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Feature Articles:

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 » Read More » ...

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 » Read More » ...

'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 » Read More » ...

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 » Read More » ...

Doctors treat teenagers heart with stem cells

In the first procedure of its kind in the world, Michigan doctors said Wednesday they have treated a teenage boy who suffered a heart attack with stem cells in hopes of repairing » Read More » ...

AABB program receives international accreditation by AABB Accreditor of Accrediting Bodies

AABB's Accreditation Program has been accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care, making it the third » Read More » ...

Banking a little piece of mind

Chantal Wong still remembers seeing the email at work. A colleague was seeking potential bone marrow donors for their sick child. What made their case especially challenging was the parents were » Read More » ...

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’... Read More » ...

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. ... Read More » ...

Cord Blood Transplantation in the Treatment of a Child With Leukemia

She underwent myeloablative chemotherapy and radiation therapy followed by infusion of her own umbilical cord blood, which the parents had saved after her » Read More » ...

Watch Video!

The umbilical cord blood in every child born contains precious stem cells, stem cells that are being used worldwide in life saving medical treatments.


Dr. Lin on CBC

Dr. Lin explains how saving umbilical cords for their stem cells can save lives on the CBC “Early Edition”, July 29, 2010.

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Stem Cell News Headlines:

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 Read More  » ...

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 » Read More  » ...

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 » Read More  » ...

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 » Read More  » ...





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