WB Boston News Segment

Boston's WB Network, or WLVI-TV, aired a news segment on cord blood preservation on the May 10, 2006 news. The health segment included footage from ViaCell as well as interviews with ViaCell's CEO, Marc Beer, and a local family who preserved with ViaCord.

Advances in Blood, Stem Cell Transplantation: Studies Show Promising New Approaches, Successful Outcomes for Treatment of Diseases

(Excerpt from BioPortfolio.com) February 17, 2006

U.S. Newswire via COMTEX -- Researchers will present their latest findings on stem cell and umbilical cord blood transplantation for severe and often life-threatening diseases at the Feb. 16 - 20 Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Tandem Meetings in Honolulu.

Health Watch: Using Cord Blood Stems in Transplants

(Excerpt from KFOXtv.com) By Ben Swann, February 10, 2006

"Bone marrow transplants traditionally have given hope to patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other serious blood diseases. It can be a long and difficult process, from finding a matching donor to reducing the recipient's risk of infection. Now doctors are trying to make the process easier and safer through research involving blood cells from donated umbilical cords.

It is estimated that 35,000 adults and children with life-threatening illnesses could benefit from bone marrow transplants each year. Researchers are working to make the benefits of stem cells from umbilical cords an option for more of those waiting for bone marrow transplants. Cord blood stem cells hold great promise because they can fight diseases similar to transplanted bone marrow, but these immature cells are less prone than bone marrow to produce graft-versus-host disease, the major and often fatal side effect of such transplants.