Gallbladder problems are a common complication in individuals with sickle cell disease. These issues often arise due to the breakdown of red blood cells and the subsequent formation of gallstones ...

A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also known as exa-cel, was the first treatment to be licensed using gene ...

Sickle cell anaemia, a hereditary condition that primarily affects African and Mediterranean populations, continues to pose significant health challenges. In Uganda, where the disease is prevalent ...

Researchers have shown that patches of muscle grown from stem cells ... from an adult state to allow them to differentiate into any cell type in the body — for cardiac repair at the University ...

Claire Anderson: I have been using a stem cell patch for almost 14 months. It has changed my life for the better and I have been pain-free ever since I started to use it. The technology is ...

STEM cell patches can fix heart failure by regenerating the muscle, tests show. The treatment was found to increase the thickness of the heart wall, helping it to contract better to pump blood ...

A woman with a failing heart has been kept alive with the help of a new "breakthrough" stem-cell technology ... the woman's heart was implanted with tiny patches of heart muscle cells, which ...

Image Credit: mi_viri/Shutterstock.com In a study published in Nature, researchers found that a stem cell-derived muscle patch can repair failing hearts without adverse effects, showing promising ...

A new biological patch, designed from heart cells grown in the laboratory, could bring a glimmer of hope in the treatment of advanced heart failure. Implanted in about fifteen patients ...

while a man in his 60s developed blurred vision and retinal bleeding 10 months into treatment, later losing sight in both eyes. Seven of the nine patients were diagnosed with non arteritic ...