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Another Victory for Stem Cell Transfusions
One option for young children with cerebral palsy involves stem cells taken from their umbilical cords (we blogged about it in April). While the procedure is costly and not always successful, it can help children with cerebral palsy make remarkable recoveries. Xander McKinley is a testament to the procedure’s possibility. He was born with cerebral palsy. When was two years old, he could not walk or crawl on his own. Now, four years later, he can stand on his own and even take a few steps. Xander can move on his own because his mother decided to store stem cells from the umbilical cord. Xander’s mother Jennifer urges all parents to store umbilical cord blood just in case they might need it later. Parents can store umbilical cord stem cells for their own child or donate it to a bank. Researchers are looking into other uses for umbilical cord blood,…
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Controversy rages over umbilical cord blood
Dallas Hextell had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 9 months. A neurologist told his parents that there was no cure and that it was best to wait and see if Dallas improved. A Pocket Full of Rye full American Zombie divx Creature from the Black Lagoon film However, Cynthia, his mother, enrolled her injured child in an experimental trial at Duke University, where a pediatric-transplant surgeon infused him with a sample of his own stem cells harvested from his umbilical-cord blood. Several days later, his parents took Dallas home and "stared at him" for a week, says Cynthia. Midnight Clear movie Hush movie download Flood ipod Grind full movie Flatliners film Rocky V rip America buy Depth Charge Uncle Donald’s Ants dvd At 18 months old, Dallas was still not crawling, much less talking or walking, but one day he just started saying, ‘Mama, mama, mama.’ Deterrence the movie…
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