by APFLI | Sep 10, 2006 | Stem Cell - Definitions / History / Statistics
Where can people get more information about potential donors and transplant centers? The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), a federally funded nonprofit organization, was created to improve the effectiveness of the search for donors. The NMDP maintains...
by APFLI | Aug 23, 2006 | Stem Cell - Definitions / History / Statistics
Stem Cell Information : The official National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research Turning Blood into Brain: New Studies Suggest Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Develop into Neurons in Living Animals, November 30, 2000 ...
by APFLI | Aug 23, 2006 | Stem Cell Research & Cloning
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation: Questions and Answers about these Adult/NONembryonic Stem Cells Key Points Hematopoietic or blood-forming stem cells are...
by APFLI | Nov 27, 2004 | Stem Cell - Archive
Umbilical-cord blood, now used mostly to treat children with leukemia, could save thousands of adults with the disease each year who cannot find bone marrow donors, two big studies indicate. A European study found that those who got cord blood were just as likely to...
by APFLI | Oct 12, 2004 | Responses - Stem Cell Collection, Acquisition & Research
In their first moments after birth, babies across Illinois are making a donation that could save the life of another child or adult. A new law that took effect in 1/04 makes Illinois the first state to routinely ask pregnant women if they would like to donate the...
