed to release stem cells into the bloodstream may actually treat some forms of lung injury. The drug, called Plerixafor, is used around the world to fight some types of cancer but a new study suggests it may also protect...
Jul 4, 2018 | Uses for Cord Blood, Blog, Stem Cell News
Scientists at Duke University, North Carolina have begun investigating the effect of cord blood on sufferers of adult stroke. 100 patients between 18-90 years of age will undergo umbilical cord blood transfusions between 3 and 10 days after their stroke. They will...
Mar 21, 2018 | Blog, Stem Cell News
An international study using stem cells to treat multiple sclerosis has been hailed a ‘game changer’ for sufferers of the condition. The treatment involves wiping out patients’ immune systems with chemotherapy and then rebuilding it with autologous haematopoietic stem...
Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Stem Cell News
Nenad Bursac and a team of Bioengineers at Duke University have made a breakthrough after years of work by creating functioning muscle from scratch. His team have previously grown muscle from muscle-derived cells in 2015 – but with an end goal of being able to treat...