“Is my birth plan and cord blood banking compatible?” It’s something that we encounter quite often at cord blood aware, women often say “I didn’t think banking my baby’s cord blood was possible because of the type of birth I had”, there seems to be many misunderstandings surrounding birth and cord blood banking. Cord blood banking […]
What is Tissue Typing? Tissue typing is the process whereby Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) is matched to between two people. Tissue typing tends to be specific to ethnic heritage, for example black people are most likely to find a suitable HLA match with another black person. In the case of people with mixed ethnic ancestry, finding […]
Cerebral palsy (cp) is the subject of some very exciting umbilical cord blood stem cell research. The research uses a patient’s cord blood to ascertain if cord blood could provide an effective treatment for cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a condition which affects the brain causing involuntary muscle spasms. There are four kinds of cerebral […]
Hurler Syndrome; A Need For Screening Babies with a rare inherited disease may be spared from permanent brain damage if they receive an umbilical cord blood transplantat before they are 9 months old. Experts say the findings emphasize the need for early diagnosis of the condition, called Hurler syndrome, preferably through newborn screening programs. Hurler […]
A cure for Type 1 Diabetes could be imminent after scientists discovered how to make huge quantities of insulin-producing cells, in a breakthrough hailed as significant as antibiotics. Harvard University has, for the first time, managed to manufacture the millions of beta cells required for transplantation. It could mean the end of daily insulin injections […]
Fanconi Anaemia: Sam Fletcher of Whalley, Lancashire is appealing for more women to come forward and donate their baby’s umbilical cords after his son’s life was saved by a stem cell transplant using umbilical cord blood. When Sam Fletcher’s son, Charlie, fell ill with rare genetic disease Fanconi Anaemia he described it as the “most […]
Unfortunately, cord blood donation is neither widely available nor widely known about in the UK. While awareness surrounding the area is growing, for some, cord blood donation remains a bit of a mystery, with misconceptions around the subject common. Here we take a look at common cord blood donation FAQs. Common cord blood donation FAQs. […]
Stem Cell Injections For Tendon Injuries? Patients are receiving stem cell injections in an attempt to heal hard-to-treat tendon injuries, such as tennis elbow. The treatment, which has previously been used on injured racehorses, uses a patient’s stem cells to super-charge the body’s natural repair mechanisms. Millions of Britons suffer tendon injuries. Tendons are the tough […]
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We say The Globe and Mail don’t understand family cord blood banking. The Globe and Mail recently wrote an article in which they discussed umbilical cord blood banking in Canada. The article focuses on how cord blood donation can be beneficial to meet the demands of the public who are in need of a stem […]
September is Leukaemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month Leukaemia and lymphoma are both types of blood cancer. Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is told they have a blood cancer like leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma, that’s 25,000 people each year [1]. Leukaemia is the most common form of childhood cancer, accounting for approximately 30% of all […]
