by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 29, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking
As more parents become aware of the healing and regenerative power of umbilical cord blood stem cells, they are faced with a major question of whether to save the cord blood at birth even if they have a healthy family background. For parents who have a history of...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 23, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking
Saving a newborn baby’s cord blood after birth, most commonly known as cord blood banking, is nowadays highly regarded among the medical community as well as many parents, who are aware of the positive effects that it can bring for future sickness and medical...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 15, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking
Choosing to store your baby’s cord blood sample with a private cord blood bank is one of the best decisions you will ever make. Cord blood is an abundant source of valuable stem cells that are currently used to treat over 85 medical conditions including...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Aug 8, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking
Stem cells from the cord blood are currently being used to treat many medical conditions. And thousands of cord blood transplant have been performed worldwide since the first transplant in 1988 to treat a young boy with Fanconi Anaemia using his newborn sibling’s...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 24, 2022 | Cord Blood Stem Cells
Since the discovery of umbilical cord blood stem cells in 1974, there have been more than 40,000 transplants worldwide. Many of these procedures have been life-saving, helping patients recover from deadly conditions like leukaemia and multiple myeloma. But cord blood...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 17, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Stem Cells
Although most people assume that cord blood stem cell therapy is a cutting-edge medical technology, it has a history that stretches back decades. In fact, the very first umbilical cord blood transplant occurred on the 6th of October 1988 — over 30 years ago. The...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 10, 2022 | Cord Blood Stem Cells
The umbilical cord blood was once considered a waste product that was discarded after a baby was born. After many years of research and hundreds of successful transplants, the blood from umbilical cord is now seen as an important biological resource that could...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jul 3, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Stem Cells
July is Cord Blood Awareness Month, an annual event designed to raise awareness of umbilical cord blood and its many medical applications. The event aims to educate people about the regenerative capabilities of cord blood and the many benefits of storing your child’s...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jun 27, 2022 | Cord Blood Stem Cells, Stem Cell News
The results of a Phase II clinical trial investigating the use of umbilical cord blood MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) to treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have recently been published. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a lung disease which affects newborn babies. It...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jun 20, 2022 | Cord Blood Stem Cells, Stem Cell News
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant have been used to saved the lives of many thousands of cancer patients over the past few decades. They have been an absolute game changer in terms of survival rates. However, before receiving a stem cell transfusion, cancer patients...
