We all hear about numerous breakthrough researches on stem cell transplant procedures. When expectant parents are advised to go in for cord blood banking in Hyderabad, or Bangluru for that matter, they are often confused by the medical jargon used to explain the wide scope of the procedure. Here is a look at some of […]
Stem Cell Banking
Human Immunodeficiency: Future Hope
In 2007, Timothy Brown was ‘the patient’ who facilitated a breakthrough in bio-medicine. He was the first person who was essentially completely cured of HIV/AIDS in the history of the disease. Brown, then aged 46, received a bone marrow transplant owing to a severe case of leukemia. To this end, doctors chose a donor with […]
The New Dawn of Stem Cell Transplants in Adults
On September 19, 2014, Dr Guy Sauvageau, principal stem cell genetics investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer at the Universite de Montreal, confirmed the findings of his new research. The Canadian researcher, along with his team, was able to find a way to boost the number of umbilical cord stem cells […]
How is Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Used Today?
The first successful bone marrow transplant was performed as far back as 1968. It was said that the human bone marrow contains somatic stem cells that can regenerate the various cells that constitute our blood. Almost half a century later, it was found that these cells also have the potential to form human tissues, apart […]
What Parents Should Know About Cord Blood Banking
According to a story published in the Houston Chronicle, on August 30, 2014, Steven Gonzalez Jr can finally lead a normal life at the age of 20, after he was diagnosed of acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 12. His doctors only gave him a 2% chance of survival. After exhausting all possible treatments, […]
The Ethics of Stem Cell Therapy
When stem cell therapy and research first started, most clinical trials used stem cells drawn from human bone marrow for the purposes of medical discoveries, to deal with a variety of ailments ranging from injury, terminal illnesses, anemia and immune system disorders, to name a few. These cells have been used for many years in […]
Can Stem Cells Treat Pediatric Brain Injury?
In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information published statistics of birth deficiencies around the world. It was said that according to the Global Report on Birth Defects presented by March of Dimes in joint collaboration with the World Health Organization, nearly 7.9 million births have been recorded with severe birth defects all over the […]
How Research Supports Stem Cell Banking
The Imperial College of London has conducted a pilot study involving human trials of a stem cell treatment for acute stroke. The research, published on August 8, 2014, showed that five patients were treated within a week of a severe stroke. Of these five patients, four had a more severe type of stroke, and statistics […]
Most Commonly Asked Questions about Cord Blood Banking
On your last check-up, you might have come across a cord blood banking pamphlet in the waiting room. While there are so many people who were willing you giving free advice about the benefits of saving your baby’s cord blood, it is but natural that you find yourself swarmed with a belly full of questions. […]
How is Cord Blood Collected and Stored?
The science of bio-preservation spells out techniques like hypothermic storage, cryopreservation and vitrification in a clinical environment. The new market report on “Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Market,” released by Persistence Market Research on September 12, 2014, states that there would be an exponential demand for cell banking by 2020, owing to the multiple cord tissue […]