Angsuman Chakraborty25 Aug 2008 04:58 am
Yet again stem cell (Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells) with its unique characters has placed itself in the headlines of a popular LIFE magazine.
Umbilical cord blood are the by-products which are no longer needed by the infants after their birth and so they are discarded.
Recent research has shown that this by-products are variously useful to treat many types of incurable diseases. Research has also proved that these cells have 6-8 times more power to form new blood cells than adult bone marrow cells . The positive points of the umbilical cord blood cells include:
* These cells are less prone to rejection.
* The extraction involves a simple procedure with no risk to the baby and to the mother.
* They can be easily transplanted to the recipients body without any surgery.
* They have least risk of transmitting any infectious disease than any other stem cells.
* Moreover they can be easily stored and used when required.
Thus proving itself as the cells of the future which has the strength of fighting with any kind of serious disease.
Source: https://bodyandhealth.canada.com/
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August 25th, 2008 at 10:12 am
The only down side to this technology is that it is too costly for many families to afford. Some banks offer cord blood donation, so hopefully this will become a more cost-effective therapy in the future.
August 26th, 2008 at 9:31 am
My grandson was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Unfortunately their parents did not save the umbilical cord. However, a friend is willing to donate their son’s umbilical cord to Cooper. Would this work, and how? If Cooper’s parents had saved the “cord”, would they engineer it to clean the DMD from it? How did this work with the Cerebral Palsy child?
Tomma May, PhD.