Swimming With Sharks
Congratulations to Kelly Chapman, Hayley Mullings and Poppie Blake who all did a dare-devil dive with sharks on Saturday 10th October 2009 at The Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire. The dive was organised to raise…
Thank You PayPal Donors
Over the past month we have had a flurry of donations via our Pay Pal on-line donation facility. Data protection rules state we cannot contact the individuals to thank them, so we would like to…
Research Update From The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Barbara Buchan, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Eye gels for the treatment of corneal Cystinosis have been developed which have the ability to adhere to the surface of the eye. It is hoped that this will…
A Cure For Mice?
Recently news has been released that a research group at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diago, USA have successfully cured mice with Cystinosis using stem cells from bone marrow. This is great news and…
Treatment of Cystinosis Using Bone Marrow Stem Cell
Stephanie Cherqui, PhD Scripps Research Institute, San Diago, USA. Cystinosis is a metabolic hereditary disease characterized by the accumulation of cystine in most of the patient’s tissues leading to multiple organ dysfunction. The curative treatment…