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 A study shows that, over time, cord blood stem cells can help to reduce the amount of insulin required by diabetes patients.  

 Researchers at a medical centre in Texas are working on ways to use cord blood to treat hearing loss.  

 Research shows that a natural compound could speed up engraftment rates for cord blood transplants.  

Two brothers with severe combined immunodeficiency disorder have undergone cord blood transplant to treat the condition.

 A family has banked their child’s cord blood in hopes that it will help her disabled father walk again.   

 A grandmother suffering from leukemia has banked her grandson’s cord blood should he ever be diagnosed with the same disease. 

 UCSF and GE Healthcare Life Sciences are working together to improve cord blood therapy for adult patients.  

 A new method has been developed to help improve cord blood transplants for cancer patients.  

A case study demonstrates the effectiveness of using mesenchymal stem cells to treat a particular type of brain injury.

 Ray Reuter and his daughter, Michelle, both had their lives saved by stem cell transplants. 

Two children who received cord blood transplants five years ago are now living healthy, Cancer-free lives. 

Researchers in Georgia hope that a new study will prove cord blood stem cells to be an effective treatment option for cerebral palsy.

  Dr. Ian Rogers, the founder of Insception Biosciences, is working on the creation of a bioartificial kidney which could be used in organ transplants.

Bill and Deanna Wallace made the decision to donate their child’s cord blood and are proud of their choice.  

 The UK’s National Health Service has opened its sixth cord blood collection facility in the London area.

 Cord blood therapy brought two families together, as their children underwent stem cell transplants to treat Malignant Infantile Ostepretrosis.  

 The USA’s Government Accountability Office presents some solutions for the shortage of cord blood units in the country.  

 Rheumatoid arthritis patients may soon be able to benefit from cord blood infusions which could reduce inflammation. 

The world's top stem cell researchers believe that stem cell therapy will lower the costs of medical care.  

 Findings from a recent study suggest that cord blood stem cells may repair muscles damaged by heart attacks.  

One month after undergoing a cord blood transplant, 8-year-old Jia Jia is expected to experience a full recovery.
 

A local community has come together to support the establishment of new cord blood research fund.

Cole Riggs, a toddler with cerebral palsy, has the chance to receive a cord blood transplant that could aid in his treatment of the disease.

One-year-old Valentina DeLeon has recently undergone a cord blood transplant that has helped her recover from an immunodeficiency disorder.

Researchers have demonstrated that cord blood maybe effective in treating patients with Ataxia.

London's Royal Free Hospital encourages parents to donate their children's umbilical cord blood.

After failing to respond to chemotherapy, Jaymie Martinez underwent a cord blood transplant that would save her life.
 

To improve cord blood transplants, the National Cancer Centre has awarded a research group a $12 million grant.
 

Our own Dr. Robert Casper is being lauded for his recent research on the rejuvenation of human eggs
 

A clinical trial in Glasgow will determine the effectiveness of treating stroke victims
with stem cells.

The University of Miami has received a $100 000 grant which will help doctors promote cord blood banking among minority parents.
 

 In Romania, cord blood banking has become increasingly popular over the past five years.

Thanks to cord blood therapy, a young boy with muscular dystrophy is showing signs of improvement.

ABC 7 news in Denver has featured a piece on the benefits of cord blood technology.

A child with hydrocephalus has received a cord blood transplant to help treat her condition.

An eight-year-old boy with leukemia has received a transplant of his sister's cord blood.

A new law in Florida will seeks to spread the word about cord blood banking among expecting parents.

Celebrity mom Chrissie Swan believes cord blood banking is a positive investment for expecting parents.
 

To address the shortage of ethnic cord blood donors, a new project encourages minority mothers to bank their children's cord blood.

A cord blood transplant could help save the life of Ethan Fisher, a child diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia.

Cord blood transplants have saved the life of two-time cancer survivor Zach Butkovich.

A £4 million investment from the UK government will allow cord blood facilities across the country to improve their services.

An increasing number of families of Indian descent are turning to cord blood banking.
 

A six-year-old patient with Krabbe disease can thank a cord blood transplant for success at surviving the often fatal disease.

A recent study examines the effectiveness of cord blood in treating liver cirrhosis.
 

 In a new study, researchers will determine if cord blood can improve ventricular function in patients with cardiomyopathy.

The term “cord blood” is one of the most expensive in the auction-based marketplace of Google Adwords.
 

The Preserve Our Legacy Program was established to address the shortage of minority cord blood donors.

More and more expecting parents in India are discovering the benefits of cord blood banking.
 

 According to studies, half matched stem cells are as effective as full matches.

 Former NASCAR drivers spoke to the public this week, to spread the word about the benefits of cord blood banking.
 

During Cord Blood Awareness Month, cord blood banks across the country are informing parents about the benefits of cord blood banking.

After being diagnosed with leukemia at 28-days-old Molly Campbell has undergone a cord blood transplant help treat her disease.

A miracle baby is on the way for the Wangs, who will provide his older sister with cord blood transplant to treat her Fanconi Anemia.

 A new worldwide program has been launched to inform the general public about stem cell research.

The first public cord blood bank will be constructed in Israel.
 

15 years after receiving a cord blood transplant to treat an immune system disorder, Alexis Hagemeyer is living a normal, healthy teenage life.

There is a shortage of Aboriginal cord blood in Australia, and the national cord blood bank has set out to solve this problem.
 

 A new device is in the works that will help doctors obtain more stem cells from each unit of cord blood.

After experiencing a relapse, 4-year-old Nicolas Mercier underwent a cord blood treatment that would save his life.

 A new worldwide program has been launched to inform the general public about stem cell research.
 

Wendy Gorrell has been in remission for two years, after receiving a cord blood transplant to aid in her lymphoma treatment. 
 

Cord blood can be used as an effective treatment of bone marrow failure syndromes, according to a new study.
 

World-renowned news outlet CNN covers the benefits of cord blood banking, encouraging expecting parents to consider the option.
 

After losing three children, a young couple decide to save their fourth baby’s cord blood in hopes that it could save his life someday.
 

In the UK, a community has come together to help raise funds that will give a two-year-old the chance to receive a cord blood transplant.

History was made after doctors in India performed a mixed stem cell transplants from cord blood and bone marrow.
 

To increase awareness of cord blood banking, many American states are passing legislations requiring doctors to inform parents of its benefits.

 A family in New Jersey decided to start their own cord blood program to help children suffering from blood and bone diseases.

A study at University of Texas Health Science Centre will investigate the application of cord blood to treat brain trauma in children.
 

The son of Chicago Bulls’ forward Carlos Boozer celebrates 4 years of being cured after undergoing a cord blood transplant to treat his sickle cell anemia.

Parents in France and Italy are restricted from banking cord blood with private banks, but an initiative is being launched to lift the ban.

An eight-year-old with Thalassemia has been cured thanks to a cord blood transplant from her one-year-old brother.
 

Many parents across India are banking their children’s cord blood as a potential treatment option for Thalassemia and other diseases.

There is a great need for cord blood transplants in Australia and a new cord blood bank seeks to meet this demand.
 

Cord blood banking will be more affordable for American families, if the new Family Cord Blood Banking Act is passed.

In Russia, there is also a shortage of cord blood samples, as only 20 000 units are stored nation-wide.
 

A new animal study suggests that cord blood stem cells can be used to treat lupus.

In India, doctors will infuse a five-year-old Thalassemia patient with a combination of cord blood and bone marrow stem cells.
 

A 1-year-old has received a cord blood transplant for a disease so rare that it was named after her. 
 

Margaret Guedes started Kids Beating Cancer to help children in need find stem cell donors.

Insception supports Canadian Blood Service initiative to develop Canada’s first national publicly funded umbilical cord blood bank

People from across the world are coming together to help a 7-year-old who is in need of a cord blood transplant.

Politicians in Connecticut are in support of a legislation that would establish a public cord blood bank.
 

Researchers believe that cord blood may be used to cure HIV and AIDS.
 

Promotion of cord blood banking is required in order to eliminate the shortage of cord blood for minority patients.
 

In Korea, researchers are using cord blood stem cells to speed up the healing of foot ulcers in diabetic patients.

Thanks to a cord blood donation in Australia, a leukemia patient in Denver, CO gets a fighting chance at beating the disease.
 

Recently, Fox News covered the benefits of cord blood banking, providing the industry with much-needed exposure in the media.
 

As National Donor Day approaches, MSN.com highlights the growing need for cord blood stem cell donors.

After being treated with a cord blood transplant for Chediak-Higashi syndrome in 2007, 4-year-old Abdel Aziz now lives a healthy and happy life.

The Senator of North Dakota is currently pushing for a law that encourages cord blood awareness.

Nordstrom has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the need for cord blood and bone marrow donation in the African American community.

The Anthony Nolan Centre will become the first cord blood collection site in Leicester, United Kingdom.

Doctors at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi are currently testing the applicable uses of cord blood stem cells in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy.

Across the world, the benefits of banking your child’s cord blood continue to go undiscovered by moms- and dads- to be, but the United States’ government hopes to increase awareness of this potentially life-saving treatment.

Minorities across North America are often limited when searching for cord blood donors, putting many young lives at risk. That’s why a San Francisco-based organization has started a movement that would increase the number of cord blood donors among the Asian population.

Over the years, cord blood has been used to aid in the treatment of a wide variety of blood diseases, including leukemia and sickle-cell anemia. Today, researchers are looking for new uses for cord blood stem cells, conducting clinical trials to test the effectiveness of cord blood in treating brain injuries, degenerative diseases and even diabetes.

When Spencer Caserio was two-years-old, he was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). For six months, he underwent aggressive chemotherapy, but relapsed shortly after. It wasn’t until he received a cord blood transplant that he was given any hope of survival.

India’s first dual-purpose cord blood banking facility has been opened. For the time ever, parents in the country can choose to donate their child’s cord blood publically or store it privately at the same facility in the Narayana Hrudayalaya Tissue Bank and Stem Cell Research Centre.

A recent article published in the Arizona Republic suggests that the only thing standing between many patients with genetic and blood diseases and the application of cord blood to treat their illnesses is the lack of awareness on the subject.

Shannon Tavarez, the 11-year-old actress who played Nala in the Broadway musical The Lion King, will undergo a cord blood transplant to treat her acute myeloid leukemia next week.

A recent study in the medical journal Spine has revealed that stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood may be used to treat spinal cord injuries.

At Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, medical researchers are on the verge of creating a treatment for Parkinson ’s disease using umbilical cord blood.