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A Phase 1 clinical trial has investigated the effect of umbilical cord-derived MSCs on the immune systems of Lupus patients. Although the study was small, positive results were observed 24 weeks post-treatment.
During the trial at the Medical University of South Carolina, six patients with refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) were given an injection of MSCs from the umbilical cord. Researchers measured how the infusion treated the patients’ immune...

In the past I had no idea about stem cell collection and why it could be so important for my daughters. After doing some research into umbilical cord stem cells, I was amazed to discover that they can be used to treat over 85 diseases.
Obviously I hope that we will never need to access our store of stem cell blood, but it really does give me peace of mind that should we ever find ourselves in that awful position we wouldn’t have to wait and hope for a donor, we would be secure in the...

Collecting the stem cells in our baby’s cord blood was an easy decision to go ahead with. The cells could be used to treat over 85 diseases including cancerous blood disorders such as leukaemia, and genetic blood diseases like Fanconi anaemia. This means...

A new study suggests that umbilical cord tissue could one day be used to treat chronic, non-healing diabetic foot ulcers. EpiCord, a thick membrane product produced from umbilical cords, has been studied and tested as a form of wound dressing and healing...