Category: medical research
Just after she was born, Cameron was diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia (FA), an inherited genetic disorder that attacks cells in bone marrow, eventually leading to bone marrow failure. The prognosis she was given by her doctors caused her family great concern, as most children with this condition do not live into adulthood. At 9 years …
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A patient from London who was HIV positive and diagnosed with cancer, agreed to have a stem cell transplant in hopes of curing his cancer. After treatment, not only was the patient cancer-free, but he is now living his life HIV-free. DNA contains gene CCR5, which almost everyone carries. The CCR5 gene in the stem …
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A young boy from Kolkata, India was 18 months of age when his parents noticed his communication skills were not progressing compared to the other children his age. The child’s birth was a month premature and he was diagnosed having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism can be characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, …
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Research teams and companies have been developing exciting new cord blood products from the expansion of cord blood samples. Expansion is the process by which the desired cells are isolated from the cord blood sample and then cultured and treated with special agents. These agents stimulate the expansion of the cell population. The agents and …
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Sickle cell anemia is a form of anemia in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry enough oxygen throughout your body. General symptoms include fatigue and joint pain with periods of intense pain that can last either hours or weeks. Revee Agyepong, a 17-year-old from Edmonton, Canada, suffered from sickle cell anemia with …
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Cerebral palsy, normally caused by brain damage or abnormal brain development, is a disorder that affects motor function, balance, and more. Currently there is no cure for cerebral palsy, however, in a study from Duke University Medical Center children who were diagnosed with cerebral palsy showed significant improvements in both brain connectivity and motor function …
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Advanced Cell Therapy is defined as “all therapies in which cells are more than minimally manipulated”, for the treatment of a variety of diseases. Data shows that the number of cell therapies from 2016 – 2017 is rapidly growing. In 2016, the number of trials registered was 582 worldwide. We are only in the first …
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Currently over 6.5 million people in the US are affected by heart failure. This number is “expected to rise by 46 percent by the year 2030.” Heart failure is a chronic condition where the heart’s muscles weaken and it doesn’t pump blood as well as it should. “Half of all heart failure patients are expected …
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Our central nervous system is covered in myelin, a “fatty white substance” that surrounds and protects the nerve fibers that are responsible for transmitting information to the brain, …
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A new trial conducted at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is researching the use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) found in umbilical cord tissue to treat metabolic syndrome. A person has metabolic syndrome when they have at least 3 of the following conditions: high blood pressure high fasting blood sugar abdominal obesity high triglycerides …
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