What is cystic fibrosis and could cord blood help those with this life-limiting illness? Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition which affects the lungs and digestive system. Both parents must be carriers of the faulty gene which causes cystic fibrosis in order for a child to be born with the condition. When both parents carry […]
Baby Matilda was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Manchester where her umbilical cord blood was donated to Anthony Nolan making her a “Born Lifesaver”. When Catherine Martin and Paul Hickey were given the chance to donate their baby’s cord blood at birth they seized the opportunity. Matilda’s dad, Paul, is a nurse at Manchester […]
You’ve chosen to bank your baby’s stem cells because you understand how important they could be for their long term health. They may even save their life. However, you may still need more information about how to make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime investment. We spoke to Dr Jeff Drew, Chief Science Officer at Cells4Life, […]
Pioneering MS Stem Cell Therapy Decades ago, while working as a Fellow at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Richard Burt noticed that the leukaemia patients he was helping to treat had lost their protection to childhood illnesses and needed to be “re-vaccinated”. Cells had been impacted by the cancer treatment and had lost their “memory” of the […]
Cord Blood Donation, Neuroblastoma
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Jennie McAlpine plays the much loved Coronation Street character Fiz Stape. Jennie became a first-time mum when she welcomed her son Albert into the world with her partner, Chris Farr. When Jennie McAlpine gave birth to Albert back in November of 2014 she was able to donate her newborn son’s umbilical cord blood to Anthony […]
Cord Blood Banking, Research, Stem Cells, Umbilical Cord
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Embryonic stem cells are a controversial subject due to their use in some areas of stem cell research. Embryonic stem cells, also known as ES cells, are just one kind of stem cell, adult stem cells are not surrounded in controversy. What are stem cells? Stem cells are the master cells of the body, they are able […]
Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Donation
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Kellie Shirley, known for her portrayal of Carly Wicks in the BBC soap, is to donate her twins’ cord blood. The actress, 32, is to donate cord blood to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register. The donation could go on to help cancer patients in need of a stem cell transplant. Speaking to the Daily Record, […]
Cord Blood Donation, family cord blood banking, private cord blood banking, Stem Cell Donation
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July 1st marks the start of Cord Blood Awareness Month 2015. Since July last year there have been some big changes to the availability of cord blood donation here in the UK. Last year there were 14 hospitals equipped to to take umbilical cord blood donations across the UK with services provided by either NHSBT […]
Isla Robinson: Girl makes history by being injected with blood from umbilical cord in bid to prevent diabetes Isla Robinson’s umbilical cord blood was stored at birth and is now being used in a pioneering study with researchers hoping that it could lead to a major breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes. Speaking to smh.com, […]
April is Caesarean Awareness Month and the perfect opportunity to debunk a common misconception about umbilical cord blood stem cell collection and cesarean births. There are 4 kinds of caesarean birth; elective, unplanned, urgent and emergency. Elective Caesarean Births An elective cesarean birth is planned in advance, often when the mother (or baby) has an underlying […]
