by Muhammad Faisal | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord blood stem cells, Research, Science & Research, Stem Cell Research
Share this article : An American research team has announced that for the first time a woman appears to have been cured of HIV following a transplant of umbilical cord blood stem cells.1 The “New York patient,” as the woman is referred to by researchers, is now the...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education, cord blood research, Cord blood stem cells, Insception Lifebank, Science & Research, Stem Cell Research
New research investigating the use of a child’s own (autologous) umbilical cord blood in the treatment of hearing loss has yielded positive results, as reported in the Journal of Audiology and Otology. Over 2,000 babies are born in Canada every year with hearing loss...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cerebral Palsy, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education, cord blood research, Cord blood stem cells, Insception Lifebank, Science & Research, Stem Cell Research
Children with various brain disorders, such as autism and cerebral palsy, who have their own or a sibling’s cord blood stored in a family bank may now be able to receive cord blood therapy. The cord blood therapy is being provided by Duke University Medical Centre...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cerebral Palsy, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education, cord blood research, Cord blood stem cells, Cord Tissue, Insception Lifebank, Science & Research, Stem Cell Research
Results published this week, in Stem Cells Translational Medicine, find the use of umbilical cord blood stem cells increases motor function and brain connectivity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The phase 2 clinical trial, conducted at the world leading Duke...
by Insception Lifebank | Clinical Trials, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord blood stem cells, Diabetes, Science & Research
As part of The CORD study (Cord Reinfusion in Diabetes), Lucy, a 20 month old Australian girl, was reinfused with her own umbilical cord blood to determine whether it will delay or prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes. The study is being conducted through the Kids...
by Insception Lifebank | Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord blood stem cells, leukemia, Science & Research, Stem Cell Research
For patients with blood based cancers such as, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, one of their only treatment is a bone marrow transplant. A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that infuses healthy blood cells taken from a donor, and it aims to stop cancerous blood...