A new method to examine potential antimalarial drugs and vaccines possessing the potential to treat the liver stage of malaria infection has been engineered by a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) using human liver cells, derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. Malarial infection caused approximately 500,000 deaths globally every year. […]
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Stories of Hope: A Stem Cell Therapy For Diabetes
Maria Torres, a healthy, fit woman of 43 was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. It was totally out of the blue. She was a woman who took her health and fitness seriously with regular exercise, healthy eating and weight management. She just couldn’t believe it. Refusing to accept the reports, she requested her doctor to […]
4 Interesting Facts on Umbilical Cords
Ever wondered if there is a relationship between your umbilical cord and the belly button? Of course, there is! When you have your little one inside your womb, it needs a life-support system to survive the pregnancy gestation period. This support is comprised of the placenta, the umbilical cord and the amniotic sac filled with […]
Stories of Hope: Hartlepool Dad Eric Takes First Steps Just Days After Pioneering MS Surgery
Jandy Nelson of ‘I’ll Give You the Sun’ said, “You have to see the miracles for there to be miracles.” And that is exactly what I witnessed. My next door neighbor in Jowitt Road, Hartlepool (UK) Eric Thomson had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) almost four years ago. A father of five, his condition […]
Could We Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease With Stem Cells?
Have you ever thought about bringing back the memories of those who are currently fighting to remember? Imagine if you could cure about 4 million Indians living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that is expected to triple by 2050. It’s not a small task by any means. Recently, Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper published […]
Does Your Diet Have An Effect On Your Baby’s Stem Cells?
Effective ways to Observe World Cancer Day & Curb your Cancer Risk
Cancer has been one of the most challenging diseases human race has ever dealt with. Every year on the 4th of Feb we put the spotlight on Cancer and try and educate people about the illness through creating awareness and dispelling myths that surround cancer. World Health Organisation has confirmed that cancer is one of […]