Therapy Improves Stem Cell Engraftment in Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant Recipients, Study Suggests

"A therapy involving a natural compound may improve the ability of stem cells from umbilical cord blood to engraft in patients receiving a stem cell transplant for cancer or other diseases, a phase I clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists indicates." To engraft means to plant firmly, or establish itself. The importance of engrafting quickly is involved in leaving the body undefended. The longer it takes for the blood to root itself, the more opportunity there is for dangerous infections.

Article Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212220942.htm