Cord blood banking a booming business in USA.A growing number of Americans now opt to bank their cord blood cord blood n. Blood present in the umbilical vessels at the time of delivery. at own expense, cryopreserving it at a private US facility for the family's exclusive use in the event of an unforeseen medical emergency. Cord blood is a rich source of stem cells stem cells, unspecialized human or animal cells that can produce mature specialized body cells and at the same time replicate themselves. Embryonic stem cells are derived from a blastocyst (the blastula typical of placental mammals; see embryo), which is very young , a type of cell that can morph into almost any tissue type in the body and replicate. Researchers are studying how to use these cells to grow new tissue to treat everything from brain and spinal cord injuries Spinal Cord Injury Definition Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control. Description Approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year in the United States. to heart disease, diabetes, stroke and Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. . |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion