A Duke University clinical trial has led to great news in the treatment of brain damage – with cord blood cells. Take a look at this video from CBS Evening News about a couple who stored their child’s cord blood at birth, and are now using it to treat the brain damage the child suffered […]
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Cord Blood Cells and Brain Damage
Published by T.S. Gates March 11th, 2010 in Cord Blood Banking. 0 CommentsArizona May Limit the Use of Egg Donation and Embryo Storage
Published by T.S. Gates March 4th, 2010 0 Comments[Arizona] SB 1306/HB 2651 discourages egg donor therapy by outlawing the compensation traditionally provided to those who donate eggs for infertile couples. All this does is under-compensate valuable medical donors and discourage them from helping people who want to have a baby.
The Connecticut Issue
Published by T.S. Gates March 2nd, 2010 in Cord Blood Banking, Cryopreservation, Egg Donation, Xytex Press Releases and Xytex Xtra Newsletter. 0 CommentsThe Connecticut General Assembly is currently debating whether or not the state should have a public cord bank.
Cord blood is the blood that remains in a baby’s umbilical cord after delivery. Stem cells are called the “building blocks of life” because they can become virtually any cell, tissue or organ in your body. For […]