MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cord blood stem cell'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:56:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803058&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1326     Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer’s  son was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. He and his wife (at the time) decided to have stem cells transplanted from a healthy sibling to Carmani, who has the disease.  Its  been 4 years since then and all is well with the little boy once diagnosed with the devastating disease. “It teaches you how precious life really is,” Boozer said, remembering the profound effect of witnessing families losing their children. “You can’t really sweat the things that don’t matter.” You can read the entire article here. THere are many diseases that can be treated with stem cells and the list is growing all the time. Read here for a list of conditions treated with stem cells and consider banking your newbo... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803058 Mon, 09 May 2011 19:06:39 +0100 4803058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762756&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1288         The big day has arrived, your contractions are minutes apart, and you’re on your way to the hospital. The idea of finally getting to hold your perfect baby in your arms helps you through the contractions. Already your mind is dancing with visions of your baby’s future — first smile, first tooth, first word, first step, holidays, and sporting events. The furthest thoughts from your mind are the first illness or, should the unspeakable happen, your child ever became seriously ill. No parent wants to think their child might get sick someday but it is wise to consider the possibility. There is a decision available when your baby is born that could greatly influence his future health. It’s the decision to bank your infant’s cord blood. So much media attent... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762756 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:36:40 +0100 4762756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565891&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1181 Cheers to the women in your life, those who surround you when you need them most, the women who raised you, nursed you, yelled at you and comforted you in times of need.  Yesterday was the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. Not that we needed a day to recognize the power of women because we’ve all seen it firsthand , but just in case you’re having one of those days, the team over at Fitpregnancy.com has a  wonderful article expressing the power of women. Relax and enjoy! Also, remember  those who might benefit from cord blood transplantation. Those whose lives hang in the balance of the hope that cord blood cells collected at birth just might be their only answer. Baby JOhn is such patient. Here is a short video about his successful cord blood transplant. ... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565891 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:24:44 +0100 4565891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482746&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1141 Choosing a name for your baby could be a wonderful exercise for your and your significant other.  Remembering loved ones who have passed or honoring those in our families is one way we choose the name.  This can get very sticky knowing your mother would want to you name him after  uncle Joe  (whom you never even met) or your great great grandmother gladys back in the old country…. Well first of all take a deep breath, luckily you have a few months to calm the waters.  Put together a list of possibilities,even the most outrageous, and put it away for a week or two and revisit it again then.  When you prepare your list of things to do while you’re  pregnant and for the hospital, add it to your list of things  so every time you check something off it will be right there, s... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482746 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:27:04 +0100 4482746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377561&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1069 So there you are. In your ob/gyn’s  office, getting ready to hear your baby’s heartbeat, get measured and weighed. You’ve been discussing your birth plan with your doctor, making decisions such as whether you will be banking your baby’s umbilical cord blood and whether or not you will  have pain medication.  Have you ever left the ob/gyn office really wanting to know the sex of your baby but they just couldn’t tell you. Or you didn’t ask, or you got cold feet… Here are some fun ways to predict whether you’re carrying a boy or a girl…if you’re carrying low, it may be a boy or if the heart rate is higher it may be a girl… either way you will have a good laugh trying to predict the sex of your baby!  At parenting.com you w... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377561 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:33:10 +0100 4377561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322348&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D426 I read a blog today – wow, what a mouthful!  It’s written by a popular blogger in Singapore but it has just about every argument known to mankind about banking cord blood.  I almost believed she worked for one of the banks but I couldnt find any link or advertising. Here’s the blog entry on cord blood banking. http://mathialee.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/cord-blood-banks-scam-science-or-matter-of-faith/#comment-2548 In it, there was reference to slick and sleazy cord blood banks and how “buyer beware” is the name of the game. She writes from Singapore so I don’t know what the regulations are in that market.  I posted this response about the US : “In the US, the cord blood banking processing and storage requirements are regulated, so any bank thatâ... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322348 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:20:15 +0100 3322348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275787&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D402 The State of Arizona has a nice brochure available as a pdf file that you can print or just read.  It also references our favorite not-for-profit organization in the study and discussion of cord blood banking, http://parentsguidecordblood.org/ Here’s the link to the brochure if you think it might help someone learn more about cord blood banking: http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/owch/pdf/cord/umbilical_crd_proof.pdf (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275787 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:52:13 +0100 3275787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3036938&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D344 The scientific journal Cell Transplantation has 2 studies that have explored umbilical cord blood stem cell treatments for lung and heart disorders.  Both studies were conducted using animals so they are very preliminary, but they offer great potential for future treatments. In one study, researchers investigated the therapeutic benefits of transplanting human umbilical cord blood (UCB) mensenchymal stem cells (MSC) into newborn laboratory rats with oxygen-deprived lung injury.  They found that the cells have a protective effect against hyperoxia-induced lung injury, likely due to anti-inflammatory effects.  These results might eventually lead to the discovery of treatments for hypertoxic neonatal lung disease, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature human infants. Another research t... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3036938 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:57:18 +0100 3036938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699554&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D229 As we all know by now, there’s a movie out, My Sister’s Keeper, that dramatizes the experience of a family trying to save a child with Franconi anemia by having a child whose stem cells matched and were successfully transplanted into the sick child.  Though the movie has been criticized by its variance from reality, and its studious avoidance of topics such as political roadblocks, the Times writer Lisa Belkin, was certainly touched by the decisions parents need to make – financial and emotional – to create a world worthy of their wonderful children.  Read Ms. Belkin’s own words for a picture of the conflicts and courage sometimes required to navigate parenthood from the very beginning. (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699554 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:51:21 +0100 2699554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2681855&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D213 A scientist at the Loyola University Health System, last month, received a grant from the Amgen Foundation. Dr. Aileen Go is researching the use of cord blood as a treatment for leukemia and lymphoma patients who are 55-75. Dr. Go is exploring the expansion of cord blood stem cells to allow a single cord blood sample to treat an older adult. In the past, older adults have required the combination of multiple cord blood samples to provide enough stem cells for treatment. This type of research is very valuable for families who have banked their cord blood. Since there doesn’t appear to be any “expiration date” on cord blood, the ability to expand the stem cells may eventually allow cord blood to be used multiple times throughout the child’s life. (Source: Cord Blood N... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2681855 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:06:08 +0100 2681855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2610876&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D176 Scientists in Britain are exploring the use of stem cells to treat Crohn’s Disease. Crohn’s Disease is a debilitating disorder that causes ulceration and inflammation of the digestive tract. There is no cure, so treatment involves medication to control symptoms. Doctors are attempting to restart the immune system by destroying the cells that cause the Crohn’s and replacing them with new stem cells. The stem cell treatment takes 2 years and is extremely painful, but if it is able to help relieve the symptoms of Crohn’s, it will be beneficial for those who suffer from it. Learn about the diseases treated by cord blood stem cells. (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2610876 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:07:38 +0100 2610876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452365&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D144 Popular Science recently published an in-depth article on stem cell research and some of the treatments that scientists are exploring with stem cells. While a large part of the article is dedicated to embryonic stem cells, the writer includes quite a bit of information on cord blood stem cells as well. It is a great article and offers a wonderful explanation of the different types of stem cells that are currently being explored. (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452365 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:19:54 +0100 2452365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347749&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D118 With the investigation of embryonic stem cells as potential treatment for diseases, stem cells have become very controversial.  Parents wonder if banking their infant’s cord blood will be controversial.  The short answer is no.  Cord blood stem cells are used to nourish a baby while the baby is in-utero.  Once the baby is delivered, the cord blood stem cells typically become medical waste. This “medical waste” can be saved to treat a number of different diseases and is not controversial at all.  The controversy revolves around the use of embryonic stem cells which are grown from existing embryos.  Many religions believe that these stem cells compose a living being, making the use of them unethical.  Since cord blood stem cells do not develop into a human, there is ... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347749 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:37:05 +0100 2347749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306649&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D103 Researcher, Larry Denner, at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, is hoping to use cord blood to cure diabetes.  Denner has discovered a method to engineer insulin producing cells from cord blood stem cells. His research protocol was developed through the analysis of the normal embryological development of the pancreas.  While he has not actually developed a pancreas, he has been successful in creating cells that can manufacture insulin. Denner believes that his protocol might someday be used to create a completely new pancreas for a patient.  While that is a possibility, he is currently concentrating his research on whether the insulin producing cells, that he has created in the laboratory, can help patients with diabetes. Learn more about the different cord blood treat... Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306649 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:33:21 +0100 2306649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1671535&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D3077 A bit about Cord Blood Banking again today. I’d like to highlight the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)’s revised Committee Opinion published in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Medical News Today reports “Patients need to be aware that the chances are remote that the stem cells from their baby’s banked cord blood will be used to treat that same child-or another family member-in the future,” said Anthony R. Gregg, MD, chair of ACOG’s Committee on Genetics. ACOG’s Committee Opinion is a joint document produced by the Committee on Obstetric Practice and the Committee on Genetics. Although ACOG takes no position for or against cord blood banking, it recommends that physicians disclose that there is no reliab... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671535 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1671535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1328997&cid=t_244063_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F03%2Fmouse-study-alzheimers-could-be-helped.html This is a proof of principle experiment, with a long way to go for human application (if evern), but this is a very encouraging experiment. UCB stem cells may open a door to treating Alzheimer's disease. From the story: A novel strategy based on targeted immune suppression using human umbilical cord blood cells may improve the pathology and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, based on the results of a study in a mouse model of this currently untreatable neurodegenerative condition, as described in a groundbreaking report in Stem Cells and Development.Following a series of low-dose infusions of human umbilical cord blood cells into mice with Alzheimer’s-like disease, the amount of amyloid-ß and ß-amyloid plaques--hallmarks of Alzheimer's pathology in the brain--was ma... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1328997 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:54:00 +0100 1328997