Stem cells: How they can help in finding cur for different diseases?

Posted by robertrobins on October 29th, 2013

Stem cell banking has become very popular in last few years. Now, people know about it, even more researches and experiments are done by the medical experts for finding new treatment procedures. You can find many articles, blogs, updates, etc. on internet, magazines, newspapers, etc. Earlier, people were not bothered about saving their newborn’s umbilical cord blood but now after knowing more about the benefits of stem cell banking, people are opting for it.

What are cord blood stem cells?

Umbilical cord attaches the baby with the mother; it supplies all the necessary nutrients to the baby during the pregnancy. The blood cells present in this cord has the potential to generate and convert into any other type of blood cells in the body. Thus, cord blood stem cells research are the cells which are collected from the umbilical cord after the delivery of the baby.

What kinds of diseases are treated by using these stem cells?

The cord blood stem cells have gained popularity due to its ability to cure so many life threatening diseases. Arthritis, leukemia, different types of cancers, heart related problems, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, cerebral palsy, etc. can be cured easily by using these cells. Even successful transplants have been done by using them.

How you can store them?

The popularity of stem cell banking have increased so much that many private banks have emerged in different parts of the country. You can check with them if you think of storing your baby’s cord blood cells. Every bank has its own facilities, services and terms and conditions. You can get all the details by visiting them personally or by just calling their representatives.

Are they used for research, if you don’t want to store them?

If you don’t want to store them then you can donate them in the public banks for research purpose. These public banks are available for free; you can donate the blood cells without depositing any penny. These banks use the blood cells either for treating any other patients or just for doing the research or experiments. Even for testing different kinds of drugs, these cells are used. Thus, it helps in finding new and better ways of curing many life threatening diseases.

How much storing these stem cells cost?

If you opting for private banks then defiantly you have to pay the fees for the service. Storing these stem cells can actually cost a lot but if you think of the benefits, it’s worth to spend. You can actually gift your baby a secure future by saving the cord blood cells. The public banks are free; you can go for it if storing in a private bank is out of your budget. In this case, the availability of stem cells for treatment is not assured as it can be used for treatments, researches or experiments.