Private cord blood banking can treat medical conditions but is expensive (News-Medical-Net)

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Most don't need private cord blood bank (UPI)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say privately banking cord blood is not cost-effective for most families. (Read More)

Cord Blood America Retires Note in Continuing Effort to Reduce Debt (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cord Blood America, Inc. , the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells, a biological insurance policy, to families nationwide and internationally, said today that it has retired a note, principal amount $160,000, in its continuing effort to reduce debt. (Read More)

It's in the bank: Human cord blood reprogrammed into embryonic-like stem cells (EurekAlert!)
( Cell Press ) Human umbilical cord blood cells may be far more versatile than previous research has indicated. Two independent studies, published by Cell Press in the Oct. 2 issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, report that they have successfully reprogrammed human umbilical cord blood cells into cells with properties similar to human embryonic stem cells. (Read More)

Most don't need private cord blood bank (UPI)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say privately banking cord blood is not cost-effective for most families. (Read More)

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