Umbilical cord stem cells can relieve symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease
Cell Therapy Stem Cells and inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, includes Crohn´s disease and ulcerative colitis. IBD is characterized by chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa. Common symptoms...
High-dose treatment with chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation is today the standard treatment for multiple myeloma
Cell Therapy Stem cells and multiple myeloma Medical treatments with tissues and cells are increasing thanks to major advances in biotechnology. Today, there are more than 80 diseases and conditions...
In 2014, the first stem cell therapy for the treatment of ALS was launched
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS and stem cells Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, (ALS) is a serious but unusual neurodegenerative disease, for which there is currently no cure. Every year, just over 200...
Stem cells in study against type 1 diabetes in children
“The results of this cell therapy are very promising and it has now been shown to be effective in type 1 diabetes in a randomized, placebo-controlled study in adults. We hope to see the same positive effect in children”, says Per-Ola Carlsson, Chief Physician and Professor at Uppsala University Hospital / Uppsala University