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

A first in-human, phase I trial examined feasibility as well as safety ...

Experimental therapy of applying stem cells during surgery could be ‘major milestone’ in treatment of birth defects ...

A three-year-old boy who would almost certainly have been born paralysed because of a severe spinal abnormality is able to ...

Stem cell therapy on babies in the womb ‘can reverse brain issues linked to major birth defect’ - Spina bifida happens when a baby’s spine does not develop fully in the womb ...

Stem cell therapy performed while babies are still in the womb could help reverse brain abnormalities associated with a ...

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

The congenital condition spina bifida is often treated surgically in the womb, but many children still go on to have mobility issues. The addition of a patch made up of stem cells from donated placent ...

Six pregnant women participated in a small trial in which placenta-derived stem cells were applied to fetal spinal cords and the treatment was found to be safe.

A grandfather in Lima, Montana, has been accused of negligent homicide after his 3-year-old grandson, who had spina bifida, ...

Christopher Cox of Lima is charged with negligent homicide in death of his disabled 3-year-old grandson whose body was found decomposed in home.