Welcome to the ViaCord Blog
Welcome to the ViaCord Blog where you’ll find an insider’s look at the cord blood industry and the future of stem cell research.
Did you know that clinical trials are taking place right now that are helping to advance the potential uses for cord blood in treating illness, disease and trauma? Or that ViaCord is collaborating with leading medical institutions to help advance medical uses of cord blood? There is so much to share about cord blood – medical advances, healthcare trends and inspiring family stories. We launched our blog as a way to share this news with you.
You will hear from the leaders at ViaCord, such as Morey Kraus , Chief Scientific Officer for our Research Institute, and Kate Falcon, Clinical Manager for ViaCord who coordinates cord blood units that leave ViaCord for transplantation, and Karen Foster, Vice-President of ViaCord’s Processing Laboratory. They will provide honest perspectives and candid insights.
Medical advances using cord blood stem cells are moving forward at ground-breaking speeds, but sometimes progress comes with setbacks. In this blog, we’ll openly explore both.
Our goal is to be your trusted source of news and information about cord blood banking and research. So we ask you this question:
When it comes to news and information about cord blood banking, what do you want to know?
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What would be my first step into finding out if my grandson’s cordblood that we have stored would be able to help my 23 year old daughter who has had type I diabetes since 2003?
The Juvenile Desease Research Foundation (JDRF) has published a clinical trials connection. Go here for information about opportunities to participate in clinical trials https://trials.jdrf.org/patient/index.cfm If you find a trial that requires access to your grandson’s banked cord blood at ViaCord please call our customer service team at 1-866-835-0968.
Are there clinical trial for the treatment of CP with core blood for children over 10 yrs old?
Janice, there is a study taking place at Duke University, however the age limit for entry is eight years old. Visit The Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, http://cpirf.org, for more information about opportunities to participate in CP clinical trials. If you find a trial that requires access to your banked cord blood at ViaCord please call our customer service team at 1-866-835-0968.
ANYTHING on cord blood used for treatment of Autism or a PTEN gene mutation. i know they are doing this out of the country.
More positive testimonials from kids that have been treated and/or cured with their cord blood.
I agree that more information on the treatment of autism would be excellent.
The hope that some investigation of using stem cells to treat AUTISM is the ONLY reason I banked our son’s blood, as his older sister, now 5, has Autism.