The experience of pregnancy and bringing a baby into the world is both exciting and intense. In most cases, although painful and perhaps scary, deliveries go well. However, unfortunately, labor and delivery mistakes happen every day, resulting in possible injuries to the newborn and the…
In the United States, every three babies born out of every thousand are affected with cerebral palsy (CP). Children with CP find it difficult, if not impossible, to walk, stand, or even sit up. They also can suffer from speech disorders, deafness, visual impairments and…
While the use of stem cells to treat various health conditions has been a staple of medical news for many years, promising new research on stem cell therapy (also known as regenerative medicine) is focusing on how this treatment can benefit cerebral palsy patients. Cerebral…
A research team out of Stanford University has improved the technology used to diagnose and potentially better treat brain bleeds in newborn babies. Traditional ultrasounds are good at showing initial injuries in newborns because of the soft spot in their skulls that allow the sound…
A new blood test developed by a team of international scientists has shown great potential to identify and possibly prevent infant brain injury just hours after birth. The research, sponsored by Imperial College London, was conducted in India, where there are up to a million…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative illness that causes damage and nerve cell loss in the brain. The dopamine-producing cells are vital for smooth and controlled muscle movement. The loss of these cells due to Parkinson’s disease is currently irreparable, and treatment is limited. While…
Stem cell research is a rapidly changing and growing field, with new developments happening regularly. The latest news in the industry is promising: Researchers have repaired damaged corneas using healthy stem cells for the first time in the United States. You may wonder why this…
It was back in early January when Dr. Michael Matthay and his team at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) began delving into a clinical trial to study how stem cells could help treat acute respiratory distress syndrome. Known as ARDS, the syndrome causes…
The coronavirus pandemic is devastating the U.S. economy and healthcare systems — as of publication, nearly 3.2 million Americans have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. We’re eagerly looking ahead in hopes that a safe, effective vaccine will become available…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect millions of Americans — in the U.S. alone, more than two million people have been infected and over 100,000 have died — researchers are urgently seeking treatment options for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Because viruses aren’t…
