Whether to Save Cord Blood Can Be Puzzle for Parents
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By Carla McClain, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 18--For eons, humans have been fascinated and mystified by the cord that ties a mother to her unborn baby.
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A well-known Singaporean doctor was in the country recently to promote the idea of using stem cells from umbilical cord blood as an alternative to bone marrow transplantation.
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[Health India]: London, NOv 25 : A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has confirmed that stem cells derived from the umbilical cords of newborn babies are a viable and effective transplant source for thousands of leukemia patients
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Two studies have found the umbilical cords of newborn babies offer an alternative, albeit last-resort, source of stem cells for adult leukemia patients needing transplants.
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Reproduction experts in Chicago might have an elegant solution to the explosive moral dilemma posed by embryonic stem-cell research. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Transplanting umbilical cord blood from two separate donors appears to be a safe and effective treatment for leukemia, new research suggests.
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Parents are encouraged to challenge their children's science teachers over the origins of life.
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NEW YORK  - A significant proportion of  blood transfusions given to mothers around the time of birth  may be unnecessary, Canadian researchers report in the journal  Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Blood from a baby's umbilical cord could  help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies  and asthma later in their lives, British and American  scientists said on Thursday.
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Embryonic stem cells, proto-cells that become the different cells in a baby, have a safety mechanism to prevent passing on damaged DNA, US scientists report.
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Scientists have moved closer to being able to use human stem cells to manufacture blood.
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Giving children with type 1 diabetes an  infusion of blood saved from their own umbilical cords helped  reduce the severity of their disease, U.S. researchers said on  Monday.
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Umbilical cord stem cells and a drug that facilitates their entry into the brain may be able to reduce stroke size and damage in humans.
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[Health India]: London, Oct 28 : A study published in the journal &#39;Thorax&#39; has revealed that high levels of antibodies to allergens in a baby&#39;s umbilical cord blood might be more important in the development of childhood allergies and asthma than exposure
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Waiting before cutting a premature baby's umbilical cord reduces brain bleeding risk, say researchers.
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Some experts say consumers should think twice before spending money on storing stem cells, because it is not clear how useful they will be.
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A terminal leukemia patient must have daily blood transfusions or die. A family begs doctors to do everything possible to keep their elderly mother alive. Parents cannot accept their newborn baby will not survive.