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According to an American Heart Association release, a fetal intervention team successfully devised a pioneering in-utero procedure recently used during a first-of-its-kind fetal procedure to fix a potentially deadly vascular malformation in the brain, with hopes of avoiding heart failure and brain injury after birth, the groundbreaking procedure has been published in the journal Stroke …
Three babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells. This was made possible by a landmark clinical trial at UC Davis Health. The one-of-a-kind treatment, delivered while a fetus is still developing in the mother’s womb, could improve outcomes for children with this birth defect. Launched …
Government officials have announced that it is ending medical research by government scientists using human fetal tissue, disregarding advice from scientists reminding that such research has led to lifesaving medical advances. In a statement Health and Human Services Department announced policy changes will not affect privately funded research, and government funded research conducted by universities …
University of Copenhagen research published in Nature suggest that the destiny of intestinal cells may not be predetermined rather instead be determined by the cell’s surroundings, findings may make it easier to manipulate stem cells for therapies. All cells in the fetal gut have the potential to develop into stem cells according to the study …