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Young "Lion King" Star Receives Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant - A young Broadway actress fighting leukemia is doing well after undergoing what doctors hope will be a life-saving operation, according to her family.

Stem cell work moves quickly; UCD studies use for blindness - In the latest of a series of "Stem Cell Dialogs," three researchers with the university's Institute for Regenerative Cures gave a quick primer this week on the versatile cells and how they might be harnessed to treat vision or hearing loss.

Stem cells offer hope in CP battle - Durham – A Duke University physician believes the key to curing, or at least lessening the severity of, cerebral palsy lies within cord blood stem cells, and she has begun a clinical trial to find out if that is true.

Cord Blood Acceptable for Transplant in Leukemia - Umbilical cord blood is a viable alternative to peripheral blood progenitor cells or bone marrow for stem cell transplantation in adults with acute leukemia, despite a higher risk of transplant-related mortality, an international study found.

'Saving Henry' talks about siblings as 'saviors' - In 1995, Laurie Strongin gave birth to her first son, Henry. In 2002, she said goodbye to him. Henry, a boy who loved Batman bandages and Pokémon trading cards, lost his battle with Fanconi anemia, a rare, usually fatal genetic disorder...

Foundation gives $10M to Duke for stem cell research - The Robertson Foundation has given $10.2 million to Duke University to create a state-of-the-art Translational Cell Therapy Center, officials said Thursday...

Hrithik & Sussanne to heal the world - Bollywood answer to Greek Gods in looks, Hrithik Roshan and his better half Sussanne have joined hands to heal the world and make it a better place...

Lifebank Becomes the First Canadian Cord Blood Bank to Achieve FACT Accreditation - Burnaby, B.C., February 25, 2010 – Lifebank Corp. (“Lifebank” or the “Company”) announced today that it has become the first and only cord blood bank in Canada to earn the industry’s highest accreditation from the Foundation of Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (“FACT”).

Cord Blood Breakthroughs - DURHAM, N.C. (KFSN) -- It's already helping cancer patients and those suffering from blood disorders. Now, doctors are using umbilical cord blood to tackle a whole new set of incurable conditions. From brain damage to diabetes, cord blood is giving kids a better life.

Cord Blood Stem Cells Successfully Expanded and Used To Treat Patients - Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have made a significant scientific breakthrough by expanding the number of newborn stem cells from a unit of cord blood in the laboratory and then successfully using them to treat patients with leukemia.

Can Newborn Stem Cells from the Umbilical Cord Help Tiny Lungs Breathe? - According to study results published in Cell Transplantation, MSCs derived from human umbilical cord blood reduced injury and inflammation in animal models of neonatal lung damage caused by bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

Dr. Oz Recommends Saving Cord Blood - In a just-released book on pregnancy that is getting a lot of attention, bestselling authors Dr. Mehmet Oz - who Oprah calls "America’s Doctor" -- and Dr. Michael Roizen highlight the value of cord blood stem cells and recommend that expectant parents save this important medical resource.

WTVY- 4 Your Health - Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D., director of the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Duke University Medical Center, talks about the future of treatment with umbilical cord blood. January 18, 2010

The Promise of Stem Cell Transplantation - When Molly’s parents learned her chance of survival would nearly double with a perfectly matched stem cell donor, they decided to use a new procedure that could identify a healthy, genetically matched embryo produced through in-vitro fertilization. The Nash’s baby was the first in the world conceived by this procedure to provide a stem cell donor for a sibling.

Lifebank welcomes the “10,000” cord blood stem cell deposit - Lifebank CEO Ernest Stacey offered his congratulations to the Wong family of Vancouver as their stem cell deposit was registered as number ‘10,000’. Ernest Stacey said, “it’s hard to imagine that when we launched Lifebank in 1996 that only 13 years later we would hit this significant event and the number would be achieved with a 2nd deposit from the trusting Wong family.

Transplant list swells as family size shrinks - ... the need to set up a national bank of umbilical-cord blood samples, an alternative, although more risky, source of stem cells, the study authors say. ...

Family shocked - One story he seized on was that of a 12-year-old boy who hadn't walked in three years saw tissue start to grow after an umbilical cord stem cell transplant. ...

China fails to stem cell claims - FOR SCIENTISTS, doctors and patients, the power of stem cells holds much promise. Already, stem cells harvested from umbilical cord blood have successfully ...

Let there be sight - The stem cell treatments Hayley had are controversial. But the success she experienced is hard to discount. Hayley had been legally blind since birth,

Legal policies steer direction of stem cell research - The use of adult stem cells and umbilical cord blood stem cells in bone marrow treatments for cancer and other blood disorders are two familiar examples.

Genetically selected baby saves the life of his 7 year old brother - The process carried out at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Sevilla has been a complete success

Infants' umbilical cords show promise for heart treatment - Years from now, infants with heart problems may be able to get replacement valves made with stem cells from the blood in their own umbilical cords, according to a German study presented Monday in New Orleans.

In Depth Interview: Cord Blood for Diabetes - Dr. Schatz: It is a serious disease affecting both the individual as well as society. Right now, the cost of diabetes -- type 1 and type 2 -- is one in seven healthcare dollars. The cost of diabetes in the United States is in excess of about $174 billion, but if was only cost it would be okay. If one looks at it, children and adults have to take insulin shots four, five, six times a day they have to wear a pump.

HealthWatch: Overcoming Cerebral Palsy - Reporting Dr. Max Gomez NEW YORK (CBS) ― Nearly three quarters of a million people have some degree of cerebral palsy in this country and nearly another 10,000 are diagnosed every year. There's no cure and there's very limited treatment, but an experimental new procedure could change that.

Having One Child to Save Another - After a year of unsuccessful cancer treatment and similarly disappointing public pleas to find a bone marrow match for Anissa, her parents made an unusual, controversial decision to have another child in hopes that that baby could provide the life-saving marrow.

Parents banking on finding a cure for son - Charging around his grandparent's Cambridge home with a "sword" made of two drum sticks, five-year-old Liam O'Neill doesn't realise he is luckier than most other children with cystic fibrosis.

Amazing recovery attributed to cord blood - Toddler diagnosed with cerebral palsy shows remarkable improvement.  Dallas Hextell was already a miracle to parents Cynthia and Derak, after they spent three years trying to get pregnant.

Adult Stem Cells Help Those With Immune Disorders, Heart Disease - There are two types of stem cells, according to background information in the study. Embryonic stem cells are harvested from embryos four to five days after fertilization. Adult stem cells are located in tissues throughout the body and provide a reservoir for replacement of damaged or aging cells.

Can Stem Cells Mend Hearts? - MONTREAL - Researchers at the Centre hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM) have launched the world's first randomized, double-blind test to determine whether stem-cell therapy can mend a broken heart.

Boozer's 'best Christmas' - With his son recovering from sickle cell disease, the Jazz forward is grateful for the gift of a healthy family

Sacramento Boy Undergoes Stem Cell Procedure - A Sacramento boy suffering from an incurable condition may be living proof that stem cells can have remarkable results. The little boy you are about to meet is one first in the nation to undergo stem cell treatment for his disease.

How a baby helped save his big brother's life - The stem cells in Joseph Kim's umbilical cord blood were retrieved by doctors and infused into his then-five-year-old brother who was suffering from a rare bone marrow disease. When Coquitlam toddler Joseph Kim gets a little older, he'll hear all about how his heroic birth -- and especially the contents of his umbilical cord -- helped save his older brother Daniel's life.