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 ...
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 ...

Stem cell therapy on babies in the womb ‘can reverse brain issues linked to major birth defect’

Stem cell therapy performed on babies in the womb could reverse brain abnormalities linked to a severe birth defect, experts ...

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 ...

Boy expected to be paralysed able to walk after ground-breaking surgery

A three-year-old boy who would almost certainly have been born paralysed because of a severe spinal abnormality is able to walk after having ground-breaking stem cell surgery while still in the womb.
Nature

World-first stem-cell therapy shows promise for treating spina bifida in the womb

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.
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 ...