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Oct 2026 The product Whartocell® containing umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (UC-MSC) has market approval in Iran for certain diagnoses. A newly-published clinical trial showed that children with autism had significant improvements after a single intrathecal dose of this product.
Oct 2026 Most obstetricians in the United States perform two routine ultrasounds during uncomplicated, low-risk pregnancies.
Sep 2026 A boy with autism who previously struggled to speak is now a chatterbox. He was the first child treated in a program in South Africa where children receive intrathecal injections of MSCs grown from their own cryopreserved umbilical cord tissue.
Sep 2026 Clinicians who work with children that have cerebral palsy have identified five theme topics that impact the ability to implement cord blood therapy in more hospitals.
Aug 2026 ReeLabs of India stores stem cells from six perinatal sources and four adult sources. ReeLabs is also at the forefront of the regenerative medicine revolution in India. They run clinical trials of cell therapies and offer a patented anti-aging treatment.
Aug 2026 The placenta is destined to be a temporary organ: when its time is up, a cascade of signals tells the mother's body to expel the placenta after birth. Safe delivery of the placenta is essential to prevent excessive bleeding after birth.
Jul 2026 Registration is now open for the AABB 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held Oct. 17-19 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Jul 2026 Extremely premature babies require multiple blood transfusions for anemia. But they benefit more from cord blood than adult blood, because it is rich in fetal hemoglobin. This need could be met by processing the red blood cells that cord blood banks routinely discard, turning it into a product for the transfusion of premature babies.
Jul 2026 Neonatal cardiac surgery is one of the largest and most predictable clinical settings in which autologous cord blood can already be incorporated into routine care. When this indication is included, the odds of using cord blood nearly double. Family cord blood banks should make more effort to tell this story and provide this service.
Jul 2026 Interview with Rocio Ayala Edgerton of New England Cryogenic Center, about their partnership with Kindbody.