Posted: May 07, 2009
We may not be the only ones to benefit from banking cord blood. In a recent blog entry published at the Huffington Post, nurse practitioner Barb Dehn describes how the latest advances in regenerative medicine may have exciting implications for thoroughbred horses. For example, the stem cells of race horses may someday be used by veterinarians to safely treat what could otherwise be career-ending injuries.
In her blog entry, Barb points out that many researchers are now recommending that owners and breeders of prize-winning thoroughbreds bank their umbilical cord blood. “If it’s a good idea for a race horse, then you can bet it’s probably a great idea for humans,” Barb writes in her blog post. We couldn’t agree more. You can read Barb’s blog entry in its entirety here.