Stem Cell Blog
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Winter Olympians bank on freezing their baby’s stem cells
Snow sport athletes are custom to ice cold weather, but now they are turning to a totally new type of freezing: the cryogenic preservation of their babyโs cord blood. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity enables parents to capture and store the building blocks a...
Should I get a private test for Down’s syndrome?
Downโs syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an abnormality, involving chromosome 21. The condition results in impaired cognitive development and a distinctive physical appearance. Scientists donโt yet truly understand the underlying cause of Downโs syndrome and in...
Umbilical Cord Tissue Stem Cells – more valuable than you think
For over four years Cells4Life has offered the additional option of storing umbilical cord tissue stem cells alongside those found in the cord blood. But what is so special about these cells and why is it important to preserve them? The benefits of storing umbilical...
Stem Cells for Sports Injuries
Football is sport loved across the country with young boys and girls taking part in the sport from a young age; developing a passion for a sport, which they will most likely take with them into adulthood. As the nationโs favourite sport, football is played and enjoyed...
Prof. Joanne Kurtzberg – a cord blood transplant pioneer
Professor Joanne Kurtzberg is a world-renowned researcher based at Duke University. Her career has spanned decades and contains many pioneering medical landmarks: from the first cord blood transplant in the late 1980s, to her current research into the application of...