Cord Blood Stem Cells Transform Three Year Old with Cerebral Palsy
Fox News Three year old Drake was left with Cerebral Palsy after suffering a stroke due to lack of oxygen to the brain at birth. His mother said “He couldn’t walk, he couldn’t talk and he just sat there.” Luckily for Drake his parents had his...
Umbilical cord stem cells could repair damaged heart muscle
StemCellResearchNews.com “Researchers have used rare stem cells derived from human cord blood to generate heart muscle-like cells, a technique that could provide an effective way to repair damage from heart attacks. The study… found that it is possible to...
Brother’s cord blood stem cells treat Cystic Fibrosis
Times Online (New Zealand) Three-year-old Jordan Payne doesn’t know it yet, but one day he could well be the key to saving his brother’s life. Jordan’s older brother Tayler has cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic condition that thickens the body’s mucus and blocks...
