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World-first surgery gives babies with spina bifida a chance to heal before birth

UC Davis researchers performed the world's first in-utero stem cell therapy for spina bifida. All six babies were born ...
Medscape

First-in-Human Trial Supports Safety, Feasibility of Stem Cell Therapy in Prenatal Spina Bifida Repair

A first-in-human trial shows the feasibility and safety of delivering placenta-derived stem cells during prenatal ...

First-ever in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair shows safe results

A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery ...

Scientists Injected Stem Cells Into Fetuses to Treat a Birth Defect. Here’s What Happened

Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect, meaning that a fetus’ developing spine and spinal cord don’t fully form and ...
Yahoo

Sister’s stem cell donation allows Bristol woman to get life-changing eye surgery

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Eye disease has been a part of DeAnna Moore’s life for as long as she can remember. She was diagnosed with limbal stem cell deficiency and underwent a life-changing ...
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Stem Cell Treatment & Minimally Invasive Spine Stabilization in Outpatient Surgery Centers: Q&A With Laser Spine Institute on New Procedures

Laser Spine Institute, based in Tampa, Fla., has launched two new surgical procedures to meet the needs of patients with back pain: RegenaDISC® and Minimally Invasive Stabilization. The two procedures ...
USA Today

Regenerative Stem Cell Therapy: Good Alternative To Joint Replacement Surgery?

Stem cell therapy offers a minimally invasive alternative to joint replacement surgery, with recovery times of just one to two weeks compared to months for major surgery Clinical studies show varying ...