Cycle Rally in Chennai, South India Creates Awareness on Stem Cell Donation

Over 245 cycling enthusiasts pedaled from Taramani to Mahabalipuram in the rally organized by DATRI to raise awareness of blood stem cell donation.

DATRI, a blood stem cell donor’s registry, organized a cycling rally to create awareness on blood stem cell donation.

The rally was flagged-off by Lakshmi Narayanan, vice-chairman of Cognizant. Raghu Rajagopal, co-founder DATRI, pointed out that it is an irony that for a country like India, with a population of over a billion, there were very few registered blood stem cell donors. "With increasing cases of fatal blood disorders, there is an increasing need for more donors," he said.

Stem Cell Therapy Useful in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis may benefit from stem cell treatment.

Vimal Fernandes, a donor, who participated in the rally said, "This donation offers a lot of benefit for people who are in need of a matching blood stem cell. It can give life to someone suffering from a fatal blood disorders."

DATRI has more than 93,000 registered voluntary donors, and has facilitated 110 Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) donations.

Source-Medindia

Bone Marrow Transplantation - Types - Procedure - Indications - Complications
Preferred Term is Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this stem cell from bone marrow are injected into a recipient after treating them with growth factor.

First Clinical Evidence Proves Embryonic Stem Cell Can Cure Retinal Blindness
Human embryonic stem cell therapy has greatly improved vision in preliminary human test and the trail has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Stem Cell Breakthrough in the Eyes Can Replace Corneal Transplantation in Future
Can stem cell cure replace corneal transplantation in the future? Will this cure revolutionize treatment for corneal blindness in the world? Indo-American duo is trying to unveil a major breakthrough.