Blood Stem Cells

Stem cells can be used to create a "synthetic embryo" without using a sperm, eggs, or a womb, according to scientists. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science were able to create an artificial embryo using only stem celll from mice. These synthetic embryos grew normally until day 8.5 when the early organ progenitors are formed such as hear...

A seven-month-old baby from Bengaluru has been diagnosed with the 'BENTA' disease, an extremely rare primary immunodeficiency disorder, that is said to have affected only 13 others in the world.

Researchers from Osaka University say that the steak created in the lab bears great resemblance to that made from the world-renowned Wagyu beef cattle. To achieve this, the team isolated stem cells from Wagyu cows. These stem cells were then incubated and converted into muscle, fat, and blood vessel cells.

Cord blood collection process is the easiest and safest for both mother and the baby in normal and C-Section delivery. Cord blood is collected after the baby is born and the umbilical cord is clamped and cut. Read here to know more.

According to the study, published in the journal Blood, inactivation of the tumour suppressor p53 is essential for unrestrained growth of cancers. But only 11 per cent of hematological malignancies have mutant p53

It May be time to evaluate whether the same stem-cell approach could produce insulin and effectively control blood sugar in people.

Y. Sarvesh, a 7 year old kid who was waging a losing battle against thalassemia gets a new lease of life when he found a stem cell donor match for himself. Read on to know more about this.

This cycle rally marks the celebration of World Marrow Donor Day. The World Marrow Donor Day is a day celebrated to thank all the donors for their contribution. Over 2,76,000 volunteer donors are registered with DARTI.

A study has recently revealed that vitamin C may tell faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to mature and die normally, instead of multiplying to cause blood cancers.

Aplastic anaemia is a type of blood disorder in which the bone marrow does not produce enough new blood cells.

Kolkata: Joy knew no bounds for 42-year-old Nilesh Sinha, when he hugged his saviour, 27-year-old Sajat Jain. Mr Sinha calls it the ‘warmest and most meaningful hug of his life’. Two years ago, Mr Sinha was suffering from Aplastic Anemia, a rare disease in which the bone marrow and the hematopoietic stem cells that reside there are damaged. O...

In a rare medical procedure, a two- year-old girl suffering from acute blood cancer was given a new lease of life after a successful 50 per cent matched Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) at a private hospital in Jaipur.

With only one in two million Indians finding a genetically matched donor, the country needs a database of willing blood stem cell donors to help the cause, a senior haematologist said.

The world's first clinical trial which aims to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords is set to start in Spain.

In a ground-breaking trial, researchers in the UK will test artificial blood made from human stem cells in patients for the first time.

Stem cells can be used to create a "synthetic embryo" without using a sperm, eggs, or a womb, according to scientists. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science were able to create an artificial embryo using only stem celll from mice. These synthetic embryos grew normally until day 8.5 when the early organ progenitors are formed such as hear...

A seven-month-old baby from Bengaluru has been diagnosed with the 'BENTA' disease, an extremely rare primary immunodeficiency disorder, that is said to have affected only 13 others in the world.

Researchers from Osaka University say that the steak created in the lab bears great resemblance to that made from the world-renowned Wagyu beef cattle. To achieve this, the team isolated stem cells from Wagyu cows. These stem cells were then incubated and converted into muscle, fat, and blood vessel cells.

Cord blood collection process is the easiest and safest for both mother and the baby in normal and C-Section delivery. Cord blood is collected after the baby is born and the umbilical cord is clamped and cut. Read here to know more.

According to the study, published in the journal Blood, inactivation of the tumour suppressor p53 is essential for unrestrained growth of cancers. But only 11 per cent of hematological malignancies have mutant p53

It May be time to evaluate whether the same stem-cell approach could produce insulin and effectively control blood sugar in people.

Y. Sarvesh, a 7 year old kid who was waging a losing battle against thalassemia gets a new lease of life when he found a stem cell donor match for himself. Read on to know more about this.

This cycle rally marks the celebration of World Marrow Donor Day. The World Marrow Donor Day is a day celebrated to thank all the donors for their contribution. Over 2,76,000 volunteer donors are registered with DARTI.

A study has recently revealed that vitamin C may tell faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to mature and die normally, instead of multiplying to cause blood cancers.

Aplastic anaemia is a type of blood disorder in which the bone marrow does not produce enough new blood cells.

Kolkata: Joy knew no bounds for 42-year-old Nilesh Sinha, when he hugged his saviour, 27-year-old Sajat Jain. Mr Sinha calls it the ‘warmest and most meaningful hug of his life’. Two years ago, Mr Sinha was suffering from Aplastic Anemia, a rare disease in which the bone marrow and the hematopoietic stem cells that reside there are damaged. O...

In a rare medical procedure, a two- year-old girl suffering from acute blood cancer was given a new lease of life after a successful 50 per cent matched Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) at a private hospital in Jaipur.

With only one in two million Indians finding a genetically matched donor, the country needs a database of willing blood stem cell donors to help the cause, a senior haematologist said.

The world's first clinical trial which aims to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords is set to start in Spain.

In a ground-breaking trial, researchers in the UK will test artificial blood made from human stem cells in patients for the first time.