Umbilical Cord Blood Cells: To Store or Not To Store

http://parentpalace.com/2011/12/umbilical-cord-stem-cells-to-store-or-not-to-store/

"When I was born hospital procedures were a bit different than they are today. Heck, you could smoke in hospitals back then – times sure have changed. One thing that we have now that I wish was available then is the option to bank cord blood. You know how they give you the option to keep the umbilical cord instead of just tossing it like they use to? There are still some people who are unaware of the importance of keeping the umbilical cord for the purpose of stem cell preservation. Even if not for yourself, you could donate to public cord blood banking programs."

Great blog post written by a mom, so many mothers who were not aware of cord blood banking at the time they were pregnant wish they had known about it. Mothers who read this have the advantage of knowing about this service. Don't let this 5 minute window of opportunity that comes once a lifetime pass you by because of lack of education. All the information you need can be found by clicking the link below:

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Stem Cell Transplant Treats Chronic Kidney Disease - Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital

Stem Cell Transplant Treats Chronic Kidney Disease - Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital

According to the many years’ research and clinical practice, the effect of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell (UCBSC) has been proved for treating Chronic Kidney Disease.

Great news from the cord blood industry, another day adds another treatment using umbilical cord blood stem cells!!!

Stem Cells from Cord Blood

http://www.stemcellmx.com/stem-cells-from-cord-blood/

"This video is a trailer for a documentary film called ‘The Precious Cell’, all about the amazing potential of the umbilical cord and the blood inside it, which is full of potent stem cells. In the past the umbilical cord has been quickly discarded after a woman gives birth but now there are many known reasons for holding on to these precious stem cells."

This is only a 5 minute trailer to the longer documentary but as a father of 2 children, this solidified even more that my wife and I made the 2 smartest decisions we ever could have for our kids when we banked umbilical cord blood for each one. Over 50% of transplants now for childhood cancers are using cord blood stem cells and 20% use in adults. One of the first cord blood transplants was done in 1989. That is only 22 years ago. In 22 years we have gone from using the words revolutionary and one-of-a-kind to "being used in over 50% of childhood cancer case." THAT IS EXTRAORDINARY!!! How could one not think twice on storing their baby's cord blood at birth? Cost? Sure that is one if not the biggest deciding factor but certain private cord blood banks now offer banking as low as $19 dollars a month! My kid's futures are PRICELESS and sure are worth $19 dollars a month, how about your children? If you or someone you know is expecting, pass this blog onto them or visit www.thecordgroup.com. Learn more about how "saving baby's cord blood saves lives"

Umbilical Cord Cells May treat Arthritis

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-11/bc-ucc111210.php

"Professor Li said, "RA imparts a massive burden on health services worldwide and none of the currently used agents reaches long term drug-free remission. Therefore, a new and more effective therapy for RA will be very welcome".

Rheumatoid Arthritis afflicts millions of people daily. Imagine being able to possibly cure such a prevalent disease with those "super cord blood stem cells"!!!

Researchers to test cord blood in treating cerebral palsy

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201111270039a

"Researchers at Kochi University will begin clinical testing next spring on the use of umbilical cord blood taken at birth to treat premature babies who develop cerebral palsy.

While cord blood has been used to treat leukemia, this will be the first use of it to treat cerebral palsy.

Cord blood has drawn attention as a possible source of stem cells along with induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.

Congenital cerebral palsy affects about two out of every 1,000 children."

Just another day in the cord blood and stem cell industry making significant progress battling so many diseases.

Protecting One's Child Via Cord Blood Storage

http://racemorf.org/?p=1606

"It can be prudent for mothers to conserve the Baby Cord blood for future use for their infants also as other children. Babycell study is going to open many new venues in near future. Its critical that mothers-to-be are given proper Pre-born training in regards to the crucial and use of babycell found within the Umbilical Cord. Many of the girls are nonetheless not mindful about usefulness stem cells in different therapies. Pre-born education can certainly lead to more ladies opting for storing the stem cells rather than wasting this kind of a helpful resource. In situation a single requirements significantly more information about stem cell study, one particular can ask one’s gynecologists. Gynecologists would be happy to provide stem cell specifics as well as beneficial Pregnancy Points. A single can also find data on a number of web pages. Web-sites that host Pregnancy Tips and hints also supply facts on stem cell analysis."

Very well written articles about how cord blood banking can "protect one's child"

Adult Stem Cell Therapies are the Future, Scientist Says:

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/adult-stem-cell-therapies-are-the-future-scientist-says1/

How important is adult stem-cell technology in your research?

Adult stem cells are really the stem cells we should all be working on.

We have had a long experience of this research. The first transplant using adult stem cells was over 50 years ago, if you count bone-marrow stem cells, which we have to count. And my background also involves IVF. I was on the team working on the first-ever IVF baby, and when we first saw the human embryo down a microscope, we all knew there were stem cells there, but we equally all knew those stem cells wouldn’t be used clinically because of the obvious legal, ethical, moral and religious objections to that.

So, even though I’ve got that background, I’ve moved on, and my priority is now cord-blood stem cells. These are stem cells you can obtain every time a baby is born — they’re very easy to obtain and have massive potential.

These types of cells have been transplanted over 20,000 times now for blood disorders, and they’re also using them for processes of regenerative medicine. These cells can make different tissues in the body, and we’ve heard at the conference amazing things — people making new bladders and new blood cells, and it’s all based on adult stem cells — so this is really the way we should be moving forward.

Would you explain more about cord blood cells — they are from the umbilical cord?

Yes, when a baby is born, we just put a little needle into the cord, and the blood drains out. That blood contains stem cells, the cord itself contains stem cells, and so does the placenta. So, why are we looking at embryonic? There’s just no need.

How do you think the Church can best get this message across?

I think the Church can be very proactive and actively support adult stem-cell research. I think its literature could reflect that more. I think the press associated with the Church should really push the idea of adult stem cells so that we understand them.

From my point of view as a scientist, I want to use them because I know they work and are easy to use. The Church has also got religious and ethical support for this because of the use of human embryos [in the other research, which the Church says is morally wrong], so I think the Church has a major role to play in the future of adult stem-cell technology.

I think this speaks volumes that the church proactively supports adult stem-cell research and I quote, "So, even though I’ve got that background, I’ve moved on, and my priority is now cord-blood stem cells. These are stem cells you can obtain every time a baby is born — they’re very easy to obtain and have massive potential"

Great article, support for the life-saving potential that cord blood stem cells hold is GROWING RAPIDLY!!!