Stem Cell Blog
Stem Cell Blog
Leukaemia Treatment Derived From Cord Blood Gains FDA Approval for Clinical Trials
A CAR-T cell therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia[1] has recently been approved by the FDA for use in clinical trials in the United States. The therapy is based on cells derived from allogeneic (donor) umbilical cord blood; it is the very first such treatment to...
Stem Cell Therapy Offers Hope for Brain Recovery After Stroke
A recent study has found that a stem cell therapy may reduce epileptic symptoms after stroke and help the brain recover. The study was performed at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease in California, USA, using a rat model of stroke. Stroke basics A stroke...
Stem Cell Patches Show Promise for Treating Heart Failure
Scientists have shown that muscle patches grown from stem cells can be used to strengthen and help repair a failing heart. In a breakthrough clinical trial, ten patches containing 400 million cells were implanted on the heart of a 46-year-old woman who was suffering...
Tiny Particles From Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Could Help Regenerate Sun-Damaged Skin, Study Finds
A recent study, carried out both in vitro and in vivo on a mouse model, has found that extracellular vesicles derived from adipose (fat) and umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells may have a regenerative effect on sun-damaged skin.[1] Sun damage causes and...
Toddler’s Rare Leukaemia Treated by Sister’s Cord Blood
After two planned transplants from unrelated donors fell through at the very last minute, Australian three-year-old Tommy Bacon is now in remission from a rare, dangerous form of leukaemia following a transplant of the stem cells from his baby sister’s cord blood.[1]...
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