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Cord Blood Banking and Cord Tissue - One Cord Blood Bank is Storing More Newborn Stem Cells than Others

Josephine — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:10:00 GMT

The Cord Blood Registry (CBR) announced on 3/1/2010 the launch of two industry-leading innovations rolled into one: a new stem cell collection system that preserves a greater number and broader diversity of newborn stem cells -- from cord blood as well as the umbilical cord tissue itself – for potential use in a wider range of medical uses. The new collection system includes: 1) an improved cord blood collection device that collects 30 percent more cord blood, and 2) a new supplementary option to preserve a section of umbilical cord tissue, which is a rich source of mesenchymal cells (MSCs).

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Cord Blood Banking - Do Not Choose a Discount Bank

Josephine — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:53:00 GMT

The future of your newborn's stem cells are too important. Be sure to select a cord blood bank that saves the maximum number of cord blood stem cells for your baby. To learn more about your banking options, please visit the Cord Blood Education Center.

First FDA-approved Clinical Trial with Newborn Cord Blood Stem Cells

Josephine — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:24:00 GMT

The framework for this study is supported by a body of research which has shown that cord blood stem cells have the ability to migrate to injured areas in the brain and stimulate repair. Researchers believe that the cord blood stem cells may help initiate a healing process in the brain that may not have occurred without intervention. Early investigational work studying children with various forms of brain injury was pioneered at Duke University. To date, 70 children whose cord blood was stored at CBR have been treated at Duke.

The study will include 40 children, ages 2 to 12, whose cord blood has been stored with Cord Blood Registry. Children will begin the study with a neurological exam. Then, half of the study participants will receive an infusion of their own cord blood while the other half receives a placebo. Three months later, the children will be evaluated without physicians knowing which group received the stem cell infusion. Afterward, children who didn’t get the cord blood initially will receive an infusion. Children in the study will return three and six months later for evaluation, where researchers will assess their motor skills and neurological development.

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Cord Blood Banking and Newborn Stem Cells on Private Practice TV Show

Josephine — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:06:00 GMT

About the show: At the hospital, a family was having a baby in order to save their twin toddlers who have leukemia, but their newborn's blood cell count is low, which prevents the baby from saving both twins. It turns out that the dad can save one.

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Interesting story line when considering tht saving cord blood stem cells does involve getting the most out of a collection. More newborn cord blood stem cells matter.

Newborn Umbilical Cord stem cells Help Infant Lungs Breathe

Josephine — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:48:00 GMT

According to study results published in Cell Transplantation, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from human umbilical cord blood reduced injury and inflammation in animal models of neonatal lung damage caused by bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

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Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells - First Successful Treatment of Leukemia

Josephine — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:44:00 GMT

Full Story - Nature Medicine: First successful use of expanded umbilical-cord blood units to treat leukemia

The first successful use of a newborn stem cells from umbilical cord blood in the treatment of leukemia was published in the recent edition of Nature Medicine. Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have cleared a major technical hurdle to making umbilical-cord-blood transplants a more widely-used method for treating leukemia and other blood cancers.

Your Health Matters: Stem Cell Therapy Today & Tomorrow

Josephine — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:18:00 GMT

This NBC news segment highlights two cerebral palsy patients - Emma Jabs and Alyssa Dupuis - who, after undergoing reinfusions of their own cord blood stem cells, are experiencing positive results.

Additional segments, highlighting work underway by Cytori Therapeutics using stem cells from fat tissue for cosmetic applications and one focusing on research underway at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to understand how stem cells impact diseases like cancer and cystic fibrosis.

Airs: January 9, 2010 on Channel: KNTV NBC-11 (SF Bay Area)
8pm PST (following NFL Football)

Facebook Fan Page Launches for Cord Blood Banking Company

Josephine — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:40:00 GMT

The leading cord blood banking company, Cord Blood Registry, recently launched their Facebook fan page.

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Cord Blood Banking Recommended by Dr. Oz

Josephine — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:07:00 GMT

In a just-released book on pregnancy that is getting a lot of attention, bestselling authors Dr. Mehmet Oz -- who Oprah calls “America’s Doctor” -- and Dr. Michael Roizen highlight the value of cord blood stem cells and recommend that expectant parents save this important medical resource.

The newly released book, YOU: Having a Baby, is the latest of the popular “YOU” series of books which focus on the science of the body in a clear, compelling, and easy-to-understand manner (YOU: On a Diet, YOU: Staying Young, etc.).

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Heart Attack Treatments from Stem Cells

Josephine — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:19:00 GMT

An intravenous method of injecting stem cells into patients who had experienced heart attacks within the previous 10 days suggested that this method works to repair -- not just manage -- heart damage, a recent study found.

The study is a step forward in a field in which a lot of approaches have been tried in animals and preliminary human trials, but none has been approved for widespread clinical use for heart patients.

"Many patients who have a heart attack will go on to suffer heart failure," said Jeffrey Karp, a researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, who runs a stem cell biology lab at Harvard University. "It's imperative to try and fix the root of the problem as quickly as possible."

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300,000 Reasons to Celebrate the Future of Regenerative Medicine

Josephine — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:35:00 GMT

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CBR recently processed and stored the newborn stem cells from the cord blood of its 300,000th client. This is a milestone that’s important not just because of its sheer size, but, more importantly, because of what it means for CBR’s leadership role in advancing regenerative medicine.

A population of 300,000 people is equivalent to a mid-sized U.S. city like New Orleans, Pittsburgh or Tampa. What happens to the children in cities of this size can also happen to the children whose parents made the decision to entrust the preservation of their child’s newborn stem cells with CBR.

The Cord Blood Education Center Reaches 500,000 Mark

Josephine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:31:00 GMT

The Cord Blood Education Center passed a milestone in cord blood banking education by educating over 500,000 pregnant parents and healthcare professional on cord blood banking options. Understanding the importance of newborn stem cells is at the heart of state and federal legislation, providing new parents with the information necessary to make an informed choice about their newborn's cord blood.

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Cord Blood Stem Cells Reverse Cerebral Palsy in Chloe Levine

Josephine — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:12:00 GMT

Chloe Levine was born seemingly perfect — she was the happy and healthy baby her parents had dreamed of.

But by the time she was 9 months old, Chloe was not reaching the milestones her older sister Shayla had met at that age.

The Levines remembered they had banked stem cells from Chloe’s umbilical cord at her birth, and wondered if they could be used to help treat her.

Cord Blood Awareness Month is July

Josephine — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:30:00 GMT

Cord Blood Awareness Month is sponsored by a society of the American Hospital Association and strives to empower expectant parents to make an informed choice regarding their options to save their newborn's cord blood stem cells.

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New Cord Blood Education Law in North Carolina

Josephine — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:04:00 GMT

North Carolina is the 22nd state to institute legislation about cord blood education, guided by recommendations first issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2004.

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