Treating Grown Ups Too?

January 22nd, 2010

We are hearing more and more about the experimental uses of cord blood stem cells to treat kids who’ve suffered from neonatal stroke resulting in cerebral palsy.  In fact, our own Baby John met these circumstances at birth, and had a transfusion of his own cord blood through a program at Duke University.  We’re reading about more kids following this path (read about Max http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/health&id=7218964) with success.

Now, there is news about the ongoing experiments that infuse cord blood stem cells to fight diseases like type-I diabetes.  According to a report on ABC, “…researchers believe stem cells in the blood slow the immune attack of diabetes so the pancreas destroys fewer insulin-producing cells. “  Any news is good news when you’re faced with the challenge of a life-altering disease.

 http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/health&id=7218964

Researchers believe stem cells in the blood slow the immune attack of diabetes so the pancreas destroys fewer insulin-producing cells.

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