The following article from PRN newswire, Houston (Jan.5, 2011) discusses a new study using umbilical cord stem cells for treating pediatric traumatic brain injury:
"The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has begun enrollment for the first Phase I safety study approved by the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of a child’s own umbilical cord blood stem cells for traumatic brain injury in children. The study is being performed in conjunction with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, UTHealth’s primary children’s teaching hospital."
The study is led by Charles S. Cox Jr.MD from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. The article page also contains a link to a fact sheet on brain injury that may be of interest. Visit PRN newswire article:
UTHealth studies cord blood stem cells for pediatric traumatic brain injury
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STEM CELL THERAPEUTIC AND RESEARCH ACT Read The Bill: H.R. 2520 [109th] - GovTrack.us
In 2005 Rep. Chris Smith introduced the "Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act". The bill was re-authorized today by a voice vote. It provides for the collection and maintenance of stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood. From the bill: "In General- The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into one-time contracts with qualified cord blood banks to assist in the collection and maintenance of 150,000 new units of high-quality cord blood to be made available for transplantation through the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program. Text continues: Read The Bill: H.R. 2520 [109th] - GovTrack.us
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