Archive for February 2010
Information on children who have used their own cord blood
Francis Verter founded the Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood website in 1998. Since its launch, it has provided expectant parents with unbiased information about cord blood stem cells and cord blood banks. Review the list of diseases treated with stem cells. In addition, Cord Blood Registry provides an overview of stem cell therapy data and Viacord has…
Read MoreDoctors studying regenerative powers of umbilical cord blood
At Children’s Memorial Hermann, pediatric trauma expert Dr. Charles Cox is studying cord blood to see if it can regenerate damaged brain tissues. “Cord blood is one piece of that puzzle,” Cox said. “There aren’t any good restorative therapies for brain injury, which is why we got into this years and years ago.” So far, cord…
Read MoreMedical potential of IPS stem cells exaggerated says world authority
From The Times February 17, 2010 Mark Henderson, Science Editor The medical potential of reprogrammed stem cells that do not require the destruction of embryos has been exaggerated, according to the head of one of the world’s leading regenerative medicine companies. Thomas Okarma, the chief executive of Geron Corporation, told The Times that while so-called…
Read MoreWinners of our December Competition
Congratulations to our December promotion winners – Claire Boocock and Dougall Cameron – who are expecting their first baby next month. They entered the ‘register by 31 December’ draw and won a CordBank collection kit worth $750. “We decided to register with CordBank due to Dougall’s history of Leukaemia. We wanted the security of knowing…
Read MoreCordBank Collects From All Over The World…
We have received queries from prospective parents all over the world about collecting their new born’s cord blood from an international location and transporting it back to our laboratory in Auckland. Recently we collected the cord blood for baby Olivia from Malaysia. Proud parents Jon & Olivia wrote: “Dear Kate, Kylie and everyone at CordBank,…
Read MoreHelping Our Haiti Earthquake family
The Haiti earthquake was a terrible tragedy that made headlines around the world, but for one New Zealand family, it was a particularly heart wrenching event. Emily Sanson-Réjouis from Nelson lost her husband Emmanuel and daughters Kofie-Jade and Zenzie in the earthquake. Fortunately daughter Alyahna survived, and Emily and Alyahna have since returned to Nelson…
Read MoreTwo new trials using cord blood for cerebral palsy…
In February 2010 the Medical College of Georgia (USA) confirmed their principal investigator, James Carroll, MD, Chief of Pediatric Neurology at MCG had received FDA approval to determine whether an infusion of cord blood stem cells can improve the quality of life for children with cerebral palsy. As at the end 2009, 124 children had received their own…
Read MoreCordBanking… the gift that lasts a lifetime…
When Nikki Dines was expecting her first baby, her mum Linda offered to meet the costs of cord blood banking for her newest grandchild. It was an offer Nikki was delighted to accept. A good friend of Linda’s had recently done the same for her first grandchild and the idea made sense to her. “So…
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