Dear CBR Family,
We hope
you are enjoying your summer with your families and friends. It has
been a busy summer for us here at CBR, and we are pleased to announce
a few new programs and services available to CBR families!
Announcing the CBR Gift
Registry
Now is the perfect time to tell your expectant
friends and family about CBR! With our new Gift
Registry, we provide a convenient way for expectant parents
to announce that they have chosen to bank their baby’s
umbilical cord blood with CBR, and to invite their friends and family
to give towards the purchase of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
for their baby.
View Here
Join Our Advisory Panel
We are pleased to invite you to join
ParentWise, our new parent panel comprised
of parents like you who are interested in sharing their opinions
about various programs, new products and services, advertisements,
Web pages, and more which help educate families about cord blood
banking. Participation is easy and only involves responding to
periodic emails and surveys from CBR.
Click Here to Join
Update Your Account
CBR’s new online My Account section has been
upgraded to offer you easy and secure access to managing your CBR
account. This will allow you to update your account information,
participate in new programs designed specifically for you, refer a
friend to CBR, join our Gift Registry, sign up for
ParentWise, and to get the latest news and information about
stem cells.
Activate Here
CBR Families go to
Washington
In July
two CBR families traveled to Washington DC and had the honor to visit
with President Bush at the White House. The Pell and Schneider
families can speak from first-hand experience about the benefits of
banking cord blood. Both of their children were treated for
neurological conditions through an experimental transfusion using
their own newborn stem cells, and both families report a marked
improvement in their children's condition. The families had an
opportunity to speak with the President about the ways in which stem
cell therapy has made a difference in their lives.
Read
Abby Pell's story
Read Ryan Schneider's story
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New Breakthrough Program Offers
Expectant Parents and Physicians a New Option to Save Newborn Stem
Cells
A first-of-its kind service called the Newborn
Possibilities Program may help provide treatment for the estimated
10,000 babies born in the United States each year with an increased
risk of developing a neurological disability.
Launched by Cord Blood Registry -- the world's largest family newborn stem
cell bank -- the program is designed to provide autologous, or one's
own, umbilical cord blood stem cells (also called newborn stem cells)
for regenerative medical treatments. Children with a low Apgar score,
who may have an increased risk of developing neurological
disabilities, will be accepted into the program. An Apgar score is a
routine assessment used at the time of birth to evaluate a newborn's
physical condition. All expectant parents in the United States are
eligible for this free program and are advised to enroll during the
second trimester of pregnancy.
>> Read the Full Article
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Adult Stem Cell Research Breakthrough
Produces Insulin for Diabetics
A scientist in Ireland has made a major
breakthrough in the field of adult stem cell research by producing
insulin needed by diabetic patients from the stem cells from the
umbilical cords of living babies. The result provides real hope for
diabetics because the insulin from embryonic stem cells doesn't work
as effectively and involves the destruction of embryos.
“We have been able to produce
insulin-secreting cells from cord blood, which is pretty much a
first, McGuckin told the London Times. McGuckin said that
insulin produced from these cells will be more effective for those
with diabetes.
“Although people have been able to do
it from embryonic stem cells, they are not transplantable because
they don't have a tissue match for the patient. Cord blood gives a
big advantage,” he explained.
>> Read the Full Article
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What is CBR doing to further stem cell
research?
Over the past decade, CBR has been a leader in
research and development in cord blood banking procedures so that our
clients have access to the highest quality stem cell sample.
Additionally, here are some of the important research efforts that
we've been involved with:
• CBR, along with the Cord Blood
Donor Foundation and Stanford University, partnered with the Susan G.
Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to analyze cord blood for possible
predisposing ethnic factors and correlation with the incidence of
breast cancer.
• CBR has had three families use
their banked cord blood for therapies aimed at improving brain
functions following injury or damage, furthering the
research into regenerative medicine applications.
• Our Scientific Director, Dr Harris,
has conducted cornea research through the University of Arizona to
show that newborn stem cells have the ability to differentiate into
various tissue types. Newborn stem cells are better than embryonic
cells for current applications, and are comparable to embryonic stem
cells for research on the ability to create new tissue.
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Thank you for
trusting CBR with your family's cord blood. We look forward to
continuing to provide the highest level of service for you and your
family. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Warmest wishes,
Cord
Blood Registry
Some of the information contained in this newsletter is
scientific in nature and may or may not represent clinical use in
humans. This newsletter is intended to provide a broad scope of
information regarding both clinical and research data involving cells
found in umbilical cord blood and bone marrow. The information in
this newsletter should not be considered medical advice. Any
questions regarding your family's health should be directed to your
health care provider.
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cells from cord blood, which is pretty much a first. Although people
have been able to do it from embryonic stem cells, they are not
transplantable because they don't have a tissue match for the
patient. Cord blood gives a big advantage. We are able to produce
many different tissues from cord blood stem cells so we are really
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| Professor Colin McGuckin, Professor of Regenerative
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As a physician, I am certain the
applications of stem cell transplantation are only beginning to come
to light. My husband and I feel comfort in banking our daughter's
cord blood. CBR made the whole process so incredibly easy and has
treated us like family members instead of clients. Thanks for your
valuable service and customer friendly attitude... most of all,
thanks for the peace of mind!
Dr Brytton Eldredge
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