Cord blood stem cell trial finds improvements in autism symptoms

Parents of 25 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) report that their children showed reduced signs of ASD after a recent stem cell treatment. The children received infusions of their own stem cells from banked umbilical cord blood as part of a clinical trial.

ASD-related behaviour reduction

The children (aged between two and five years) had no apparent lasting adverse effects after one year. Reduction in ASD-related behaviour was measured by questioning the parents and by clinician-administered tests.

A similar study led by Dr Michael Chez, director of Paediatric Neurology at the Sutter Institute, California in 2016 involved 30 children, and reported a similar percentage of improvement.

Dr Chez discusses his findings in the video below, and outlines the reasons for his optimism that cord blood has the potential to treat a range of childhood disorders.

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