In 2007, Timothy Brown was ‘the patient’ who facilitated a breakthrough in bio-medicine. He was the first person who was essentially completely cured of HIV/AIDS in the history of the disease. Brown, then aged 46, received a bone marrow transplant owing to a severe case of leukemia. To this end, doctors chose a donor with […]
As early as 1871, Charles Darwin had said, “Woman seems to differ from man in her greater tenderness and less selfishness. Woman, owing to her maternal instincts, displays these qualities toward her infants in an eminent degree.” So, is the mother-child bond all about instinct? How does one then explain cases where there seems to […]
On September 19, 2014, Dr Guy Sauvageau, principal stem cell genetics investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer at the Universite de Montreal, confirmed the findings of his new research. The Canadian researcher, along with his team, was able to find a way to boost the number of umbilical cord stem cells […]
When stem cell therapy and research first started, most clinical trials used stem cells drawn from human bone marrow for the purposes of medical discoveries, to deal with a variety of ailments ranging from injury, terminal illnesses, anemia and immune system disorders, to name a few. These cells have been used for many years in […]
In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information published statistics of birth deficiencies around the world. It was said that according to the Global Report on Birth Defects presented by March of Dimes in joint collaboration with the World Health Organization, nearly 7.9 million births have been recorded with severe birth defects all over the […]
Pregnancy and holi have one thing in common – they both mark new beginnings. However, you might be wondering if it is safe to play holi and enjoy the festivities while you are expecting. You do not necessarily have to stay away from the celebrations. Nevertheless, let us first understand a few facts… During pregnancy, […]
The Imperial College of London has conducted a pilot study involving human trials of a stem cell treatment for acute stroke. The research, published on August 8, 2014, showed that five patients were treated within a week of a severe stroke. Of these five patients, four had a more severe type of stroke, and statistics […]
The science of bio-preservation spells out techniques like hypothermic storage, cryopreservation and vitrification in a clinical environment. The new market report on “Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Market,” released by Persistence Market Research on September 12, 2014, states that there will be an exponential demand for cell banking by 2020, owing to the multiple cord tissue […]
Did you know that there has been an ongoing ethical debate surrounding stem cell therapy? And to this end, cord blood has brought in hopes for treating diseases using the umbilical cord stem cells. This has received much appreciation, especially since it was a much need solution to the used of primitive cells drawn from […]
Did you know that, according to an article published in The Times of India in 2011, 51 babies are born in India every minute? In fact, Uttar Pradesh has about 11 babies born every minute alone, a figure only China exceeds by a small margin. The foetus in the womb receives nourishment through the placenta, […]