Novel Cord Blood Stem Cell Treatment Leads to HIV Remission
Cord blood stem cell transplant shows promise for long-term HIV remission, offering hope for a potential cure. Could this breakthrough change the future of HIV treatment?
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Show Promise for Bell’s Palsy Treatment
A case of recovery after seven years of facial paralysis
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
