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• Animation Illustrates Newborn Stem Cells Effect on Spinal Cord Injury

  While we’ve blogged about research using umbilical cord blood stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries in the past (see here and Posted Jan 26, 2012 Tags: cord blood, stem cells, umbilical cord blood, CBR, clinical trials, spinal cord injury, ScienceandResearch, newborn cord blood stem cells, cord tissue

• Encouraging Study Results Using Cord Blood Stem Cells to Repair Spinal Cord Injuries

  The start of the first clinical trial evaluating the use of embryonic stem cells in patients with spinal cord injuries has been widely reported in the media. What the news coverage doesn’t mention is that newborn stem cells from cord blood and cord tissue are also being researched in animals for use in spinal cord repair based on their ability... Posted Oct 29, 2010 Tags: cord blood, umbilical cord blood, Cord Blood Regsitry, CBR, stem cell, spinal cord injury, ScienceandResearch

• Cord Blood Stem Cells Treat Spinal Cord Injury in Animal Study

  A study published this month in the journal Spine, found that stem cells from a human newborn umbilical cord can improve neurologic function of rats after an acute spinal cord injury. The rats treated in the study with cord blood stem cells experienced a significantly improved recovery of locomotor function (the ability to... Posted Jul 21, 2010 Tags: cord blood, umbilical cord blood, Cord Blood Regsitry, CBR, stem cell, Spine Journal, spinal cord injury, nerve repair, ScienceandResearch