Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100824103529.htm
Human umbilical cord blood cells aid lab animal brain cell survival after simulated stroke
When human umbilical cord blood cells were used to treat cultured rat brain cells deprived of oxygen, the cells appeared to protect astrocytes from cell death after stroke-like damage. Researchers found that cord blood cells stabilized the brain cell environment and aided astrocyte survival.