November 2006 Archives
Largest Cord Blood Collection Program in the Nation
A new partnership between CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank and The Winnie Palmer Hospital for Mothers and Babies will create the largest umbilical cord blood collection program in the nation to be able to provide life-saving cord blood stem cells to people with blood diseases.
"... will help to increase the inventory of available cord blood units, particularly units from underrepresented minority groups, for all those in need of a potentially life saving stem cell transplant" as CORD:USE President and CEO, Dr. Edward Guindi said....Continue reading "Largest Cord Blood Collection Program in the Nation"
Posted on November 28, 2006 09:59 PM | Comments (0)
CU Awarded $1M To Expand Cord Blood Bank
The University of Colorado has received a $1 million federal grant to help expand the inventory of baby umbilical cord blood.
The grant is part of $12 million awarded to 6 cord blood banks around the country by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
CU could get up to $6.6 million over the next 3 years to add up to 4,600 cord-blood units, if Congress continues funding the program.
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Posted on November 28, 2006 07:15 AM | Comments (0)
Difference Between Private and Public Cord Blood Banking
More parents are choosing to donate their baby's umbilical cord blood that is why it's very important for families to know the difference between public and private cord blood banks.
Public cord blood banks have been established to further the research of the medical treatments of umbilical cord blood stem cells and for use in transplants of non-relatives.
If you donate your baby's umbilical cord blood to a public blood bank, they do not provide a link between your baby and your baby's cord blood unit.
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Posted on November 27, 2006 10:22 PM | Comments (0)
Permission To Create Chimeras For Stem Cell Research
At Newcastle University, UK, and Kings College, London, UK, the scientists have found a route for creating stem cell lines. They want to get animals' eggs and place human nuclei inside them, as this research would help for a better understanding of how to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s Diseasea and strokes.
This route would free scientists from using donated human eggs.
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Posted on November 10, 2006 09:05 AM | Comments (0)
Stem Cell Research Findings For Wider Applications
British Journal of Haematology published research data which demonstrates that a patient's own blood has the capacity to help in the regeneration and repair of a multitude of damaged tissues.
The efficacy of adult stem cell treatment for cardiac patients developed by TheraVitae has been well documented. The article, entitled "Isolation of an Adult Blood-Derived Progenitor Cell Population Capable of Differentiation into Angiogenic, Myocardial and Neural Lineages", shows that the technology opens the door now for far wider applications.
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Posted on November 9, 2006 07:15 AM | Comments (0)