Stem cells

Picture this: Maria, a 34-year-old teacher from Phoenix, hadn’t felt her feet in over two years. Diabetic neuropathy had stolen her sensation, leaving her stumbling through classrooms and living in constant fear of unnoticed injuries. Today, six months after receiving an innovative stem cell treatment, she’s back to hiking the trails she once loved. Her […]

When Sarah held her newborn daughter for the first time, she never imagined that the umbilical cord connecting them contained what scientists call “liquid gold.” Like millions of parents worldwide, she had to make a crucial decision in those precious first moments after birth: Should she bank her baby’s cord blood? The answer to this

When Sarah Martinez first heard the words “severe combined immunodeficiency” (SCID) in reference to her six-month-old son Diego, her world stopped. The pediatric immunologist explained that Diego’s immune system was essentially non-existent, leaving him vulnerable to infections that could prove fatal. Traditional treatments had failed, and the prognosis looked grim. But then came a word