Could stem cells offer a treatment for lung injury?
Researchers have found that a drug designed to release stem cells into the bloodstream may actually treat some forms of lung injury. The drug, called Plerixafor, is used around the world to fight some types of cancer but a new study suggests it may also protect...
Umbilical Cord Blood Used to Treat Stroke in Adults
Scientists at Duke University, North Carolina have begun investigating the effect of cord blood on sufferers of adult stroke. 100 patients between 18-90 years of age will undergo umbilical cord blood transfusions between 3 and 10 days after their stroke. They will...
Golfing legend – reveals stem cell treatment helped back pain
World famous golfer, Jack Nicklaus has revealed he underwent an experimental stem cell treatment to relive chronic back pain. Nicklaus, now 78, has relied on cortisone injections to manage the condition since his teens. Conventional surgery on his spine when he was 64...
Stem cell transplant – game-changing treatment for multiple sclerosis
An international study using stem cells to treat multiple sclerosis has been hailed a ‘game changer’ for sufferers of the condition. The treatment involves wiping out patients’ immune systems with chemotherapy and then rebuilding it with autologous haematopoietic stem...Scientists create a working muscle using stem cells
Nenad Bursac and a team of Bioengineers at Duke University have made a breakthrough after years of work by creating functioning muscle from scratch. His team have previously grown muscle from muscle-derived cells in 2015 – but with an end goal of being able to treat...
