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Duke To Explore Cord Blood As Autism And Stroke Treatment.

Cord Blood Aware Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Research, Stroke 0 Comment 20/06/2014

Duke To Explore Cord Blood As Autism And Stroke Treatment. Duke Medicine has been awarded $15 million to support an innovative research program that explores the use of umbilical cord blood cells to treat autism, stroke, cerebral palsy and related brain disorders. The award from The Marcus Foundation, an Atlanta-based philanthropic organization, will fund the […]

REASONS TO SAVE YOUR CHILD’S CORD BLOOD

1. The stem cells found in cord blood have been used in over 30,000 transplants worldwide including treatments for life-threatening conditions such as Leukaemia, Neuroblastoma & Lymphoma

2. Stem cells in cord blood are being used to treat children with Cerebral Palsy – trials and studies have published promising results for this otherwise incurable condition

3. It is currently estimated that 1 in 3 people will benefit from therapy using family banked cord blood stem cells in their lifetime

4. Stem cells in umbilical cord blood CAN and DO save lives