Hearing Loss Research Using Cord Blood

GROUNDBREAKING CLINICAL STUDY TO TREAT HEARING LOSS WITH CORD BLOOD STEM CELLS Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston and Cord Blood Registry partner to help transform medical care for patients with hearing loss. The first-of-its-kind trial will evaluate an infusion of a child's own cord blood stem cells to treat acquired hearing loss. Hearing loss impacts: ALC Head Injury Speech & Language Hearing loss caused by: Infections Such as Social Development Measels & Meningitis Chemical Exposure Learning Abilities Inside the Cochlea (Site of Damage) Thousands of US children are impacted by acquired hearing loss Cord Blood Stem Cells Unhealthy Cells DAMAGED HAIR CELLS IN THE INNER EAR LEAD TO HEARING LOS Healthy Cells STUDY EVALUATING IF CORD BLOOD STEM CELLS CAN REPAIR DAMAGE AND IMPROVE HEARING Children's MEMORIĀI MERMANN through 11 hospitals, a vast network of Memorial Hermann is the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and serves the greater Houston community Cord Blood Registry (CBR) is the world's largest and most experienced stem cell bank. CBR is the exclusive family bank research partner of several important clinical trials. Researchers choose to work with CBR because of the consistent processing of the samples and the company's large client population. Cbr rcord blood registry affiliated physicians, and numerous specialty programs and services. Hospital