Researchers at UC Davis conducted a first-of-its-kind trial using stem cell patches derived from donor placentas to treat six fetuses with severe spina bifida in the womb, finding the approach reversed hindbrain herniation as effectively as standard surgery. All babies were born with well-healed surgical sites and no abnormal cell growth, with one 4-year-old patient now walking, running, and jumping with no bladder control issues, which is rare for the condition.
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Researchers at UC Davis conducted a first-of-its-kind trial using stem cell patches derived from donor placentas to treat six fetuses with severe spina bifida in the womb, finding the approach reversed hindbrain herniation as effectively as standard surgery. All babies were born with well-healed surgical sites and no abnormal cell growth, with one 4-year-old patient now walking, running, and jumping with no bladder control issues, which is rare for the condition.