Stem Cell Blog
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...
A Patient’s Own Stem Cells Show Promise in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Key details The scale: There were 335,409 UK hospital admissions for acquired brain injury in 2023-24 - one every 90 seconds [1]. The trial: In a US clinical trial published in the journal Brain, 24 adults living with the long-term effects of brain injury received...
Iran Begins Treating Osteoarthritis With Umbilical Cord Stem Cells
Key details A new milestone: Iran’s Royan Research Institute has begun treating people with severe osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, and shoulder using stem cells derived from the umbilical cord, with early results reported as promising. [1][2] Cord tissue stem cells:...
Stem Cell Particles Used to Treat Severe Burns in a World First
Key details World first: Surgeons at Hamilton Health Sciences in Canada have carried out a novel, world-first burn treatment using exosomes – tiny particles released by stem cells – on an 18-year-old patient with severe facial and neck burns. [1] The therapy: Exosomes...
Cord Blood Awareness Month 2026: The Past, Present, and Future of Cord Blood Stem Cells
Key details A month to raise awareness: Every July, Cord Blood Awareness Month encourages expecting parents to think about storing or donating the stem cells in their baby’s umbilical cord, which are otherwise discarded at birth. [1] A proven treatment: Cord blood has...
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