What is Osteoarthritis and how stem cells are being used to combat this painful illness? Osteoarthritis is a painful, progressive illness which affects the joints; it is caused by the degeneration of cartilage.  Cartilage is a tissue which covers the ends of joints to...

In the final week of our "Race Matters" mini-series, Cells4Life are raising awareness of Fanconi Anaemia. Fanconi Anaemia was discovered by a Swiss paediatrician in 1927 named Guido Fanconi.  Fanconi Anaemia is a genetic disorder with a higher prevalence in Afrikaners...

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 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...