{"id":10829,"date":"2017-04-18T15:34:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T15:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cells4life.com\/?p=10829"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:38:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:38:49","slug":"umbilical-cord-blood-cure-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cells4life.com\/us\/2017\/04\/umbilical-cord-blood-cure-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Umbilical Cord Blood – A Cure For Autism?"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” transparent_background=”off” padding_mobile=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]An estimated 1 in 100 children<\/strong>(1)<\/sup> in the UK have some form of autism and currently four times more boys are diagnosed with the condition than girls.(2)<\/sup><\/p>\n

Autism is a spectrum disorder meaning that the symptoms are broad and vary greatly in severity. However they include problems with spoken language, social interaction and behaviour.
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How can cord blood help autism?<\/h3>\n

For the very first time a potentially transformational study has demonstrated that stem cells from a child\u2019s own umbilical cord<\/strong> may offer a treatment for autism.<\/p>\n

25 children on the autism spectrum between the ages of 2-5 received an infusion of their own banked umbilical cord blood. Clinical assessments and parental reports indicated that more than 70% of the children saw improvements<\/strong> in autism symptoms including:<\/p>\n