June 13, 2007
Stem cell research stories
OK, more on baby cord blood research are described here.
Cord Blood Comparable To Matched Bone Marrow, According To Research (Science Daily)
Researchers report that umbilical cord blood transplants may offer blood cancer patients better outcomes than bone marrow transplants, according to an analysis of outcome data recently performed. (Read More)
Agency to seek $5-million for public umbilical cord blood bank (The Globe and Mail)
Experts say there are not enough umbilical cord donors to meet the growing demand for regenerative stem cells in Canada (Read More)
Umbilical Cord As Spare Parts Warehouse? Controversies On Private Blood Banking (Medical News Today)
Blood from the umbilical cord is considered to be a valuable "biological raw material" today that can help to cure illness. An increasing number of parents have private blood banks freeze the stem cells from the blood in their child's umbilical cord and spare no expense to do so. [click link for full article] (Read More)
Blood Comparable To Matched Bone Marrow (Medical News Today)
Umbilical cord blood transplants may offer blood cancer patients better outcomes than bone marrow transplants, according to an analysis of outcome data performed at the Statistical Center, Center for Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. [click link for full article] (Read More)
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