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English scholar “one trip-up from being internally decapitated” says post Covid she needs “imminent” stem cell therapy or may die or give up

An English scholar who is “one trip-up from being internally decapitated” says catching Covid has exacerbated the agony caused by her ultra-rare conditions to the extent that if she fails to get life saving stem cell treatment “imminently” she may ...

12 Apr 2022 at 08:25

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New dad hopes to treat his Crohn’s Disease and be pain-free with a pioneering treatment using stem cells donated by his baby son

A new dad who has battled Crohn’s Disease since he was 11 is fundraising for a pioneering treatment that he hopes will let him live a pain-free life by using stem cells donated by his baby son. Ryan Clarke, 29, who is unable to work due to his ...

23 Aug 2022 at 08:09

Lab grown nerve cells ‘holds promise for neurodegenerative disease’

Scientists have, for the first time, created mature nerve cells in the lab which, they say, could advance research into degenerative nerve diseases and help find new treatments. Researchers used stem cells – which have the ability to develop ...

12 Jan 2023 at 16:00

Teacher feels ‘very lucky’ to be charity’s 2,000th stem cell donor

A teacher who became the 2,000th stem cell donor for a blood cancer charity has revealed how she feels “very fortunate and lucky” to give someone a second chance at life. Amy Pringle, 28, from Glasgow, found out about donating stem cells ...

16 Mar 2023 at 09:26

Mother with leukaemia in desperate search for stem cell donor

A mother has told of her desperate search for a stem cell donor after she was diagnosed with leukaemia. Janice St Louis, 56, from London, who is of Black British Caribbean descent, needs somebody with similar heritage to help continue ...

17 Mar 2023 at 14:32

Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells

Scientists have created embryo-like structures in the laboratory using cells from monkeys. Under the microscope, these structures looked identical to real early embryos or blastocysts – the ball of cells that usually goes on to make ...

06 Apr 2023 at 16:00

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Mum put on life support after infected finger led to ‘devastating’ leukaemia diagnosis says ‘giving up wasn’t an option’

A mother-of-three who noticed her finger had become infected as it was “all swollen and green” and was put in an induced coma after a “devastating” leukaemia diagnosis which left her battling for life has said “it was never an ...

05 May 2023 at 07:00

Stem cell DNA match sought for three-month-old boy with aggressive rare cancer

A family whose lives were “turned upside down” when their three-month-old baby was diagnosed with an aggressive and rare blood cancer are searching for a stem cell DNA match to maximise his chances of survival. Francis, from ...

21 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Health

Mother diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, anorexia and incurable cancer says she ‘doesn’t feel afraid of dying any more’

A mother who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) just days before her 30th birthday and later told she has myeloma – an incurable type of blood cancer – said she has “taught (herself) a whole new script for death” and, ...

11 Aug 2023 at 07:00

Cancer patient given days to live meets stem cell donor who saved him 8 years on

A retired journalist who was told he had just days to live after being diagnosed with leukaemia has met the stem cell donor who saved his life eight years on. Meeting at the offices of DKMS – a charity that aims to ...

17 Feb 2023 at 16:17

Man cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say

A man has been cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant, researchers say. The 53-year-old, known as the Dusseldorf Patient, is just the third person worldwide to be cured of the condition using the treatment. He ...

20 Feb 2023 at 16:00

‘Mini organs’ grown from stem cells taken in late pregnancy

“Mini organs” have been grown for the first time using human stem cells taken during pregnancy, potentially leading to advances in prenatal medicine. The study means human development can be observed in late ...

04 Mar 2024 at 16:00

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