What if treating extremely preterm babies with their own (i.e., autologous) cord blood stem cells could reduce their increased risk of brain damage and related conditions? Using a patient’s own cord blood stem cells to treat neurological conditions, like cerebral...
The FDA made history in April with its first-ever approval of an expanded cord blood product for use as a primary treatment in hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) for certain blood cancers in adults and children 12 years of age and older.1 Why is cord...
Share this article : An American research team has announced that for the first time a woman appears to have been cured of HIV following a transplant of umbilical cord blood stem cells.1 The “New York patient,” as the woman is referred to by researchers, is now the...
The Cells for Life Group is dedicated to supporting preclinical studies and clinical trials in the use of umbilical cord blood in regenerative medicine applications. Dr Malhotra’s Cord SaFe study will review the feasibility and safety of administering autologous...
In recognition of World Cerebral Palsy Day on October 6th, we are sharing a local story from the heart of the Canadian Rockies about a family who accessed their stored cord blood. Danica Crawford and her husband were born and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia. When...
“The results have changed Leyla’s life and ours” When Angelika and her husband Sami were expecting their second child, they received news that shook their world – their baby had suffered a brain bleed in utero and there was a high likelihood that their child would be...
