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 […]
Pregnancy
What Is Regenerative Medicine?
When Adrienne Shapiro’s daughter Marissa was diagnosed with sickle cell disease, the doctors said that she would not live till her first birthday. However, when Marissa managed to live past that benchmark, it did not mean the end of Adrienne’s worries. In fact, it was the beginning of many painful years of blood transfusions and […]
Is It Necessary To Store Cord Blood and Tissue For Each Child?
Recently, close friends Jayesh and Simran delivered a second baby boy, Kiann. Like responsible parents, they believed in their child’s healthy future and went for private cord blood banking in spite of having preserved the umbilical cord for their firstborn a few years ago. In just 3 months’ time, their newborn was diagnosed with osteoporosis. […]
Stem Cell Therapy & Congenital Heart Disease
In order to understand how stem cells are useful to us, we first need to understand what stem cells are. Stem Cells start in the embryo as immature biological cells, then become specialized to create bone, muscle, skin, the heart, the brain, and over 250 other types of specialized cells. This is why they are […]
Your Diet & Blood Sugar Levels Affect Your Stem Cells
Pregnancy Nutrition: 9 Food Groups That Will Have You Bursting With Energy
Have you lately felt that you just don’t have the drive to indulge in things that you’ve enjoyed in the past? Of course…. you are pregnant. Whilst, there’s not much physical evidence of it in the first trimester, one still has to realise that you are making that little person inside you. It is solid […]
Patients Guide to Stem Cell Treatment
Stem Cells have two unique characteristics that make it suitable for therapy or treatment for a growing number of diseases and conditions. Firstly, Stem Cells have the ability to renew or create more Stem Cells of the same kind. Secondly, Stem Cells can mature into specialised Stem Cells suitable to carry out a specific function, […]
7 Benefits of Yoga During Pregnancy
Yoga with its holistic approach to exercise is unquestionably India’s healthiest export to the world. The Western world in particular have lapped up this ancient fitness regime as a spiritual conduit to attain mental and physical nirvana. Yoga’s be-spoke gentle exercises as opposed to high-intensity workouts are of significant benefit to women in a pregnant […]
Stories of Hope: Cured Blind Man, U.S Senator Crusade on Capitol Hill for Stem Cell Innovations
Miracles happen. How many times have we heard this? But have you actually ever seen a miracle happen. This is the story of one man’s fight against blindness which eventually gave hope to millions of people. It was on a family road trip to New Hampshire when the 54-year-old Doug Oliver was first made aware […]
Breastfeeding Mums Get Sick Too – What to Do?
When Nina and Manav found out that they were about to be parents, it was the happiest day of their lives. However, even through her happiness, Nina was somewhat apprehensive. Having lost her mother at a fairly young age and with her mother-in-law living hundreds of miles away with failing health, Nina had no maternal […]