Cord Blood Awareness Month: Regenerative Medicine.
July is Cord Blood Awareness Month. We’re excited to raise awareness of umbilical cord blood stem cells and umbilical cord blood banking over the course of the month. Each week we will have a different theme relating to cord blood; this week we are looking at cord...Stem Cell Transplant Awareness
This week we are raising awareness of stem cell transplants. Stem cell transplants are most commonly used in the treatment of cancers and blood disorders including leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and sickle cell disease. Intensive chemotherapy is sometimes used in the...Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness
Rheumatoid arthritis, also known as RA, is an autoimmune disease. Normally your body’s immune system makes antibodies which attack bacteria and viruses to help fight infection. In the case of rheumatoid arthritis, these antibodies are sent to the lining of the...
Scleroderma Awareness Week 2015
It’s Scleroderma Awareness Week. We’re taking part by raising awareness across our social media channels. Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition which causes hardening of the skin and/or internal organs. This hardening is caused by the excess production of collagen....
Muscular Dystrophy
This week we are learning about muscular dystrophy and how cord blood stem cells could help sufferers. Muscular Dystrophy, also known as MD, is a hereditary condition which causes muscle weakness. It is a progressive condition which means those with muscular...
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