Posts Tagged ‘premature’
FDA-approved trial in the US to treat hearing loss with cord blood stem cells
Florida Childrens Hospital in Orlando is launching a trial that will use children’s stem cells to treat acquired sensorineural hearing loss. This groundbreaking phase 1 trial will be assesing whether a childs own cord blood can improve inner ear function, speech and language development. Sensioneural hearing loss is the most common type of hearing loss, with up…
Read MoreCould premature babies benefit from their own cord blood stem cells?
Prematurity is the leading cause of newborn deaths (babies in the first four weeks of life) and the second leading cause of infant mortality (within the first year of life), after congenital abnormalities. It’s also the second leading cause of death after pneumonia in children under the age of five. A premature baby is a…
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