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A Patient’s Own Stem Cells Show Promise in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Key details The scale: There were 335,409 UK hospital admissions for acquired brain injury in 2023-24 - one every 90 seconds [1]. The trial: In a US clinical trial published in the journal Brain, 24 adults living with the long-term effects of brain injury received...
Iran Begins Treating Osteoarthritis With Umbilical Cord Stem Cells
Key details A new milestone: Iran’s Royan Research Institute has begun treating people with severe osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, and shoulder using stem cells derived from the umbilical cord, with early results reported as promising. [1][2] Cord tissue stem cells:...
Stem Cell Particles Used to Treat Severe Burns in a World First
Key details World first: Surgeons at Hamilton Health Sciences in Canada have carried out a novel, world-first burn treatment using exosomes – tiny particles released by stem cells – on an 18-year-old patient with severe facial and neck burns. [1] The therapy: Exosomes...
Cord Blood Awareness Month 2026: The Past, Present, and Future of Cord Blood Stem Cells
Key details A month to raise awareness: Every July, Cord Blood Awareness Month encourages expecting parents to think about storing or donating the stem cells in their baby’s umbilical cord, which are otherwise discarded at birth. [1] A proven treatment: Cord blood has...
Stem Cell Therapy for Alzheimer’s Granted FDA Fast Track as It Advances to Phase 2
Key details A large unmet need: more than 7 million people in the US are living with Alzheimer's;[1] although some treatments are available, none can stop, reverse or prevent the condition.[2] An autologous approach: a US company, Regeneration Biomedical (RBI), is...
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