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11/15/2024

🌍 Today is World Cord Blood Day! 🌍
Cord blood holds incredible potential to save lives. Stored cord blood is a powerful resource used in the treatment of over 80 diseases, including blood cancers, immune disorders, and genetic conditions. Beyond that, it continues to be a focal point in groundbreaking medical research, pushing the boundaries in regenerative medicine.

Parents: Choosing to bank your baby’s cord blood is a decision that could make a difference not only for your family but for others who may need life-saving treatments in the future. It’s a small step today that could make a monumental impact tomorrow.

Healthcare Providers: We are in a unique position to empower families with this knowledge. By raising awareness and educating parents about cord blood banking options, we’re helping to ensure that this resource is accessible to those in need.

Let’s work together to inspire a future where cord blood is recognized, valued, and accessible. 🌱💙

11/11/2024

Three people with severely impaired vision who received stem-cell transplants have experienced substantial improvements in their sight that have persisted for more than a year. A fourth person with severely impaired vision also experienced gains in their sight, but they did not last. The four are the first to receive transplants made from reprogrammed stem cells to treat damaged corneas, the transparent outer surface of the eye.

Read more at:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03656-z
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03656-z

The treatment, given to four people with damaged corneas, seems safe but needs to be tested in larger trials.

12/05/2023

Still have room for a couple foursomes. Come have some.fun and help support the cause!!! Dinner and raffles!!! ⛳️

08/19/2023

This boy recovered from a vegetative state thanks to an infusion of his own cord blood. https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/news/cord-blood-rescue-after-cardiac-arrest

08/15/2022

https://youtu.be/0gVV3loZDUI

A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor w...

08/12/2022

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220804/Hyaluranic-acid-wakes-up-stem-cells-to-start-muscle-repair.aspx?s=08

A new study published in the journal Science reveals a unique form of cell communication that controls muscle repair.

11/01/2021

Cord for Life® has announced plans to conduct a clinical trial to treat lower back pain arising from the Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) using a biological therapeutic derived from umbilical cord blood!

Cord for Life®, a full-service cord blood bank with over 25 years of experience, today announced plans to conduct a clinical trial to treat lower back...

08/12/2021

Imagine if the cells that created life could be saved for future use if needed.

They can...with cord blood banking. Learn more about your options at www.cordforlife.com

06/16/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67XWUc-CXrM

The Youngest Donor: One Cord. 80 potential cures. Stem cells found in umbilical cord blood can cure 80 diseases. But over 90% of this life-saving resource is...

06/15/2021

https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/news/mojtaba-recovery-thalassemia-major-through-his-sisters-stem-cells

Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder where the body does not properly make hemoglobin, causing chronic anemia. At present the only cure for severe cThalassemia is a stem cell transplant from a matching donor. It was not until the birth of his sister Tahoura, 11 years younger, that Mojtaba was abl...

06/09/2021

Celebrating Dads all month long!

06/08/2021

Celebrating Dads and their take on fatherhood all month long!