Imagine the feeling of slowly losing your balance, feeling weakness in your muscles and increased levels of fatigue. Imagine being told by the doctor that you will be unable to do every day tasks that could be completed so easily. For Juliet Govender, a resident of South Africa, this was a reality. It was 2010 … Read more
Like countless other girls, Virali Modi dreamt of being a model and actress. However, unlike them, Virali was left wheelchair-bound after a trip to India in 2006. The American of Indian-origin was hospitalised for months, where she slipped in and out of coma whilst fighting for her life. The diagnosis was chronic transverse myelitis, an … Read more
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause for deaths globally. Recent studies show that allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells are able to restore endothelial function in heart failure by stimulating progenitor cells. Research such as this marks a significant turning point in the manner that heart failure is treated. What causes heart failure Heart failure is caused by a … Read more