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First Autologous Cord Blood Transplant for Childhood Leukemia Worldwide, Recently Announced by CorCell (a Cord Blood America Company)
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 5, 2007
Cord blood collected and stored by one of Corcell 's private, family customers was used in what is believed to be the first autologous cord blood transplant for childhood leukemia anywhere in the world.
[Autologous cord blood is that collected from a baby's umbilical cord and fo...
Increasing Yield of Cord Blood-Derived Stem Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 19, 2005
In February this year, researchers from the University of Toronto were able to identify "jelly-like connective tissue surrounding the blood vessels of the human umbilical cord, the so-called "Wharton's Jelly" , which is rich in stem cells that may be used to treat leukemia a...
1-800-Stem-Cells.com : Stem Cells and Cord Blood Banking
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 29, 2005
In a press release circulating everywhere , U.S. BioDefense, Inc. announced that it sponsored the successful launch of 1-800-STEM-CELLS.COM , a major success for the Stem Cell Industry Council, a newly nonprofit organization "advocating stem cell education, research, and fundraising&q...
Cord Banks in the US and Singapore Expands Services
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2005
Possibly the first to reap the profits from stem-cell research are the instittutions offering storage of stem cells.
Cord Blood America is quick to expand its services and has announced yesterday its agreement with Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. and NeoStem, to market storage services f...
Cord Blood Embryonic Stem Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 22, 2005
The ethical issues surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells could be circumvented, afterall. bone marrow cells have been shown to have the potential to develop into muscle cells, albeit with limited versatility.
In a recent issue of Cell Proliferation , however, scientists were abl...