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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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Giving stem cells in utero to babies with spina bifida boosts quality of life, trial finds

Stem cells from placenta applied during in utero spina bifida surgery improved mobility and reversed brain abnormalities in all six trial babies without adverse effects.
fromNature
2 days ago
Medicine

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

Placenta-derived stem cells applied to exposed fetal spinal cords during in utero surgery show safety and reverse hindbrain herniation in myelomeningocele cases.
fromNature
2 days ago
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World-first stem-cell therapy shows promise for treating spina bifida in the womb

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fromNews Center
3 weeks ago

First-Of-Its-Kind Probe Monitors Fetal Health in Utero During Surgery - News Center

The soft, flexible, robotic probe could dramatically improve safety during fetal surgeries, procedures in which physicians operate on a fetus before birth. Currently, doctors primarily rely on intermittent measurements of fetal heart rate using ultrasound imaging from outside the pregnant person's body. The new device, on the other hand, can be gently inserted through the same narrow port already used in fetal surgeries.
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