umbilical cord

Durham, February 16: According to a Duke University Medical Center researchers report, umbilical corddefine blood transplant can be successful even if taken from an unmatched donor. It can

Researchers observed that it is relatively easier to obtain unrelated cord blood than an adult bone marrow. This simply means that more number of patients can benefit now.

Lead researcher Dr. Vinod Prasad, a Paediatric Oncologistdefine in the Duke Paediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, was quoted as saying, “Our study found that using cord blood can be effective, without increased complications and can provide more matches for patients, including ethnic minorities.”

On Oct. 16, 2006, Carron Morrow, from Alabama was successfully cured through a pioneering study in which stem cells were used to regenerate her failing heart. Not long after the surgery, Morrow began to feel like the same old energetic person.