by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Science & Research
The development of new therapies to treat different diseases always goes through stages of promise and problems. There are generally high expectations as the first bits of data appear. These studies are usually followed by new studies that have built upon the initial...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Science & Research
There are some very promising studies showing that umbilical cord blood has the ability to reverse brain damage. The exact mechanism is not known and that is why important research on umbilical cord blood stem cells and brain injury is going on at a number of...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Science & Research
The key is identifying a donor quickly and a related sample is preferred. Matching a donor to a patient in cases of bone marrow transplantation is a complex process that is dependent on many factors, including the disease being treated and the stage of the disease....
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cerebral Palsy, Science & Research
Well it appears as though there have been developments in the use of cord blood to treat cerebral palsy, or CP. Since January 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 2 different clinical trials to investigate the effect of cord blood in patients...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Science & Research
The Neurosurgery and Brain Repair Department at the University of South Florida has obtained a patent for a new procedure that uses cord blood to treat neurodegenerative conditions and diseases. Using cord blood combined with mannitol, the technology can help to treat...
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