Article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8462488.stm
If you know anyone expecting a baby soon – please do inform them about the possibility of donating the umbilical cord blood – which also contains stem cells that can be used for transplants.
Further info here:
2008 Times article – also mentioning work by Prof Mufti’s team at King’s College Hospital
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4442460.ece
How to donate:
http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/cordblood/cordblood/uses/
Please forward the information.