The study comprised of 30 patients aged 18 \u2013 75 who had stable heart failure. Participants were given the stem cell therapy or a placebo. When analysing the results, researchers were able to compare the two a noted that those who received the stem cell infusion;
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Damage caused by heart disease was once considered irreversible. The prospect that umbilical cord stem cells could provide treatment is very exciting. Heart disease is one of the most common causes of death in the developed world. The treatment of heart disease is not the only area in which stem cells from the umbilical cord have been used to repair and regenerate damaged tissue. Cord blood is showing huge promise for the treatment of brain conditions like cerebral palsy and autism. In fact it is the only treatment so far, that appears to actually repair damage to the brain.<\/p>\n
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Why use umbilical cord stem cells?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”3_4,1_4″][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _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=”{}”]Stem cells from cord blood are only available moments after birth, however, despite the urgency, most pregnant parents are not aware that the umbilical cord even contains stem cells, let alone that they can store them for treatments for their child in the future. Umbilical cord blood<\/a> contains possibly the most powerful stem cells that a person will ever have developments like this new therapy for heart disease highlight why it is so important to raise awareness. The process of umbilical stem cell collection<\/a> is completely safe and offers a readily available and non-controversial source of cells for regenerative medicine purposes \u2013 that would otherwise be discarded as clinical waste.<\/p>\n