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Jun 2023 Peleg had a typical case of autism with regression. His parents decided to try cell therapy. Before and after videos document his rapid improvement in language skills.
Jun 2023 The real story behind why Duke stopped offering Expanded Access to cord blood therapy for autism.
May 2023 Salvador is a 5-year-old boy from Portugal diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who received cord blood therapy in the US through the Expanded Access program at Duke.
May 2023 On 17 April 2023, the FDA gave approval to the Gamida Cell product Omisirge (formerly known as Omidubicel, and before that as NiCord). This is the first FDA market approval of an expanded cord blood product.
Apr 2023 This is the story of Sophia, a young girl in Singapore diagnosed with Autism. Her parents participated in a clinical trial at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital where Sophia received an infusion of her own cord blood.
Apr 2023 Anja Health is a family cord blood bank that is led by a Gen Z CEO and focuses their marketing on outreach to Gen Z parents via TikTok. Kathryn Cross explains her motivation for launching a cord blood bank, and how her company innovates their services to fit the values and priorities on the Gen Z parenting community.
Mar 2023 Between the Dubai Stem Cell Congress and the MENA Stem Cell Forum, Dubai is becoming known as a center for meetings about cell therapy research.
Mar 2023 The frequent use of MSC in regenerative medicine has led to some overlooked realities: MSC are not all the same. Even UC-MSC from umbilical cord tissue are not all the same. Exposure to enzymes changes MSC, Ex Vivo Expansion changes MSC, and multiple culture passages continue to change MSC.
Feb 2023 Romania, a small country located in southeastern Europe, is one of the most active EU countries for cord blood banking. There are ten private banks, but no public bank, offering cord blood storage to parents in Romania. There is currently an active clinical trial in Romania which treats Autism Spectrum Disorder with the child's own cord blood. This trial has led to the discovery of a biomarker for ASD, and the trial has been extended due to good preliminary results.
Feb 2023 Matinn was conceived with the help of PGD-HLA assisted reproduction so that he could be a transplant donor for his brother Marjo. The Jetanin Group partnership of Superior ART and THAI StemLife have performed 15 successful PGD-HLA transplants to cure Thalassemia, the 2nd largest number worldwide from a single center.