Category: Clinical updates

Baby tooth stem cells & dental tissue regrowth

Published on: 8th October 2018

A joint US and Chinese clinical trial has successfully demonstrated dental tissue regrowth using stem cells from baby teeth. The Phase 1 trial suggests a promising solution to injury-caused tooth damage in children with young adult teeth.

New way to multiply umbilical cord blood stem cells discovered

Published on: 19th September 2018

Researchers at the Stowers Institute of Medical Research have found another way to expand/multiply blood-forming, adult stem cells from umbilical cord blood. The discovery increases the potential of a single stem cell sample in treating more conditions.

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

Published on: 15th November 2017

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.

Cord Blood Stem Cells used in Cerebral Palsy Treatment

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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, 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