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The advantages of cord blood in stem cell therapy In other clinics, it is common for patients undergoing stem cell therapy there to provide their own stem cells in an invasive procedure. With donated cord blood, however, our stem cell units are readily available as soon as the patient is ready to receive treatment. Some…

  How umbilical cord blood is obtained The umbilical cord blood is specifically obtained from the blood vessels of the umbilical cord. After a baby is born and the umbilical cord is cut, the cord blood can be collected and preserved. In the United States, cord blood banking is slowly becoming a popular topic among…

The road to recovery often feels rocky and tough for stroke survivors, who face many challenges along the way. From their physical conditions of weakness to their emotional instability to their cognitive loss of memory, a safe and speedy recovery is a common desire for both stroke survivors and their loved ones.   Read more…

What You Need To Know About New Ischemic Stroke Treatments First, prepare yourself for some surprises. As a survivor of an ischemic stroke, you are not alone, because many people suffer such a stroke of fate every year. In the United States, almost 800,000 individual have a stroke every year.1  Of that group over 530,000 men…

When Can a Stroke Patient Be Administered a Cord Blood Based Stroke Treatment? During a recent study at Duke University and Houston Methodist, 10 people who had suffered an ischaemic stroke were transfused with a single dose of allogeneic cord blood. This was done 3-9 days after each stroke. Observations during the administration of cord…

When the blood circulation in the brain is interrupted and as a result the brain cells are no longer supplied with oxygen, a stroke occurs. When experiencing a stroke, people report feeling sudden numbness in the facial area, arms, or legs. Additionally, they will feel suddenly confused and will have difficulty speaking. Three types of…

Duke University Releases Follow Up Stroke Study The scientific importance of the COBIS study can be seen for two reasons. First it establishes that infusing allogeneic (donated) cord blood is safe which was the primary purpose of the Phase I Clinical Study. Second, and more intriguing were the therapeutic results:   Read more about the…