What If the Benefits of MSCs Aren’t Just About the Cells? Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly called lupus, is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues. Because lupus can affect different parts of the body, managing inflammation and an overactive immune response is an important part of treatment. A recent…
A peer-reviewed review of research on mesenchymal stem cells in systemic lupus erythematosus, including potential uses, evidence, and limitations.
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…
Umbilical Cord-Derived Stem Cells Could Help with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Posted June 11, 2018 and filed under Stem Cell Research. Researchers have recently published their results from an experiment conducted to determine if a certain type of stem cell, called the umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell, has the potential for treating primary biliary cirrhosis. Primary…
Stem Cell for Arthritis Stem cell therapy is an emerging treatment for arthritis, with many doctors exploring its potential benefits. If you suffer from arthritis, you may be wondering whether stem cell therapy could be right for you. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the capacity to develop into different types of cells. This…
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition in which the immune system attacks healthy joint tissue. This abnormal immune response leads to inflammation, fluid buildup, swelling, and discomfort in the joints. RA is a chronic condition for which there is no cure, and due to the progressive nature of the disease, symptoms often worsen…
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