Top 10 items to include in your baby registry
Discover the top 10 must-have items to include in your baby registry, from essentials to helpful gadgets
The hospital bag checklist
Prepare for delivery with this comprehensive hospital bag checklist, covering essentials for mom, baby, and the birthing partner
Sibling cord blood tested for treating cerebral palsy in young children
Small clinical trial looks at the safety of using sibling umbilical cord stem cells to treat children with cerebral palsy
Stem cells to beta cells: Treating type 1 diabetes with converted stem cells
Researchers convert human stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells using small molecules
Viruses, immunity and stem cells
Explore the link between infections, immunity, and stem cells in this blog post.
Transplant of patients’ own stem cells improves survival in older adults with multiple myeloma
A study from the journal of Bone Marrow Transplantation shows that older multiple myeloma patients who received a transplant of their own stem cells following chemotherapy survived significantly longer than patients who received the standard treatment of chemotherapy alone.
Bankability: Factors that influence the preservation of your baby’s cord blood
This study looks at factors that can influence cord blood usability to increase the likelihood of banking.
Study to look at using umbilical cord stem cells to tackle brain damage
We are highlighting the latest development in newborn stem cell research, where a group of scientists from around the world are exploring the potential of cord tissue stem cells to tackle brain damage in preterm babies.
Non-invasive, intranasal administration of umbilical cord stem cells can restore damage caused by lung disease
Preclinical studies show that umbilical cord stem cells can effectively restore damage from chronic lung disease.
Cell-free therapy using cord tissue stem cells for treating Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists explore the potential of using cord tissue mesenchymal stem cell extracts to slow Alzheimer’s disease progression.
Why should you consider banking cord blood?
Here are the top 3 reasons behind why you should consider preserving your baby’s newborn stem cells.
Umbilical cord stem cells enhance the survival rates in critically ill COVID-19 patients
According to a small clinical trial, patients on ventilators due to COVID-19 are 2.5 times more likely to recover following umbilical cord stem cell treatment.
Clinical trials investigate the use of stem cell therapy for treating COVID-19
Will we be able to curb this pandemic effectively? Will the solution be a vaccine, an anti-viral, stem cell therapy, or perhaps a combination of all?
Extending stem cell compatibility with antibodies
Donor compatibility is one of the biggest bottlenecks associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplants.
Stem cells as antimicrobials?
Mesenchymal stem cells release antimicrobial factors that enhance the activity of traditional antibiotics.
Stem cell therapy to battle lung disease
First-in-human clinical trials reveals the potential of using mesenchymal stem cells to slow the rapid decline of lung function associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
