Stem Cell Blog
Stem Cell Blog
Race Matters: Aplastic Anaemia
Here we take a look at Aplastic Anaemia, as we look at the shortage of stem cell donors from minority backgrounds. Aplastic anaemia (AA) is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the bone marrow’s inefficient production of replenishing blood cells. Anaemia...
Autism Awareness
Autism is a developmental condition which affects around 500,000 people in the UK, it affects the way that people communicate and the way they understand the world around them. Autism is a spectrum disorder, this means that many people will share many of the same...
Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week
This week is Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week and this week we’ll be highlighting how stem cells can be used to help people with Down’s. There are around 40,000 people in the UK who have Down’s Syndrome and 1:1000 babies born in the UK will have Down’s, that’s around...
National Multiple Sclerosis Week.
MS is a condition which affects the central nervous system. Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease; an autoimmune disease is an illness in which the body attacks itself. In the case of MS the body attacks nerves and strips the nerves of their insulating coating,...
Cells4Life announces the UKs first NAP approved training course for umbilical cord blood procurement
Cells4Life, the private umbilical cord blood storage company based in Brighton, Sussex, has today announced the launch of its umbilical cord blood collection training course, available for healthcare professionals. The course has been developed in conjunction with the...
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