Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Umbilical Cord Blood Viewed With Hope As Cure For A Range of Conditions

Umbilical Cord Draws Focus From More Scientists Seeking Cures by Peter Loftus.  The Wall Street Journal.  January 6, 2013.

(1)  Umbilical blood is already used for __________________.

(2)  Disease that may be treated with cord blood include_______________.

(3)  Umbilical cords of newborns contain _____________ which can ______________.

(4)  Cord-blood transplants replenish the _____________ that are destroyed by _________________.
(5)  What are advantages of cord blood over bone marrow transplants?

(6)  More than _________ hospitals actively collect cord blood from babies with the mother's consent.

(7)  Some researchers see applications for autoimmune diseases including _____________________.

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