Stem cell therapy is a regenerative treatment used to heal injured or diseased tissue. Since stem cells can regenerate into virtually any type of cell, their potential is near-limitless, and researchers believe that they’ll one day be widely used for Alzheimer’s disease, paralysis, and other severe conditions. But, can stem cells be used to help [Read More]
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics have received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to proceed with Phase 2 trials for their stem cell treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis (1). The treatment utilizes a proprietary autologous stem cell treatment, injecting patient-derived mesenchymal stem cells that secrete neurotrophic factors to stem the advance of disease (2). [Read More]
Most people had never heard of the Zika virus before the current epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean brought it into the limelight. First discovered in 1947 and named after the Zika Forest in Uganda, the virus spreads from person to person through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. The symptoms include fever, [Read More]
