by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood
We can’t stress enough that parents should learn about cord blood banking. However, we realize that family doctors may not have all of the information available to readily answer your questions. To fill that gap, Insception Lifebank Cord Blood Program hosts regular...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Science & Research
Is there really an advantage to using related cord blood over unrelated cord blood in transplantation? Not surprisingly, yes! Recently, the outcomes of patients who were transplanted with either related (sibling) or unrelated allogeneic cord blood for the treatment of...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Transplant Stories
Today, an increasing number of mass media outlets are exploring the benefits of cord blood banking. Through outlets like television shows and magazine articles, parents can discover the live-saving potential that cord blood carries. In a recent article on...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Science & Research
The development of new therapies to treat different diseases always goes through stages of promise and problems. There are generally high expectations as the first bits of data appear. These studies are usually followed by new studies that have built upon the initial...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Science & Research
There are some very promising studies showing that umbilical cord blood has the ability to reverse brain damage. The exact mechanism is not known and that is why important research on umbilical cord blood stem cells and brain injury is going on at a number of...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Science & Research
The key is identifying a donor quickly and a related sample is preferred. Matching a donor to a patient in cases of bone marrow transplantation is a complex process that is dependent on many factors, including the disease being treated and the stage of the disease....