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The value of cord blood—even greater than once imagined!
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
This month, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies are reporting that umbilical cord blood can be used to make induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS)—that are immunologically immature with properties similar to human embryonic stem cells.
Embryonic stem cells are of considerable scientific interest because they are “totipotent” —meaning they have the ability to generate all cell types within the human body and form embryos. For these reasons, they hold remarkable potential for regenerative medicine—the ability to unlock the body’s potential to repair and regrow cells and tissues that may be damaged by trauma or disease.
But the political and ethical debate around embryonic stem cells makes them controversial…
Categories: Trends in Healthcare
What Were you Expecting? A New Blog to Help Pregnant Couples Communicate.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Recently, some of us at ViaCord were introduced to Laurie Puhn, a communications expert, family lawyer-mediator, media personality and best-selling author-who also happens to be a new ViaCord mom. In her busy career, Laurie helps couples navigate through communications challenges in their relationship, including those special challenges that occur when a relationship moves from “just the two of us” to “baby makes three.”
We think Laurie has a lot of great, practical advice to offer couples, so we partnered with her to create a new blog called Expecting Words. Expecting Words offers tips from Laurie on how to work through an important decision-making process with your mate in a meaningful way that builds trust and respect.
Categories: Did You Hear?