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The UK’s first clinical trial results using cord blood stem cells to treat blood cancer are presented.
Dr Rachael Hough, consultant in haematology and stem cell transplantation at UCL Hospitals, presented her results at a Sue Harris Trust event at the Royal Society of Medicine. Those on the trial were diagnosed with advanced stages of various blood cancers and had a...
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New Treatment for children with cerebral palsy uses stem cells from their own umbilical cord.
There's some exciting news for families who have children with cerebral palsy. A potential treatment using stem cells could be the first effective way to repair the parts of the brain damaged from the condition. The cells come from a child's own umbilical cord blood...
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Alzheimers CURE: ‘Vampire’ blood therapy to help BEAT dementia
The first clinical trial on humans using plasma has indicated that the procedure appears safe and allows dementia patients to perform every day tasks, researchers say. But the scientists who conducted the trial cautioned that the results were based on just 18 people...
read moreA child’s own umbilical cord blood may ease cerebral palsy
A team at Duke may have landed on a new application for umbilical cord blood—to improve motor skills in children with cerebral palsy. In a phase 2 trial involving 63 children, Joanne Kurtzberg and her team gave patients an infusion of their own cord blood that had...
read moreGeorgina’s Story: Cord Blood for Brother’s Brain Tumour
Georgina Russell from Preston, near Manchester in the UK, was four months pregnant when she received the terrible news that her older brother, Ashley, had a rare, slow-growing form of the brain tumour, glioblastoma. Determined to help her brother in any way possible,...
read moreRecruiting Clinical Trials of Cord Blood or Umbilical Cord Tissue
Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation has set up two web pages which enable the public to search for currently recruiting clinical trials that use either cord blood or cord tissue. By the numbers, our search portals currently list 114 recruiting cord blood trials...
read moreSibling umbilical cord blood stem cells conveyed warmth of life
Elham, a 12-year-old girl from Isfahan, Iran, was diagnosed with the ALL form of leukaemia in 2014. Since then she underwent chemotherapy three times as the main treatment method, but it turned out to be all in vain. She was cured by a stem cell transplant from her...
read moreCord blood transplant at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance saves local man’s life
The last place you would think to look for a life-saving treatment for cancer would be the trash. But each year it's estimated that 90% to 95% of umbilical cord blood ends up in the garbage. Doctors told Chris that, to beat cancer, he needed a bone marrow transplant....
read moreNew Single Injection Stem Cell Treatment May be a “Cure” for Asthma and Allergies to Bees, Peanuts, Seafood
Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have developed a new single injection stem cell treatment which may be a "cure" for asthma and allergies to bees, peanuts, seafood and other allergens which activate an immune response and cause severe...
read moreStem Cells: The miraculous blood in your baby’s umbilical cord blood
My husband and I were at a Baby Show recently and walked past a stem cell storage bank display on our way to the popular pram and cot displays. At the time, we didn't really stop to think about it, however we did make a mental note to have a look into stem cells later...
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