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  • First stem cell transplant on Chilean leukemia patient (umbilical cord blood stem cells)

    07/23/2009 10:58:38 PM PDT · by DemforBush · 3 replies · 386+ views
    AFP / Yahoo ^ | 7/23/09 | n/a
    SANTIAGO (AFP) – A middle-aged leukemia patient has became Chile's first patient to receive stem cells from an umbilical cord in a radical procedure that could cure the disease, health officials here said Thursday. The 48-year-old man received the transplanted cells on Monday from samples stored in the so-called "Bank of Life" institute, said doctors at Santiago's Catholic University Hospital, where the operation was performed...
  • New Applications for Cord Lining Stem Cells - Diabetes and Wound Healing

    04/17/2006 7:43:22 PM PDT · by Coleus · 6 replies · 582+ views
    NewswireToday ^ | 04.05.06
    Cord Lining Stem Cells discovered by CellResearch Corporation makes headway in areas with exciting potential therapeutic applications. CellResearch Corporation, a Singapore-based biotech company, announced in July 2005 its discovery of a new source of stem cells found in the outer lining membrane of the umbilical cord. Not only does this source of stem cells yield an extremely high number of cells, it also avoids ethical objections as it is acquired from the afterbirth which is routinely discarded as medical waste. CellResearch Corporation is now ready to reveal new collaborations with various medical institutions in Singapore and around the world that...