Multiple Sclerosis

Umbilical Cord Tissue being used to treat Multiple Sclerosis

Cord Blood Aware Multiple Sclerosis, Umbilical Cord 0 Comment 07/05/2014

Translational Biosciences, a subsidiary of Medistem Panama, has received the green light for a phase I/II clinical trial using human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSC) for multiple sclerosis from the Comité Nacional de Bioética de la Investigación (CNEI) Institutional Review Board (IRB). Mesenchymal stem cells harvested from donated human umbilical cord tissue after normal, […]

REASONS TO SAVE YOUR CHILD’S CORD BLOOD

1. The stem cells found in cord blood have been used in over 30,000 transplants worldwide including treatments for life-threatening conditions such as Leukaemia, Neuroblastoma & Lymphoma

2. Stem cells in cord blood are being used to treat children with Cerebral Palsy – trials and studies have published promising results for this otherwise incurable condition

3. It is currently estimated that 1 in 3 people will benefit from therapy using family banked cord blood stem cells in their lifetime

4. Stem cells in umbilical cord blood CAN and DO save lives