Deposit your future in a new bank
Recycling rubble! It’s an age old process –everlasting and continuous. It goes on and on and on sprouting new methods new technologies and new branches of science to get rid of redundant but perilous materials. Recycling vegetation, recycling paper, recycling plastic, recycling this and recycling that, an umpteen number of methods, processes and things get recycled every day. The catalogue has its own end. But the recent recycling – can you think of? Guess it! Recycling or reusing what once considered as a waste and trashed out without a second thought –the
cord blood, umbilical cord blood. No one ever thought of its use and utility. But today is the day of science and research. Even the discarded waste can be a place of hope and a path of bright future. Cord blood is the source of gene therapy and an excellent resource of blood supply. Yesterday vs. Today: Long long ago once upon a time, prevention is better than cure but now the recent version is preservation is better for cure. It’s for the benefit of mankind. Every step in life is a lesson and every lesson is for a better tomorrow. Till recently the umbilical cord with placenta, after the
birth of the child, were thrown out as debris. But now a new hope arises from the ashes of this debris bringing a spectacular hope to lots of people who struggle against odds of the present era. A new era: The main discovery unveils the fact that blood of umbilical cord is the best and richest source of
stem cells – the cells which can produce various blood components –red blood corpuscles, white blood cells and platelets. Recent discovery eased the task of
treatment in case of vivid genetic disorders, leukemia/ blood cancers and chronic anemic problems. Stem Cells: these are the cells which can be termed as master cells as they can produce not only all other tissues, organs and systems but also blood and nerve cells including blood vessels. only these stem cells have the ability and capability to change in to other cells and tissues. Past and present: Previously stem cells were located only in
bone marrow. When compared to transplanting of bone marrow, preserving cord blood is a much better preference. Bone marrow transplantation includes the search of a donor, then tissue match, painful surgery, for all this the time consumed will be the count down days of the patient and even after the surgery the patient should face second set of problems adjustment of the body to grafting, immunity and pain of treatment. While treatment for cancers progresses in chemotherapy along with cancer cells even stem cells get destroyed Where as umbilical cord blood stem cells, once the blood is preserved immediately after the birth of the child, it can be used for the donor itself if needed or it can be used to the required family member or it can be donated to an un related patient who needs it. It’s a painless process the waste is preserved and utilized as per the need; no surgery is required to get the stem cells. Question of tissue matching and mismatching is minimal, even partial mismatching will not hamper the treatment. The level of immunity will be definitely more and less or no infection agents at all as the cord blood is conserved immediately after the birth. When it comes to the question of capability cord blood stem cells display more of it when compared to bone marrow cells resulting in usage of smaller number of the first one than the bigger number of cells from the later. It is discovered that nearly more than forty types of disorders and diseases can be treated effectively with stem cells Now comes the time to think of when where and how. Expecting parents should plan this invaluable gift to their off spring before it opens its eyes. As the blood is preserved and frozen with in hours of the child birth arrangements should be completed before hand to materializethe plan. Some of the health insurance companies in US are coming forward to offer their coverage in this process and the charges may range from 250-1500$. Private or public blood banks preserve it charging nearly 50$ a year. This is the most required field to take a wise decision, especially to be parents with a family history of cancers, anemia and genetic problems, heart diseases ,strokes and Alzheimer’s. Affordability comes in to lime light .It is a costly affair and still it is investigational medical field only.
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