Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a rare inherited disorder of the eye that is characterized by the relatively slow, painless, progressive loss of central vision. In most cases, visual loss is permanent ...
Eva Weiler-Mithoff, a consultant surgeon at Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit in Glasgow, discusses the findings of a 12-month clinical trail using "stem-cell fat grafting". The trial followed around 70 women in the UK and Europe who underwent reconstructive surgery following breast cancer ...
Debate rages over the harvesting and use of stem cells - cells able to grow into any type of tissue - from human embryos to treat disease. However, it's stem cells derived from plants, not humans, that are making their way into skincare products ...
Autoimmune disorders are diseases caused by the body producing an inappropriate immune response against its own tissues. The immune system mistakes some part of the body as a pathogen and attacks it ...
