World Lupus Day 2015
Sunday is World Lupus Day. We’re raising awareness of Lupus and look at how stem cells are being researched to find a treatment. Lupus is an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease results when the immune system attacks the body’s own cells, in the case of...Tissue Engineering 2015
This week we’re taking a look at the world of tissue engineering and what this could mean for the future of medicine. Tissue engineering is an exciting area of medicine, it is the study of the growth of new connective tissues, or organs, from cells and a collagenous...Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
April is Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, we’re showing our support by raising awareness of this autoimmune condition. Sarcoidosis is an autoimmune disease; an autoimmune disease is an illness which results from the immune system attacking the body. In the case of...Caesarean Awareness Month 2015
April is Caesarean Awareness Month. There are many reasons why a woman may give birth to her baby via a caesarean section; it may be planned in advance, there may be complications during labour or it may be a medical emergency, although thankfully emergency...
Stem Cell Pioneers 2015
This week we’re talking a look at some of the men and women who are pioneering the advancement of stem cell research. Pablo Rubinstein founded the world’s first public cord blood bank in New York in 1992, since then public cord blood banks have been opened across the...
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Reprogrammed Stem Cells Could Bring About Long-Term Cancer Remission
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Stem Cell Therapy for Hearing Loss to Begin First In-Human Trial
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Could Stem Cells Help Treat Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure?
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Wharton’s Jelly Stem Cells Show Promise for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury in New Study
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Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Eye Drops Could Offer Relief From Dry Eye
