News tagged with cord blood
Duke Studies New Approach in Fetal Transplants for Metabolic Disorders
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers say a new development in cord blood transplants for inherited metabolic disorders may be curative for some babies who are treated while still in the womb.
Private umbilical cord banking not cost-effective, research shows
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Private cord blood banking is not cost-effective because it costs an additional $1,374,246 per life-year gained, according to a new analysis by UCSF researchers. The research team also concluded that private cord blood banking ...
Hospital finds hope in umbilical cords
Jun 04, 2009 |
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When Jennifer Garcia scheduled the birth of her daughter at South Miami Hospital, nurses asked her an unusual question: "After your baby is born, are you willing to donate the umbilical cord to save someone's life?"
Families flying toddlers to China for stem-cell treatments
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Driven mostly by hope, two California families will travel more than 6,000 miles to China for an experimental stem-cell treatment for their children.
Unrelated and mismatched cord blood transplantation can still help children with deadly conditions
Feb 13, 2009 |
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An unrelated cord blood transplant, even from a mismatched donor, can be effective in treating children with a host of life-threatening diseases and disorders including cancer, sickle cell anemia, and other genetic diseases, ...
Clinical trial demonstrates safety of pre-transplant expansion of umbilical cord blood stem cells
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Taking blood stem cells collected from an umbilical cord into the lab and expanding their number before transplanting them to replace a patient's blood supply is as safe as a standard cord blood transplant, researchers reported ...
Cutting the cord to determine babies' health risk from toxic exposure
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Despite the well-known dangers of first- and secondhand smoke, an estimated ten percent of pregnant women in the U.S. are smokers. Exposure of a developing baby to harmful cigarette byproducts from mothers who smoke affects ...
Umbilical cord blood may help build new heart valves
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Children with heart defects may someday receive perfectly-matched new heart valves built using stem cells from their umbilical cord blood, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...
Closing coal-burning power plant in China and improved cognitive development in children
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Closing coal-fired power plants can have a direct, positive impact on children's cognitive development and health according to a study released by the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia ...
