New Zealand gets its first successful stem cell therapy to treat brain damage. This Auckland twin underwent experimental treatment in the United States, using her own umbilical cord blood.

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Cord blood is a potential source of stem cell. A number of patients are coming forward to donate their child’s cord blood to save for future use. The cost is nominal and the return as precious as life itself: Bank your baby’s placenta cord and umbilical cord blood.

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So this is a blood donation camp with a difference. St. Luke’s Hospital will launch the area’s first public umbilical cord blood donation program on Dec 1.

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In the latest announcement done by Aldagen, Inc., the company revealed about a new drug designation that Food and Drug Administration has offered to improve the outcome of metabolic diseases undergoing Umbilical Cord blood transplantation. The announcement was made on 30th of October, 2008 by the company officials.

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Dr Ira L Shapira, President of I HATE CPAP LLC, President Dato-TECH claimed to have developed the device, for better banking of personal stem cells.

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Stem cell therapy is the new age solution in the world of medicine.The trend tom preserve the cord blood for stem cell research is not new.The trend is gaining popularity worldwide.The recent addition is Caribbean country of Ghana.

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Here is really a good news for stem cell researchers worldwide. In a situation where politics and ethics seems to be up against stem cell research, Southgate MP, David Burrowes has decided to draw a new bill on the use of cord blood.The bill is already passing through the house.

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Umbilical cord blood cells has again saved a life. This time the survivor is Eva Winston-Hart, 4 years.

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United Kingdom has launched a new cord blood bank at King’s College Hospital, which for the first time consists of a combine storage of potential cord blood transplants and a research institute. It is also the first Trust collection center which receives donated cord blood from the mothers who give birth to a child.

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The naive blood cells are able to change, which increases their potential for developing cures. This seems to be one of the reasons what makes the new mothers to donate the umbilical cords and placentas as the potential source of the stem cell. Western countries are becoming more open to the idea of cord blood banking. We can see some cord blood banks in England too.

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