Archive for February, 2016

A Woman Once Blind Regains Vision After Retinal Stem Cell Surgery

Sunday, February 14th, 2016

Reported by:   Trang Do – Abc2news.com

A Baltimore woman, once legally blind, can see again. It’s all thanks to adult stem cell surgery.

“This has been the most rewarding part of my entire career in retina, which I’ve been practicing since the early 80’s” says Ophthalmologist Dr. Jeffrey Weiss.

Watch video here – an incredible outcome:

More Families Are Banking Umbilical Cord Blood

Friday, February 5th, 2016

More families are opting to bank umbilical cord blood. The blood that remains in a newborn’s umbilical cord after birth is a rich source of stem cells.  Watch this video to see why adult stem cell research is offering new hope to so many families.