Umbilical cord banking news

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Expectant Parents Prepare for "Labor Day" with $200 Cord Blood Savings (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Cord blood bank provides $200 savings to expectant parents in preparation for "Labor Day". (Read More)

Hearing restoration may be possible with cochlear repair after transplant of human cord blood cells (EurekAlert!)
( Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair ) Hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplanting human umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells. This study, using animal models of chemical and auditory cochlear damage, found that when transplanted stem cells migrated to the damaged area, "surprisingly few" transplanted cells were necessary to help . (Read More)

Tucson foundation urges parents to save umbilical cord (KVOA Tucson)
Did you ever think that a newborn's umbilical cord could be a potential cure for a disease? Current research at the University of Arizona shows that stem cells from cord blood might one day repair a number (Read More)

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