The opportunity for expectant families to collect and store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood stem cells has only been widely available since late 1995. Currently, thousands of parents are taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.Families know that there is only one opportunity – at birth – to collect these genetically unique stem cells and if not taken, the cord blood is simply discarded. The opportunity for expectant families to collect and store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood stem cells has only been widely available since late 1995.Currently, thousands of parents are taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Cord blood stem cells are showing significant potential to treat conditions that have no cure today – like juvenile diabetes and brain injury.

It is recommended to preserve Cord Blood as a type of biological insurance as these stem cells can be a life saver at a later stage. Check out the complete list of dieseases cured by cord blood.People are storing cord blood as it may offer a lifetime of protection:

  • Regenerative medicine therapies using cord blood, the child’s own stem cells are required.
  • For treating cancers and blood disorders in transplant medicine, having the family’s own cord blood available has many advantage as it reduces complications.
  • The baby’s cord blood may be used to treat many diseases including leukemia, other cancers, and blood disorders.
  • Potential to treat conditions that have no cure today – like juvenile diabetes and brain injury.

Some families have more defined risk factors, but most families bank for the security of knowing the health benefits that stem cells may someday offer their children, themselves, or other family members.

What are the options you have in Cold Blood Preservation?

Recently Cord Blood America in Las Vegas has received lot of news coverage and is traded publically since 2003.

CBAI has signed a License and Cooperation Agreement for the processing and storage of umbilical cord blood in China with AXM Pharma, Inc.

They are actually located on Helm Drive in Las Vegas and currently hold the record for the largest cryogenic storage facility in the world. Cryogenic technology deals with materials at low temperatures and the physics of their behavior at these temps.

The principle of cryogenic plants operation is based on the air liquefaction and its subsequent separation with the recovery of nitrogen, oxygen, and argon.

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