In 1988, Matthew Farrow, of North Carolina, became the first person to ever receive a transplant using umbilical cord blood. At the time, Matthew was 5 years old and living with Fanconi anemia, a rare, inherited blood disorder that leads to bone marrow failure[1]....
We know the umbilical cord is a rich source of stem cells. By cryo-preserving your baby’s stem cell sample, Cells for Life guarantees the highest quality of service in cord blood banking. Cord blood stem cells are obtained from the blood remaining in the...
There are only two weeks left to sign up for the chance to win life-changing prizes for your family. All parents want to protect their baby’s future. Cells for Life and Canada’s Luckiest Baby are here to help. Canada’s Luckiest Baby is coming to a close. But it’s...
Stem cell treatments may help heal stroke-damaged areas of the brain by stimulating the growth of blood vessels, according to results of a clinical trial by researchers at Imperial CollegeLondon. A type of stem cell known as CD34+ was infused into the brains of five...
A revolutionary technique has opened up new doors for the use of cord blood stem cells as a potential cure for cancer. Medical researchers have long examined the use of cord blood transplants as a method for treating leukemia and other blood diseases. Fred Hutchinson...