cerebral palsy

60 Minutes Australia Pushes Unproven Stem Cells for Cerebral Palsy

August 22, 2018 March 15, 2022 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

A stem cells for cerebral palsy 60 minutes ad.

The 60 Minutes show here in the U.S. has done sobering segments over the years on risky, unproven stem cell clinics, but now there is a new episode of 60 Minutes Australia that is the polar opposite: it mostly made a mess of things with its fluffy coverage of the story of a wonderful little …

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Cord blood for cerebral palsy: mostly discouraging new trial data

October 31, 2017 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 6 Comments

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Some notable newly published Phase II data from the Duke cord blood for cerebral palsy trial unfortunately doesn’t give much reason for optimism that this approach is going to have a substantial positive effect for these kids. The double-blinded, placebo-controlled study did not find a meaningful benefit overall from infusions of autologous cord blood (ACB) for …

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