Oct 23, 2018 | Blog, Stem Cell News, Uses for Cord Blood
A new study published by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine suggests cord blood could extend the lives of children with Krabbe disease. Research, led by Dr Maria Escolar, showed that cord blood transfusions not only improved life expectancy for patients,...
Oct 15, 2018 | Blog, Stem Cell News
The results from a small-scale study in Florida, USA offer hope that hearing loss may soon be reversible thanks to the power of cord blood stem cells. Earlier this year, doctors at Florida Children’s Hospital treated children with their own stem cell samples to great...
Oct 8, 2018 | Blog, News, Stem Cell News, Uses for Cord Blood, Uses for Cord Tissue
Umbilical cord stem cells could help to repair bone and tissue for babies born with a cleft palate. Researchers at Hospital De San Jose in Bogota, Colombia, tested cord blood stem cells on nine children in their trial. Results suggested that full recovery is possible....
Oct 5, 2018 | Blog, News, Stem Cell News, Uses for Cord Blood, Uses for Cord Tissue
In 1988, an international team of doctors came together to perform the first ever cord blood transplant on a five-year-old boy. On the 30th anniversary of his surgery, Cells4Life takes a look at the past, present and future of stem cell science. 30 years ago,...
Sep 18, 2018 | Blog, Stem Cell News
Researchers at the University of Adelaide, Australia have discovered a way to replace the cells responsible for causing cystic fibrosis with healthy, disease-free alternatives. Scientists found that cell transplant therapy, normally used to treat immunodeficiency...
Aug 30, 2018 | News, Stem Cell News, Uses for Placenta
The placenta could hold the key to treating premature babies suffering from chronic lung disease, thanks to a clinical trial taking place in Australia. Doctors at Monash Children’s Hospital, Victoria are using placenta stem cells in their trial, as a way of combatting...
Reprogrammed Stem Cells Could Bring About Long-Term Cancer Remission
Stem Cell Therapy for Hearing Loss to Begin First In-Human Trial
Could Stem Cells Help Treat Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure?
Wharton’s Jelly Stem Cells Show Promise for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury in New Study
Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Eye Drops Could Offer Relief From Dry Eye
