Baby girl’s cord blood gives new hope to curing sister’s aplastic anaemia

Five-year-old Sun Lexuan, from China, is critically ill with the rare blood disorder, aplastic anaemia. Her parents made the decision to conceive her younger sister, Sun Yiwei, so that the umbilical cord blood could be used as treatment.

Cord blood stem cells offer promising autism treatment

A new and unique study by Stem Cells Translational Medicine shows noticeable improvements in socialisation in children with autism, when they were treated with their own cord blood stem cells.

5 important reasons to store volume reduced cord blood

Since the first cord blood samples were stored, scientists have removed the plasma and red blood cells before freezing (cryopreserving) the cord blood sample. This is known as volume reduced storage.

Possible tooth decay treatment with dental pulp stem cells

Research published by two university laboratories in China gives new hope to tooth decay sufferers. It shows that modified dental pulp stem cells could promote dental tissue regeneration.

World Cord Blood Day 2017 – Cord Blood Banking Facts

Useful facts and stats about cord blood banking, to raise awareness of World Cord Blood Day.

Cord Blood Stem Cells used in Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Results of the latest study by Dr Joanne Kurtzberg give new hope to Cerebral Palsy sufferers, through use of cord blood stem cells.

New clinical trial launched: the used of stem cells to treat multiple sclerosis

A new clinical trial has recently been launched which assesses the use of autologous haematopoietic stem cells, like those found in umbilical cord blood, can be used to treat multiple sclerosis [MS].