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ExCellThera Can Improve Patient Access to Cord Blood Transplants
Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood, September 2022 Frances Verter PhD The pros and cons of cord blood transplants are well-established. The biggest advantage of cord

Muscle models mimic diabetes, inform personalized medicine
Science Daily, September 13, 2022 Scientists are using in vitro skeletal muscle engineering to gain a better understanding of the complex genetic and environmental factors

Four myths about stem cell banking that new parents should know
The Indian Express By: Parenting Desk New Delhi | August 24, 2022 Over the past decades, stem cell banking has garnered attention from the general

Experimental umbilical cord stem cell therapy treats rare disease
NewScientist, 9 June 2022 Clare Wilson A girl with a rare disorder can now breathe more easily after receiving transfusions of a liquid that her

Immune cell model paves way for new treatments targeting common infection amongst immunocompromised children
Researchers have successfully engineered human immune cells to model an infection common among immunocompromised people in a breakthrough discovery, paving the way for new drug

2022 Update: How many clinical trials use cord blood or cord tissue?
Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood, August 2022 Frances Verter, PhD From the beginning of advanced cell therapy with cord blood until the end of 2021,

New patent-pending method mass-produces antitumor cells to treat blood diseases and cancer
Science Daily, August 3, 2022 A Purdue University chemical engineer has improved upon traditional methods to produce off-the-shelf human immune cells that show strong antitumor

How the intestine replaces and repairs itself
Science Daily, July 22, 2022 To act as a robust barrier against pathogens while also absorbing needed nutrients, the lining of the intestines must regenerate

Studying Cord Blood to Prevent Childhood Leukemia
Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood, July 2022 Frances Verter, PhD The concept that genetic screening of newborn blood could be used to predict which babies

Stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis leads to long-term survival and possible cure in selected patients
Science Daily, July 18, 2022 In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found that HDM/SCT produces prolonged survival with improved safety in patients