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Treating Childhood Cancer with Umbilical Cord Stem Cells

The diagnosis of childhood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes, tumors, and related cancers can be devastating to the entire family. Life changes for the child and everyone around them. It is an emotional roller coaster with many practical considerations as well. Meanwhile, parents struggle to seek effective treatments with the least possible impact on the child they love.… Read More »Treating Childhood Cancer with Umbilical Cord Stem Cells

Autism and Cord Blood Banking

Clinical Trial: Cord Blood Stem Cells to Treat Autism?

Clinical trials with cord blood stem cells are being conducted for a number of disorders. Already, stem cells are being used to treat more than 80 different diseases. Over the past year, researchers at Duke University in Durham, NC have been studying the use of autologous (using patient’s own cells) umbilical cord blood infusions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.… Read More »Clinical Trial: Cord Blood Stem Cells to Treat Autism?

Cord Blood Awareness Month

July Is Cord Blood Awareness Month: What We Know in 2015

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion designates specific National Health Observances (NHO) dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Towards this goal, July has been declared “Cord Blood Awareness Month.” Although people benefit from cord blood banking every day, this NHO provides a special opportunity to highlight the significant contributions made through stem cell research, trials, and… Read More »July Is Cord Blood Awareness Month: What We Know in 2015

Did You Know That You Have Stem Cells in Your Teeth?

The Opportunity Umbilical cord blood banking is currently being used in the treatment of many diseases and disorders and is undergoing clinical studies for numerous others. For those who missed the opportunity to bank cord blood or cord tissue when their baby was born, there may still be some potential options. One emerging area is the use of dental pulp… Read More »Did You Know That You Have Stem Cells in Your Teeth?

The Future of Umbilical Stem Cell Treatments

If you are an expectant parent, it is helpful to know that more than 80 diseases are currently being treated with umbilical cord blood stem cells. Although the first successful stem cell transplant from bone marrow was done almost 60 years ago, the first cord blood transplant wasn’t done until 1988. Matthew Farrow, then a five-year-old boy with Fanconi anemia… Read More »The Future of Umbilical Stem Cell Treatments

6 Questions to Ask When Choosing Your Cord Blood Bank

If you’re choosing between cord blood banks, there are some important questions you’ll want to be sure you have answered prior to making your final decision. 1) Where do you store the cord blood? Be sure that your cord blood bank has state-of-the-art facilities and provides maximum security and protection. Storage containers should be able to maintain their internal temperatures… Read More »6 Questions to Ask When Choosing Your Cord Blood Bank

What to Know about Cord Blood Banking if you are Having Twins

Expecting twins? Congratulations! You may be pregnant with fraternal twins or identical twins. Identical twins, also called monozygotic twins, occur from a single fertilized egg that splits to develop into two fetuses. These twins are the same sex and share all of the same physical traits. Fraternal twins, or dizygotic twins, each come from a separate egg and two different… Read More »What to Know about Cord Blood Banking if you are Having Twins