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Successful patient inclusion of Phase II clinical trial for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Neuroplast, a Dutch clinical-stage biotech, focusing on cell-based treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, has  Injury (TSCI). Preliminary data indicate an excellent…

Stem cell plasters to stop children needing repeated heart surgeries

Stem cell plasters to stop children needing repeated heart surgeries: Researchers at the University of Bristol, funded by the British…

Future of premature baby care

Study shows potential for improving premature baby care: One in two premature babies receives transfusions of red blood cells (RBC)…

New way to reduce scarring

Researchers have been able to reduce scarring by blocking part of the healing process in research that could make a…

Stem cell research for ‘untreatable’ STDs

Stem cell research offers hope for those with ‘untreatable’ STDs. Stem cell research has advanced significant research which could offer…

Eliminating the need for bone marrow donors

Can we eliminate the need for bone marrow donors? There is a chance that we can. At the moment, people…

Life and death on the operating table

Rebecca Wallersteiner reviews “Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table” by Stephen Westaby…

A Day to Unite – World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day brings people together across the world who have been affected by the disease. As a specialist nurse…

Stem cell donation

The first treatment for all types of leukaemia is usually chemotherapy, a powerful drug treatment that kills the cancerous cells…

New Hearts for old

For a long time, it was thought that the heart muscle was post-mitotic - meaning the heart cells (that are responsible…

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