Research & Developments
Doctors studying regenerative powers of umbilical cord blood
At Children’s Memorial Hermann, pediatric trauma expert Dr. Charles Cox is studying cord blood to see if it can regenerate damaged brain tissues. “Cord blood is one piece of that puzzle,” Cox said. “There aren’t any good restorative therapies for brain injury, which is why we got into this years and years ago.” So far, cord…
Read MoreMedical potential of IPS stem cells exaggerated says world authority
From The Times February 17, 2010 Mark Henderson, Science Editor The medical potential of reprogrammed stem cells that do not require the destruction of embryos has been exaggerated, according to the head of one of the world’s leading regenerative medicine companies. Thomas Okarma, the chief executive of Geron Corporation, told The Times that while so-called…
Read MoreTwo new trials using cord blood for cerebral palsy…
In February 2010 the Medical College of Georgia (USA) confirmed their principal investigator, James Carroll, MD, Chief of Pediatric Neurology at MCG had received FDA approval to determine whether an infusion of cord blood stem cells can improve the quality of life for children with cerebral palsy. As at the end 2009, 124 children had received their own…
Read MoreCord Blood May Repair Hearing Loss
Hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplanting cord blood stem cells according to new research from Italy published in the journal Cell Transplantation. The work shows that a small number of cells can migrate to the damaged cochlea and repair sensory hair cells and neurons. For their study, the research team…
Read MoreCord Blood May Help Repair Children’s Heart Defects
From Medical News Today: Stem cells from umbilical cord blood may provide the raw material to repair the hearts of thousands of babies born each year with defective heart valves, according to data presented at the recent American Heart Association annual meeting. Cardiologists from the University Hospital of Munich report they are about five years…
Read MoreDoctors Plan For New Heart Valves That Grow
Doctors may one day be able to use stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood to build new heart valves for children born with heart defects, German scientists said yesterday. These valves could grow as a child develops, doing away with any need for repeated operations to replace outgrown artificial valves or valves made from…
Read MoreRemarkable Results for Boy With Cerebral Palsy After Cord Blood Treatment
November 24, 2007 Toddler Dallas saw improvement in his physical cerebral palsy symptoms very quickly after receiving an experimental treatment using stem cells obtained from his own umbilical cord blood. Watch the news story: {Remarkable Results for Boy with Cerebral Palsy after Cord Blood Treatment}
Read MoreProbability of Needing Stem Cell Transplant Higher Than Thought
Lifetime Probability of Needing a Stem Cell Transplant is Much Higher Than Previously Reported, Data Shows Study Provides Needed Reference for Consumer Education on Stem Cell Odds of Use BROOKEVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New data published in the March issue of Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation indicate the probability of an individual in the U.S. needing…
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