7-year-old receives life saving treatment using his own skin stem cells

In a ground-breaking application of autologous skin stem cells, a young boy was saved from a potentially life-threatening genetic disease affecting his entire skin.

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Cord Blood Stem Cells used in Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Results of the latest study by Dr Joanne Kurtzberg give new hope to Cerebral Palsy sufferers, through use of cord blood stem cells.

The latest highly anticipated study, by Dr Joanne Kurtzberg from Duke University, into the use of cord blood stem cells for the treatment of Cerebral Palsy in young children has given very promising results. The study, published in peer reviewed STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, suggest that an IV infusion of cord blood stem cells improves whole brain connectivity and motor function in young children with Cerebral Palsy.

Umbilical Cord Stem Cells: A Possible Heart Disease Cure

A new study in Circulation Research by the American Heart Association shows that umbilical cord stem cells could be used to treat heart disease.