On Monday, CP Discovery ran two video reports on Cord Blood Banking.
Both, discussed extracting cells from a baby's umbilical cord. Today, we want to report that, along with gathering stem cells from the umbilical cord, new technology is allowing doctors to recover and bank cells from the placenta, too.
"By collecting and banking stem cells from the placenta, in addition to those from the umbilical cord, parents are significantly increasing the number of stem cells banked", says Dr. Robert Hariri, who developed the new technology with a team of scientists at LifebankUSA. "These cells are a perfect donor match for the infant -- and possibly a family member -- and they improve the likelihood that a stem cell transplant, if needed, will be successful."
"By collecting and banking stem cells from the placenta, in addition to those from the umbilical cord, parents are significantly increasing the number of stem cells banked", says Dr. Robert Hariri, who developed the new technology with a team of scientists at LifebankUSA. "These cells are a perfect donor match for the infant -- and possibly a family member -- and they improve the likelihood that a stem cell transplant, if needed, will be successful."
The following video report, underwritten by LifeBank USA, explains the benefits of the process.
For more information: www.lifebankusa.com
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