Lifeline Cord Blood

Dr. Franco and New Heart Foundation's licensee, Cord Blood Registry, recently posted encouraging results using a patient's cord blood stem cells to treat her after a drowning accident left her with moderate to severe brain damage...

It is only within the past decade that Dr. Kurtzberg’s group at Duke University demonstrated that storage disorders could be successfully treated with cord blood transplants. The cord blood transplant is able to correct the patients’ metabolism so that they create the enzymes they need to clean their cells and their neurological conditions improve.

As one of the most common complications of diabetes, diabetic neuropathy often causes foot ulcers and even limb amputations. Inspite of continuous development in antidiabetic drugs, there is still no efficient therapy to cure diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy shows declined vascularity in peripheral nerves and lack of angiogenic and neurotrophic factors. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been indicated as a novel emerging regenerative therapy for diabetic neuropathy because of their multipotency. We will briefly review the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy, characteristic of MSCs, effects of MSC therapies for diabetic neuropathy and its related mechanisms.

To conclude, the obtained results demonstrate the effectiveness of the  cryopreserved umbilical cord blood TNCs (Pancrostem) as part of the complex treatment of patients suffering from necrotic pancreatitis. The were no immune or allergic reactions registered. The use of the cell therapy significantly decreased the frequency of postoperative complications, improved overall survival, and hastened the recovery of patients with this difficult and often fatal condition.

The stored stem cells aren’t just reserved for your baby and can be used for other siblings or close family members. This is because cord blood doesn’t require perfect matching, which means you have more donor options should you require them.
There is no question that my husband and I are storing these stem cells to ensure we are giving our child the best possible start in life by having a backup plan to mitigate health issues in the unfortunate event illness strikes.

Jakarta. According to leading scientists, umbilical cords are excellent sources of stem cells that can help fight certain cancers, blood, immunodeficiency and metabolic disorders, as well as heal certain skin, bone and eye injuries.

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Different new technologies continue to emerge with the hope of improving blood vessel repair and replacement for those with various diseases, either with the help of stem cells, 3D printing or the use of other human cells to develop actual new tissue. One disease in particular is peripheral arterial disease.

A team at Duke may have landed on a new application for umbilical cord blood—to improve motor skills in children with cerebral palsy.

Although artificial skin may sound like science fiction, it could soon become a routine component of clinical practice and trauma care. In a new study, researchers from the University of Granada describe a new, groundbreaking method of generating artificial skin from stem cells derived from umbilical cord tissue. Aside from making open wounds a cinch to patch up, the innovative method could transform treatment and rehabilitation for burn victims.

Dr. Phan holding his proprietary mixture of proteins and sugars that keeps umbilical cord tissue alive. He discovered the use of stem cells in umbilical cord lining in making cells for the skin, cornea, bone and other body parts.

Two Studies Suggest Infusion of These Cells May Contribute to Organ Regeneration in the Future

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Damaged or diseased organs may someday be healed with an injection of blood vessel cells, eliminating the need for donated organs and transplants, according to scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College.

This year we mark the 41st anniversary of the onset of tragedy; a tragedy because of the horrific loss of life, and many more lives than we realize. The legalization of abortion in the U.S. by the Roe v. Wade decision has cost over 56 million preborn babies their young lives since that fateful day in 1973.

Scientists have built living, breathing lungs in the lab, a new advance that could one day help those in desperate need of these vital organs.

Technology amazes us in many ways. These days, the medical technology has exceeded the expectations of people and continuously keep on overwhelming us in different ways. Regenerative medicine is one of the latest technology in the medical field that aims at regeneration, repair, or replacing damaged organs and tissue. CEO of Induce BiologicsCameron Clokie takes a look at what makes this cutting edge field interesting.

A jab of stem cells could help prevent pain while walking, ulcers and the need for amputation in patients with furred-up arteries in the leg. Now, researchers in Canada, South Korea and Malaysia are investigating the use of stem cells to help ease PAD.
In many tissues, stem cells serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing constantly to replenish cells that might be damaged. Results from a pilot study with 22 patients at Tehran University, Iran, show that those who were given the stem cell injections were able to walk further without pain after six months than those given placebo jabs.

"If the treatment is successful, that would mean that we might be able to use it in people with the beginning stages of dry age-related macular degeneration, when vision loss is not so severe, in order to slow the loss of RPE and photoreceptor cells," said Dr. Yannek Leiderman, assistant professor of ophthalmology in the UIC College of Medicine and lead surgeon in the clinical trial at UIC.

Find out how stem cells from cord blood (a type of berashis stem cell) are currently addressing the top 10 causes of death in the U.S, including heart, cancer, kidney, lung, neural, diseases and more.

A virus infection Stephanie Connor acquired during pregnancy put her unborn daughter at significant risk for brain damage and lifelong hearing loss. "It was traumatic," said Connor, of LaBelle, Fl, after learning about her daughter's condition. "It was like mourning the loss of a child."...

“We are encouraged by the results of this study, which shows that appropriately dosed infusions of cord blood cells can help lessen symptoms in children with cerebral palsy,” said senior author Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg. She directs Duke University’s pediatric blood and marrow transplant program, in Durham, N.C.

Even without diseases like Alzheimer’s and other dementia, human brains experience deterioration that inevitably comes with aging. One of the areas most affected is the hippocampus, a small region deep inside the brain that helps us remember our experiences. As we age, new cells aren’t as plentiful there, making it more difficult to remember and learn. Scientists hope that targeting this degeneration will help brains stay healthier longer. Mice suffer the same neurological consequences of aging. And in a new study, scientists at Stanford were able to reverse some signs of aging and improve memory and cognition using injections of umbilical cord blood from humans.