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• Memorial Hermann Foundation in Houston, Texas Awarded Newborn Possibilities Fund Grant for TBI clinical trial!

  We are proud to announce that the Newborn Possibilities Fund (NPF) has awarded grant funding to support an innovative clinical trial for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI)... Posted Sep 29, 2011 Tags: cord blood, regenerative medicine, stem cells, Cord Blood Regsitry, CBR, ScienceandResearch, NewsandUpdates, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Tides

• Spread the Word – September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month

  For many, September marks the beginning of cool autumn days and back-to-school supplies. This month means something more for CBR: Sickle Cell Awareness Month. According to the CDC, sickle cell anemia, or sickle cell disease, affects about 70,000 - 100,000 Americans and about 2 million people carry the... Posted Sep 08, 2011 Tags: cord blood, umbilical cord blood, Cord Blood Regsitry, CBR, cord blood stem cells, NewsandUpdates, sickle cell disease

• Giving a Voice to Brain Injury

  Did you know that an estimated 1.7 million children and adults in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury each year?  As the oldest and largest brain injury advocacy organization nationwide, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)speaks up for the rights of individuals who are affected by brain injury and offers hope, help and healing for those living... Posted Aug 04, 2011 Tags: cord blood, CBR, brain injury, stem cell, NewsandUpdates, BIAA

• What do Florida, Missouri and North Dakota have in Common?

  All three states have just passed legislation advocating for expectant parents to be educated about cord blood stem cells. Florida Senate Bill 720, Missouri House Bill 197 and North Dakota Senate Bill 2215 will require each state’s Department of Health to provide educational materials to the public about cord blood stem cells and parents’ options for preserving... Posted Jul 21, 2011 Tags: cord blood, cord blood banking, CBR, NewsandUpdates, PublicPolicy

• The Stem Cell Source Answers Reader Questions: Part 2

  The Stem Cell Source regularly receives questions from readers, and we wanted to take some time to answer some of the most common questions now.  We’ll continue to do this on a regular basis.  Thank you for reading.   Are spinal cord injuries currently being treated with cord blood stem cells? There is a great deal of interest in using cord blood stem cells... Posted Jun 23, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cells, cord blood stem cells, RealPeopleRealStories, NewsandUpdates

• North Dakota Family Applauds New Cord Blood Legislation Just Passed in their State

  A new state law just passed in North Dakota will help to ensure that North Dakota families have an easier time learning about their cord blood banking options during pregnancy. When North Dakota residents Sarah and Ben were expecting their first child, they received a brochure on cord blood banking along with a big bag of other brochures and samples related to pregnancy. Because... Posted May 19, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cell, InsideCBR, RealPeopleRealStories, NewsandUpdates, PublicPolicy, North Dakota Legislation

• Public Broadcasting Report: Banking Cord Blood for Babies at Risk

  The Newborn Possibilities Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative that provides no-cost cord blood collection for babies at high risk for cerebral palsy, was recently featured on the Arizona Public Media website. You can view the 7-minute feature here. The program... Posted Apr 26, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cells, cord blood stem cells, newborn possibilities program, NewsandUpdates, Tuscon Medical Center, Arizona Public Media

• The Stem Cell Source Answers Reader Questions

  The Stem Cell Source regularly receives questions from readers, and we wanted to take some time to answer some of the most common questions now.  We’ll continue to do this on a regular basis.  Thank you for reading.   Q & A: Are adults who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) currently being treated with cord blood stem cells? At... Posted Apr 21, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cells, cord blood stem cells, RealPeopleRealStories, NewsandUpdates

• Family Cord Blood Banking Act Introduced in 112th Congress

  Many families who are interested in cord blood banking ask for ways to make the services more affordable.  In response to this, CBR has been actively supporting the Family Cord Blood Banking Act, which would allow families... Posted Apr 18, 2011 Tags: stem cells, Family Cord Blood Banking Act, cord blood banking, CBR, public policy, NewsandUpdates, Coalition for Regenerative Stem Cell Medicine, Inside CBR

• Georgia Health Sciences Foundation Receives First Newborn Possibilities Fund Award Grant

  We’ve written about the Newborn Possibilities Fund (NPF) in the blog before.  Today we are proud to announce that the first award grant has been made to support... Posted Mar 31, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cells, Cerebral Palsy, cord blood stem cells, ScienceandResearch, NewsandUpdates, Dr. James Carroll, Georgia Health Sciences Foundation, newborn possibilities fund, Georgia Health Sciences University

• Study Published in Neurosurgery Demonstrates Safety of Stem Cell Therapy for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

  Results from a clinical trial examining bone marrow stem cells as a medical intervention for pediatric traumatic brain injury were published in the March issue of the journal Neurosurgery. This is the first published clinical trial using mononuclear cells (MNCs) to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI) in humans. It demonstrates that infusion of autologous... Posted Mar 23, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cell, tramatic brain injury, cord blood stem cells, ScienceandResearch, NewsandUpdates, Neurosurgery

• Newborn Possibilities Program Reaches Its First Goal!

  We’re excited to announce that the Newborn Possibilities pilot collection program at Tucson Medical Center has reached its first-year goal of collecting umbilical cord blood stem cells for 750 newborns. The cord blood collection program was launched by Cord Blood Registry... Posted Mar 09, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cell, newborn possibilities program, InsideCBR, NewsandUpdates, Tuscon Medical Center

• Advancing Cord Blood Stem Cell Research – One Clinical Trial at a Time

  2011 brought some welcome news in the world of cord blood stem cell research. On January 5, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston announced it had begun enrollment for the first FDA-regulated Phase I safety study, to investigate the use of a child’s own... Posted Feb 24, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cell, ScienceandResearch, InsideCBR, RealPeopleRealStories, NewsandUpdates

• A Gift for Life

  Many expecting parents are not aware of the medical value of stem cells from a newborn’s umbilical cord or the options for preserving them.  That’s why July has been designated as Cord Blood Awareness Month by the National Health Information Center and a society of the American Hospital Association.  If you don’t know the facts, check... Posted Jul 14, 2010 Tags: cord blood, cord blood banking, cord blood awareness month, CBR, stem cell, Gift Registry, InsideCBR, NewsandUpdates

• Getting Smart about Cord Blood Banking

  July has been designated Cord Blood Awareness Month with the goal of educating others about the medical value of cord blood stem cells. To recognize the occasion, throughout the month we’ll be highlighting useful information and resources for parents who want to learn more about cord blood banking. While awareness of the medical... Posted Jul 01, 2010 Tags: cord blood, umbilical cord blood, cord blood banking, cord blood awareness month, CBR, CBEC, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Cord blood education center, National Health Information Center, ScienceandResearch, InsideCBR, NewsandUpdates