Break Through in Cord Blood services
Cord blood is that type of blood which is left in the umbilical cord and placenta right after the birth of the child and is collected when the cord has been cut off. After the child is born the umbilical cord is routinely discarded with the placenta and is also known as placental blood.
Our Cord blood has lots of blood producing stem cells which can be frozen and later can be used for transplants. The cord blood contains blood-producing hematopoietic stem cells as well as mesenchymal stem cells.
Cord blood is already helping many patients suffering from many incurable diseases including cancer patients and those suffering from blood disorders. Now, an impressive development takes place in the stem cell industry as doctors are using umbilical cord blood to tackle a new set of incurable conditions including brain damage to diabetes.
Recently a stroke at birth caused 6-year-old, cerebral palsy which is one of the disorders and is highly effective. He’s one among many kids getting infusions of his own cord blood at one of the center in N.C. According to the experts the stem cells in baby cord blood will improve his brain function.
As per the discussion the expert says “These stem cells go to the brain as we infuse them in the blood, and they can help repair damage in the brain, and we’re hoping in children with cerebral palsy it will be beneficial”. Doctors have reported the cord blood stem cells have the potential to reduce the baby’s muscle tightness, improve his mobility and help his speech over the next year.
Another major breakthrough takes place as experts using infusion to fight type-1 diabetes.
A patient named Barrett Ross received a cord blood infusion and right after that he cut his insulin use by two- thirds. He was suffering from the disease for the last three years. Now he is extremely happy to get back sweetness in his life.
Barrett’s father, Brian Ross said,” the results we have experienced are quite remarkable and still staggering in my mind”.
Researchers believe stem cells in the blood slow the immune attack of diabetes so the pancreas destroys fewer insulin-producing cells.
Worldwide thousands of successful cord blood stem cell transplants have been performed in the past decade and a lot more is expecting in future as the scope for the industry is quite wide.
SCGF is one among the associations working in the field, serving the people from the last many years fulfilling the expectations of the general people and helping them in fighting against incurable diseases.
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Great article that covers all the wonderful breakthroughs being made with umbilical stem cells or/cord blood..
Here is one company that is spearheading this campaign to get the message out to as many families worldwide, not just in the USA.. Cord Blood America http://bit.ly/Plu83
Great blog with a great cause…
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