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Leukaemia treatment news

Scientists are working on a way to stop one of the most aggressive forms of acute leukaemia, MLL, returning after a patient has received treatment. Recurrence of the blood cancer caused by rogue...

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New techniques to grow stem cells

A new plastic surface which overcomes the difficulties associated with growing adult stem cells has been developed, according to scientists. Standard surfaces have proved limited for growing large...

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Stem cell news

Oncogenes are generally thought to be genes that, when mutated, change healthy cells into cancerous tumor cells. Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC)...

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Stem cell trial for multiple sclerosis

A global trial led by British scientists is to find out whether stem cells can safely be used to treat multiple sclerosis. It will investigate if the cells can slow, stop and even reverse damage to the...

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Stem cell treatment for strokes

The world’s first clinical trial of brain stem cells to treat strokes is set to move to its next phase. An independent assessment of the first three patients to have had stem cells injected into their...

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Avastin & Breast Cancer treatment update

Cancer treatments designed to block the growth of blood vessels were found to increase the number of cancer stem cells in breast tumors in mice, suggesting a possible explanation for why these drugs...

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Stem cell treatment for glaucoma

A treatment for one of the most common causes of blindness could soon be available. British researchers have used stem cells to heal the damage caused by glaucoma. The treatment has only been tested on...

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Skin may treat multiple sclerosis

It may be possible to use a patient’s own skin to repair the damage caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), which is currently incurable, say researchers. Nerves struggle to communicate in MS as their...

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Stem cell research breakthrough

Stem cell researchers are heralding a “major scientific discovery”, with the potential to start a new age of personalised medicine. Scientists in Japan showed stem cells can now be made quickly just by...

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New stem cell discovery could treat damaged hearts

Stem cells capable of repairing the irreversible damage of a heart attack have been discovered by scientists in a breakthrough which could offer new hope for hundreds of thousands of Britons. Many...

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