Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Potential in Stroke Recovery
A medical case study demonstrates the potential of stem cell therapy to treat acute ischemic stroke, offering new hope for patients facing long-term disability
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Psoriasis: A New Treatment Approach
A 47-year-old man with 25 years of psoriasis finds relief through an new treatment using umbilical cord stem cells.
Stem Cell Treatment Shows Promise in Reducing Biological Age and Improving Cognition
How umbilical cord stem cells could help reverse aging and boost brain health.
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Stem cells regenerate lung tissue after viral damage
The H1N1 influenza virus was responsible for the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 and the “swine flu” pandemic of 2009.
Transplantation of patients’ own stem cells may stop progression of multiple sclerosis
Results after three years of an ongoing clinical trial suggest that transplantation of a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells, following suppression of the immune system, may induce sustained remission of the most common form of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Demystifying Cord Blood Banking: A guide to separating facts from fiction
We’ve put together a simple guide that will help you navigate through some of the most common questions regarding the decision to preserve cord blood stem cells.
A new way to treat eye injuries – Softening the tissues around stem cells
Approximately 80% of these cases are considered avoidable. Scientists may have uncovered a ground-breaking, new method for tackling just such cases.
Clinical trial looks at treating ASD using umbilical stem cells
Researchers show that injecting umbilical mesenchymal stem cells to children with ASD is safe and generally well tolerated.
Can stem cell transplants be the way of the future for tackling HIV?
A second reported case of a patient being cured of HIV following a stem cell transplant.
Discarded tonsil tissue offer new hope for treating liver disease
Scientists look at the possibility of growing tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells on a 3D gel matrix that may one day be injected to regenerate liver tissue.
Stem cell treatment may prevent vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration
A study published online in the journal Stem Cells shows that a single injection of stem cells can greatly slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Stem cells could provide an effective treatment for type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a form of diabetes in which a person’s pancreas is no longer able to produce enough insulin.
Stem cells may provide a long-term treatment for Parkinson’s disease
A pre-clinical study from Harvard Medical School demonstrates that patients’ own stem cells may one day be used to effectively treat Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Stem cells may one day be used to treat hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is a relatively common hormonal disorder where the thyroid gland produces too little thyroid hormone.
Kidneys grown from stem cells may provide an alternative to donor organs
Will we one day be able prevent people from dying from kidney disease by growing transplantable kidneys from stem cells?
