Why we must bank our baby’s cord blood…….??
Blood in your baby’s umbilical cord after birth contains special cells that can be used in transplants to treat certain types of leukemia or other blood diseases. Donating cord blood is a lot like regular blood donation. If you donate it to a public bank, your baby’s cord blood can help to save the life of someone who needs a stem cell transplant. Or it might be used for vital medical research.After your baby is born and the umbilical cord is clamped, blood from it and the placenta are collected into a special kit. The process is painless and takes just a few minutes, and parents may not even be aware of it. Parents have to submit a form with the family medical history as well as a c

Why there is a need to bank your baby’s CORD BLOOD ?
Stem Cell treatment helps in treating for Spinal Cord Injury, MS, Muscular Dystrophy, Autism, Brain Injury, and more. Stem cell banking services includes harvesting and banking stem cells from all known sources including umbilical cord, cord blood, bone marrow and peripheral blood. Stem cells obtained from the above-mentioned sources are called “adult stem cells”. These cells have

Cord blood helping in malignant diseases
Cord blood is the blood that is found in the umbilical cord and placenta after a child is delivered. Unless you choose to bank your child’s valuable cord blood, these valuable cells will be thrown away after the birth of your child. Cord blood is special because it contains high concentrations of medically important cells known as stem cells. There is only once in the lifetime of a child that his/her cord blood is available for banking. After the birth of your child, you have the opportunity to save and preserve these valuable cells in the event that your child or someone else in your family needs them later on in life to treat a disease. Having the capability of creating life-form

Stem cells in breast milk plentiful resource
A new research has found three different types of stem cells in breast milk which may be the reason why mother’s milk is deemed best for babies. Dr Mark Cregan, medical director at the Swiss healthcare and baby equipment company Medela, has discovered adult stem cells of epithelial (mammary) and immune origin and found “very preliminary evidence” that stem cells in breast milk boost the growth of muscle and bone tissue. According to him, mother’s milk could enable a child to “fulfill its genetic destiny”. “Breast milk is the only adult tissue where more than one type of stem cell has been discovered. Tha

STEM CELLS CAN NOW BE USED TO TREAT AIDS/HIV
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is the final and most serious stage of HIV, which severely damages the immune system. About 40.3 million people around the world are currently living with HIV/AIDS and it is the 5th leading cause of death among people aged 25-44 in the United States. In some countries in Africa, more than 10% of the population is infected. Currently, no cure is readily available and treatments tend to only prolong the inevitable while boasting serious side effects (if they are even available). However, in February 2009, CNN reported that a 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appeared to have no detectable HIV in hi