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Stem Cells May Move to the Front Line against Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease in which the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of nerve cells, currently lacks a cure. The available
First Parkinson’s patient administered a stem cell-based transplant in clinical trial
A patient suffering from moderate Parkinson’s disease (PD) was first out on Feb 13, 2023, to receive a transplant with the human stem cell-derived nerve
Scientists identify a method to rejuvenate old stem cells
A research team led by Dr. Thomas Rando, director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA,
Cerebral palsy – brain repair with stem cells
Cerebral palsy, the most common disability in childhood, is a devastating non-progressive ailment of the infants’ brain with lifelong sequelae, e.g., spastic paresis, chronic pain,
Third person ‘cured’ of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment
A 53-year-old man in Düsseldorf, Germany, has been declared cured of HIV by doctors after a blood stem cell transplant to treat leukaemia – the third case of this kind. The
Stem cells as a potential treatment of neurological disorders
The ability of stem cells to participate in brain repair has been increasingly demonstrated in recent studies. Most investigations have aimed to replace damaged neurons
