The Colorectal Surgery Unit of the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, based in Seville, has successfully applied a stem cells shot as treatment against the frequent and painful anal fissures suffered by Crohn’s disease patients. 49 international health centres participate in this clinical trial, under the leadership of this Sevilian hospital.
Researchers from the University of Granada have designed a more effective treatment against cancer thanks to a combination of radiotherapy and stem cells. It is have tested in mice, reducing the size of the tumour and the speed of growth.
This project is run in collaboration with Imperial College London and the Pi and Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute of Barcelona. Researchers from a lab at the Pablo de Olavide University have been able to identify the instructions stored in the genome which enable them to build a pancreas using stem cells. This achievement has boosted […]
A research team led by the University of Granada has designed new medicine that fights cancer stem cells. These cells are found inside tumors and are responsible for the appearance and growth of cancer, for relapse after chemotherapy and for metastasis. This medicine has been tested in mice and the next challenge is starting a […]
