Thousands of patients with life-threatening diseases like leukemia are searching for a bone marrow donor. Be The Match Registry matches donors with recipients. This inspiring story has a beautiful ending because of the tireless efforts of those working at the registry. Bone marrow transplants have been saving lives for years and the new research on …
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Ever wonder how ‘green’ your cleaning products are? Especially when you are pregnant, you need to be careful while cleaning your house with potentially harmful products. You can read here about what ingredients to look out for and special tips on to really ‘go green’. Helping the planet while helping your baby grow and thrive …
Continue ReadingCord Blood as a Treatment for Cerebral Palsy
Back in March, we wrote about a Today Show segment about a baby who had been treated for cerebral palsy using his own cord blood. Another child from the Duke University study treating cerebral palsy has been introduced to the media. A little girl from Colorado also received the cord blood stem cell treatment. Read the full story …
Continue ReadingCochlear Repair
I read an interesting article on using cord blood to restore hearing. A group of scientists in Italy are researching the use of stem cells to repair hearing loss due to cochlear damage. The scientists have shown that following transplantation of human umbilical cord blood stem cells, a small number of the cells migrated to …
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