stem cell transplant

A Low-tech Solution to Keep Immunosuppressed Patients Safe

December 4, 2012

See the little green ball in the picture above? That gives doctors and nurses a quick view of which direction the air pressure is flowing in isolation rooms. Patients who have their immune systems suppressed, such as those receiving stem cell or [Read more]

Fishing for a New Bone Marrow Transplant Model

April 25, 2011

Animal models are useful for testing and developing future treatments and procedures before they are tried in humans. Before bone marrow transplants were first tried clinically in the 1950’s for the treatment of radiation poisoning or [Read more]

Celebrating a New Start from Stem Cells

April 14, 2010

It’s easy to grasp the medical miracle of the organ transplant, where a kidney or heart is passed from one person to another to restore the life of the recipient. Stem cell transplants are a little more abstract in concept, with the [Read more]

Dr. FAQ: Lucy Godley on Stem Cell Transplants

April 6, 2010

There are probably few medical topics more plagued by online misinformation than stem cell transplants. Part of this confusion is down to people mixing up embryonic stem cells, which have yet to be adapted to clinical use, with hematopoietic stem [Read more]