http://blog.cordblood.com/archive/tags/Questional/default.aspxTags: QuestionalenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Debug Build: 20611.960)http://blog.cordblood.com/archive/2010/12/14/an-incredibly-fast-moving-science.aspxTue, 14 Dec 2010 21:55:00 GMTa50331ba-6580-4748-ac47-38a87dbed0e0:615PublicAffairs2http://blog.cordblood.com/archive/2010/12/14/an-incredibly-fast-moving-science.aspx#comments<p><img style="WIDTH:200px;HEIGHT:210px;" border="0" hspace="5" align="left" src="http://cordblood.net/cc/blog/hb.jpg" width="200" height="210" alt="" />Could cord blood stem cells be used to help treat the wounds of a burn victim or restore hearing in a deaf child?&nbsp; As Heather Brown, <a href="http://cordblood.com/" target="_blank">CBR</a>’s Vice President of Scientific and Medical Affairs, explains in a recent interview, these treatment areas and others are being explored in rapidly-advancing research.</p> <p>“Cord blood stem cells really are so versatile that anything is possible,” she says.&nbsp; “It’s really an incredibly fast-moving science.” </p> <p>Heather explains that while cord blood stem cells have been used for decades to treat a variety of blood disorders, immune diseases and cancers, they are now under investigation to regenerate and repair damaged cells outside of the blood and immune system.&nbsp; Heart disease and brain injury are two other areas of focus.</p> <p>You can read&nbsp;Heather’s full interview with <a href="http://questional.com/interview/132-heather-brown-cord-blood-registry/" target="_blank">Questional</a>, a website highlighting experts and public figures in technology and science.</p><img src="http://blog.cordblood.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=615" width="1" height="1">cord bloodregenerative medicineCBRbrain injuryheart damageScienceandResearchHeather BrownInsideCBRQuestional