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Public cord-blood banking becomes a reality in ChennaiHindu, India - 7 hours agoThe target: Our target is to collect 35000 public cord blood units in five years’ time, said Dr. P. Srinivasan, Chairman of Jeevan Stem Cell Bank. …Newborn brings hope in the new year WKYC-TVall 2 news articles

ELIZABETH AMES JONES: Umbilical cord blood can help save livesSan Angelo Standard Times, tx - Dec 28, 2008Cord blood, which is the blood that remains in the placenta after a baby is born, is a promising alternative to bone marrow transplantation in treating a …

State cord-blood bank is nearing realityIndianapolis Star, United States - Dec 21, 2008By Shari Rudavsky Indiana soon could have a state-run cord-blood bank that would preserve and store umbilical cord tissue that might save the lives of those …New mothers could save lives with cord blood donations KHOUall 3 news articles

New England Cord Blood Bank Creates Innovative Grant ProgramMarketWatch - Dec 18, 2008BOSTON, Dec 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — New England Cord Blood Bank, Inc., a global cord blood processing and storage facility, announced today the launch …NE Cord Blood Bank offers grants for future storage Mass High TechTypes Of Cord Blood Banks – Understand The [...]

Stem Cells Save Kids With CancerWFtv.com, FL - Dec 29, 2008One method of receiving stem cells currently under investigation is through donor umbilical cord blood. Patients in the study receive chemotherapy to …

Research Explores the Effects of Stem Cell Source and Patient Age …MarketWatch - Dec 7, 2008Preliminary results from a study examining a specialized technique for increasing the presence of stem cells in cord blood for transplantation will also be …Cryobanks International and Donor Services of Indiana Team Up for … International Business Timesall 24 news articles

Giving the gift of cord blood will benefit manyPioneer Press Online, IL - Dec 18, 2008On the labor and delivery room wall a poster read: "Cord Blood Saves Lives." Despite my medical training, I was ill-prepared to decide whether to collect …

Stem Cells 101: Adult, Embryonic and ExploitationOhmyNews International, South Korea - 3 hours agoAdult stem cells, which include umbilical cord blood stem cells, have provided benefits in over 70 diseases based on peer-reviewed published reports. …

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Stem cell banking just got bigger in IndiaHindu, India - Dec 28, 2008Stem cells from umbilical cord blood are collected at the time of delivery when the cord connecting the baby to mother is cut. "Stem cell therapy has the …A New Hope for Life – Stem Cells TheMedGuruStem cell banking in India is picking up at [...]

ASH: Cord Blood Works as Transplant SourceMedPage Today, NJ - Dec 11, 200811 — Cord blood is an acceptable alternative source for a stem cell transplant if acute leukemia patients can't find an unrelated matched donor of bone …