A new way to treat eye injuries – Softening the tissues around stem cells
More than 1.3 billion people in the world live with some form of vision impairment according to the WHO (World Health Organization). Approximately 80% of [...]
Can stem cell transplants be the way of the future for tackling HIV?
Once is a fluke, twice is a trend! Second reported case of a patient being cured of HIV following a stem cell transplant. An experimental [...]
Demystifying Cord Blood Banking: A guide to separating facts from fiction
Once you start looking into banking your baby's cord blood, you may have a number of questions. We’ve put together a simple guide that will [...]
Kidneys grown from stem cells may provide an alternative to donor organs
Every year, about 105, 000 people in North America needs a kidney transplant. But, less than 20, 000 (a 1/5 of these people) will [...]
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. In Western countries, hypothyroidism affects approximately 0.4% of [...]
Transplant of patients’ own stem cells improves survival in older adults with multiple myeloma
A study from the journal of Bone Marrow Transplantation shows that older multiple myeloma patients who received a transplant of their own stem cells [...]