WATCH: UAE Stem Cell Centre Develops Promising COVID-19 Treatment
A patent has been granted by the Ministry of Economy for the development of an innovative and promising treatment for Covid-19 infections using stem cells.
The treatment was developed by a team of doctors and researchers at the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center, ADSCC, and involves extracting stem cells from the patient’s own blood and reintroducing them after activating them.
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The treatment has successfully undergone the initial phase of clinical trials, demonstrating its safety. None of the patients who have received the treatment reported immediate adverse effects and there have been no interactions found with the conventional treatment protocols for patients. Trials to demonstrate the efficacy of the treatment are ongoing and are expected to be completed in a couple of weeks.