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Autism is a very well known condition, especially among parents, but there are constantly myths perpetuated around what it is and the effect it has on children. Did you know that there are around 700,000 people affected by autism in the UK? And that it isn’t in fact a single condition but a [...]

Did you know that you don’t have to be suffering from a chronic, life-threatening condition to benefit from stem cell therapy? I’ve talked in previous articles about the use of stem cells in the treatment of blood disorders and its potential to treat neurological diseases, heart disease, [...]

Did you know that there are more than 6000 known rare diseases and 30 million people living with these conditions? A rare disease is defined by the European Union as one which affects less than 1 in 2000 people, but due to the number of currently named diseases, around 7% of the population – [...]

According to haematology experts, 40% of the UAE’s population suffer from some form of blood disorder, with blood cancer among the leading causes of premature death. For an increasing number of people in the country, hope lies in the development of stem cell therapy, which is breaking new [...]

An ageing global population suggests that the world’s health is improving, but there is a catch. With age comes an increase in the incidence of neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, which are currently incurable. If we are to enjoy a longer life, free from the misery [...]

The days when an elite athlete’s career could be ended prematurely due to injury could become a thing of the past. Increasingly, top sports stars are electing to be treated with regenerative stem cell therapy instead of major surgery to repair career-threatening injuries. And they are [...]

Stem cell therapy is transforming medicine and with it the lives of increasing numbers of patients with life-threatening illnesses. In this article we hear from three sets of parents who have experienced the incredible benefits of stem cell therapy first hand. It is now nearly 30 years since [...]

Probably the most dreaded word in medicine, cancer affects millions of people around the world and the number of new cases is rising each year. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 14.1 million new cases in 2012 but forecast that this figure would rise to 23.6 million by 2030. However, [...]

It is now nearly 30 years since the first successful cord blood stem cell transplant took place. In just a short space of time, this ground-breaking branch of medicine has made considerable progress, with over 35,000 cord blood stem cell transplants having been carried out to date, successfully [...]