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It is postulated that volume reduction of umbilical cord blood units in albumin or dextran before infusion into patients results in improved cell viability. In order to get the best stem cells possible, it is best to take them in the umbilical cord blood. They can then be stored in a cord blood bank or stem cell bank for the best cord blood collection.

This is based on an in vitro study, which showed that the stem cell viability could actually be improved by volume reducing the umbilical cord blood units before infusion to restore the osmolarity of the suspension.

It was suggested that this process could protect the stem cells from the severe osmotic stress associated with infusion of cells suspended in medium with high concentrations of dimethyl-sulfoxide. Continue reading ‘Umbilical Cord Blood to Extract Stem Cells’ »

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When a baby is born and the umbilical cord is cut, the blood left in the umbilical cord and placenta is usually discarded as medical waste. Not any more, as such blood has been found to be a very important and rich source of stem cells, and stem cells is mankind’s latest hope in its battle against age-old fatal diseases.

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that eventually become the different types of blood cells. And as of today, about 70 medical disorders have been treated with such cells, specifically those taken from the umbilical cord. Such cells are very important in the treatment of, say, leukemia, or cancer of the blood. When patients undergo radiation therapy or chemotherapy, their stock stem cells are destroyed, leaving them in a very vulnerable, almost deadly condition. Traditionally, they receive transplant from a donor via bone marrow transplant or direct normal blood transfusion. These two sources of stem cells are fraught with pain and side-effects, and it is tricky to find a donor match. Continue reading ‘Umbilical Cord Blood Miracle – How Stem Cells From Umbilical Cord Blood Help in Curing Diseases’ »