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Sibling cord blood tested for treating cerebral palsy in young children
Small clinical trial looks at the safety of using sibling umbilical cord stem cells to treat children with cerebral palsy
Stem cells to beta cells: Treating type 1 diabetes with converted stem cells
Researchers convert human stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells using small molecules
Stem cell therapy may provide an alternative to liver transplants
A normal, healthy liver has the remarkable capacity to repair and regenerate itself after damage.
Treating asthma with stem cells
Study shows multiple doses of stem cells can reduce lung inflammation and remodeling that results from house dust mite-induced allergic asthma.
Stem cell buzzwords explained
Adult stem cells, newborn stem cells, pluripotent and totipotent are just some of the many buzzwords you will encounter when you start looking into cord blood banking.
Stem cells could regenerate cartilage lost through injury or disease
Osteoarthritis affects approximately 3.8% of people worldwide and almost 15% of people over the age of 60.
Newly discovered protein may increase the regenerative potential of stem cells
Scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles have identified a protein that regulates the ability of stem cells to renew themselves.
Injecting stem cells may reverse damaged caused by diabetic neuropathy
A study shows that injections of stem cells may one day reverse the damage caused by diabetic neuropathy.
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.
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?
Phase 1/2 clinical trial shows stem cell transplants may cure sickle cell disease in adults
Sickle cell anemia is a genetically inherited blood disorder. Phase I/II clinical trial shows that a novel stem cell transplant procedure may provide a cure for adults suffering from sickle cell disease.
Clinical trial shows that stem cell therapy may help patients with congenital heart defects
A Phase I clinical trial published in the journal Circulation Research showed promising results for the application of stem cells in the treatment of yet another heart disease.
