Compassionate-use experiments have revealed an extraordinary result. It looks like stem cell treatments may provide an effective way to ease muscular dystrophy. While stem cells can’t cure patients’ underlying genetic condition, their many proven therapeutic properties might help ease the symptoms. So what’s the story? What is ‘compassionate use’ in drug testing?  ‘Compassionate use’ means […]

Cord blood stem cells are changing lives, creating happiness for parents and families around the world. Cord blood is being used to treat everything from immune and metabolic disorders to blood cancers, proving that cord blood transplants and therapies really do work.  Here are just a few of the many conditions for which cord blood […]

The latest issue of the Parent’s Guide To Cord Blood Foundation® newsletter included information about a study published in November 2020 on cell therapy for cerebral plays [1]. The study concludes that there is a significant benefit for cord blood therapy for cerebral palsy. It also confirms that there is a major trend in cord […]