
Medical News

Power of stem cells harnessed to create cartilage tissue
Science Daily, September 28, 2021 Researchers at the University of Southampton have invented a new way to generate human cartilage tissue from stem cells. The

Cord Blood Banking for Babies Conceived with Egg or Sperm Donors
Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood, September 2021 Lauren Isley, MS, CGC Assisted reproductive technologies have opened doors for individuals to explore many different ways to

Researchers use stem cells to make insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells
Science Daily, August 26, 2021 The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that

Restoring Women’s Fertility with Birth Tissues
August 2021 Frances Verter, PhD Cell therapy to restore fertility is an active area of research in some countries. Dr. Verter reviewed 5695 clinical trials

Lab-grown beating heart cells identify potential drug to prevent COVID-19-related heart damage
Science Daily, August 05, 2021 Cambridge scientists have grown beating heart cells in the lab and shown how they are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a study

Toxicity testing on the placenta and embryo
Science Daily, July 21, 2021 Researchers have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. Based on

Stem cells can use same method as plants and insects to protect against viruses
Science Daily, July 08, 2021 Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that

Roadmap to HIV eradication via stem cell therapy
Study uncovers stem cells’ ability to restore immunity and repair gut damage caused by HIV Science Daily, June 23, 2021 A groundbreaking study found that

Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with non-altered umbilical cord stem cells increases survival
News-Medical, June 8, 2021 Critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with non-altered stem cells from umbilical cord connective tissue were more than twice as likely to

Researchers conduct first-in-man clinical trial for new stem cell technology
News-Medical, May 12, 2021 Institutes and centres under the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) are joining hands together with Singapore’s first private cord blood