Making More From Umbilical Cord Blood Umbilical cord blood has been used as a source of blood-forming stem cells for decades. These cells can rebuild the blood and immune system after intensive treatment, making cord blood an important transplant option for people with serious blood disorders and cancers. One challenge, however, is that a single…
Looking Beyond Everyday Knee Pain Knee osteoarthritis can turn simple activities like walking, climbing stairs, or getting out of a chair into uncomfortable tasks. While cartilage changes are part of the condition, inflammation inside the joint can also play an important role in pain and stiffness. A recent randomized clinical trial explored whether umbilical cord-derived…
When Knee Pain Starts Getting in the Way Knee osteoarthritis can make simple things feel a lot harder than they should. Walking upstairs, exercising, standing for long periods, or even getting up from a chair can become uncomfortable as the joint gets stiffer and more painful over time. That’s why researchers continue to look for…
Protecting the Insulin the Body Can Still Make Type 1 diabetes develops when the immune system attacks the pancreatic beta cells responsible for producing insulin. By the time someone is diagnosed, many of these cells have already been lost, but some insulin-producing ability may still remain. Protecting that remaining function could potentially help slow the…
Looking at Recovery Years Later For some people who experienced severe COVID-19, recovery continued long after leaving the hospital. A 2025 study followed patients for three years after treatment with umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells, or UC-MSCs, to see how they were doing over the long term. The study focused not only on possible benefits,…
Not All Stem Cells Behave Exactly the Same When we talk about umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells, or UC-MSCs, it can be easy to think of them as one uniform type of cell. In reality, cells collected from different umbilical cords can behave differently in the laboratory. Some may grow faster, while others may be…
Learn about Using a Patient’s Own Cells to Help Repair the Cornea, common considerations, established care, and questions to discuss with a licensed healthcare professional.
Supporting the Immune System After Transplantation Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a complication that can occur after a donor stem cell transplant. It develops when donated immune cells begin attacking the recipient’s tissues, creating inflammation that may affect areas such as the skin, liver, and digestive system. When the condition does not respond adequately to corticosteroids,…
Exploring a Multi-Dose Regenerative Approach Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) continue to be studied for their ability to release biological signals that may help support tissue repair, blood vessel health, and a balanced inflammatory response. While many clinical studies have investigated a single MSC treatment, researchers are also interested in whether multiple doses could provide more…
A New Window for Stroke Recovery An ischemic stroke occurs when blood flow to part of the brain becomes blocked, potentially affecting movement, strength, speech, and independence. While treatments during the earliest stage of stroke have advanced, researchers are also looking for ways to better support recovery in the weeks and months that follow. A…
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