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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 when staff ...

16 Mar 2023 at 09:26

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 recruit stem cell donors – Ivor ...

17 Feb 2023 at 16:17

London lifeguard travels to US to meet woman he saved through stem cell donation

A man from London has described the moment he met the woman whose life he had helped save with a stem cell donation after travelling thousands of miles to see her. Callum Kennedy-Mann, a 22-year-old lifeguard from Stoke Newington, flew to ...

02 Feb 2023 at 12:48

Stem cells that ‘get stuck’ may be the reason hair turns grey as people age

It starts with one, maybe two, grey hairs, and most people put it down to ageing without thinking about the process that turns their hair grey. But a new study suggests stem cells may get stuck as hair ages, and lose their ability to ...

19 Apr 2023 at 16:00

Cancer survivor who could barely walk now running to help others

A lecturer who survived stage 4 cancer thanks to a stem cell transplant is running the London Marathon to help others in need. After a year of punishing cancer treatment, Dr Yani Berdeni could barely walk. But two-and-a-half years ...

12 Mar 2024 at 08:00

Canadian grandfather flies to UK to meet stem cell donor who helped save life

A Canadian man has flown thousands of miles to the UK to meet the stem cell donor who helped save his life. Tom Marshall, 30, from Sheffield, signed the Anthony Nolan stem cell register at 18. He described recipient Rod Neander, ...

06 May 2024 at 00:01

Man, 31, donates stem cells twice to help two different people

A man in his 30s has given his stem cells twice in the space of a decade to help save the lives of two people, becoming one of just 0.7% of donors to do so. Brad Green, from Sheffield, was inspired to sign the Anthony Nolan ...

27 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scientists create synthetic human embryos without need for egg or sperm

Scientists have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells – a move experts say could provide insight into causes of miscarriages and unique aspects of human development but raises ethical and legal questions. Prof ...

14 Jun 2023 at 23:16

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 ...

17 Mar 2023 at 14:32

Stem cell transplant ‘only chance’ for eight-year-old with blood cancer

A family whose lives were “thrown out of balance” by their eight-year-old’s cancer diagnosis are seeking a stem cell donor in a bid to save his life. Bobby Browne, from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, was ...

21 Jun 2023 at 00:01

NHS ‘fast tracks’ new therapy for stem cell patients

Cancer patients in England with a disease which occurs in one in three people who have a stem cell transplant are to benefit from a new drug, NHS officials have announced. Chronic graft versus host disease ...

29 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Stem cells donated in 2008 change life of five-year-old boy with rare condition

A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months following a successful stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood which was donated 15 years ago. ...

20 Jul 2024 at 00:01

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