Stem Cell Blog
How Long Can Stem Cells Stay Frozen? New Study Finds Cells Still Working After 13 Years
Key detailsThe question: Families who store their baby’s stem cells want to know how long frozen cells keep working. Well-established methods already exist for freezing and storing blood-forming and mesenchymal stem cells long term [1].The new finding: A study from...
First US Patient Treated in Phase 3 Trial of Cord Blood Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Key detailsThe condition: Osteoarthritis affects around nine million people in the UK, and the knee is one of the joints most commonly affected – around one in five adults over 45 in England has knee osteoarthritis [1]. There is no cure, and current treatment manages...
Could a Blood Test at 12 Weeks Predict Pre-eclampsia?
Key detailsThe condition: Pre-eclampsia affects around one in 20 pregnancies worldwide and, together with foetal growth restriction, is a major cause of stillbirth and of illness in mothers and newborns [1, 2].The discovery: Cambridge scientists found that low levels...
Could Sibling Cord Blood Help a Child With Cerebral Palsy?
Key details The condition: Around 1 in 400 babies born in the UK has cerebral palsy, a lifelong condition that affects movement and coordination [1, 2]. The story: Gabriel Machado, a teenager from Lexington, Massachusetts, has been accepted onto a Duke University...
Cord Blood Cell Therapy for Motor Neurone Disease Granted FDA Fast Track Status
Key detailsThe condition: Motor neurone disease affects more than 5,000 adults in the UK at any one time, and around one person in every 300 will develop it in their lifetime. There is currently no cure [1].The news: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
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How Long Can Stem Cells Stay Frozen? New Study Finds Cells Still Working After 13 Years
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First US Patient Treated in Phase 3 Trial of Cord Blood Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
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Could a Blood Test at 12 Weeks Predict Pre-eclampsia?
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Could Sibling Cord Blood Help a Child With Cerebral Palsy?
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Cord Tissue Stem Cell Therapy for Pulmonary Fibrosis Completes First Human Safety Trial
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