On September 19, 2014, Dr Guy Sauvageau, principal stem cell genetics investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer at the Universite de Montreal, confirmed the findings of his new research. The Canadian researcher, along with his team, was able to find a way to boost the number of umbilical cord stem cells […]
Month: April 2015
How is Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Used Today?
The first successful bone marrow transplant was performed as far back as 1968. It was said that the human bone marrow contains somatic stem cells that can regenerate the various cells that constitute our blood. Almost half a century later, it was found that these cells also have the potential to form human tissues, apart […]
What Parents Should Know About Cord Blood Banking
According to a story published in the Houston Chronicle, on August 30, 2014, Steven Gonzalez Jr can finally lead a normal life at the age of 20, after he was diagnosed of acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 12. His doctors only gave him a 2% chance of survival. After exhausting all possible treatments, […]
The Ethics of Stem Cell Therapy
When stem cell therapy and research first started, most clinical trials used stem cells drawn from human bone marrow for the purposes of medical discoveries, to deal with a variety of ailments ranging from injury, terminal illnesses, anemia and immune system disorders, to name a few. These cells have been used for many years in […]