The study builds on substantial preclinical evidence showing that umbilical cord blood-derived cells can be neuroprotective for the preterm brain. These cells have demonstrated multiple beneficial ...
Building on the work of Dr. Shinya Yamanaka of Japan, who discovered that specialized cells could be reprogrammed back to immature stem cells, Watt and his collaborators have taken this work ...
So in a way the babies are helping to heal themselves.” The return of stem cells from the umbilical cord to premature babies helps them ‘heal themselves’. Picture: Supplied The authors found ...