Guest guest Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 ----- Forwarded Message ----- To: Schafer Autism Report Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:32 PM Subject: Clinical Trial Attempts To Cure Autism With Cord Blood Read this report online Large text, printer version Wednesday, October 24, 2012p Reader Supported. AUTISM CALENDAR DEADLINE October 25! For November 2012 Submit listing here free! RESEARCH Clinical Trial Attempts To Cure Autism With Cord Blood By Ryen Doyle foxnews.com Researchers recently announced the beginning of a FDA-approved clinical trial that uses umbilical cord blood stem cells to ‘cure’ autism. Dr. Chez, director of pediatric neurology at Sutter Neuroscience Institute in Sacramento, Calif., said he and his colleagues have been processing the trial for more than a year now, and they have high hopes it will succeed. “What we are looking at, is cases that don’t have an obvious genetic link,†Chez told FoxNews.com. “Patients that we presume something went wrong with their brains, which caused a change to autistic features." In other words, the trial’s patients will essentially have no reason to have autism – or at least no genetic markers for the disease. This means they must have presumably developed it through another factor, such as the environment or exposure to an infection. Chez got the idea to ‘treat’ autism with cord blood stem cells when he observed the cells make a big difference for a little boy who had cerebral palsy. Related: Cord blood reverses cerebral palsy in Colorado girl Now, Chez wants to put this boy’s experience to work for children with autism. Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in a child’s first three years of life, according to the National Institutes of Health. One in 88 U.S. children have it, and it affects one in 54 boys. The condition impacts the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills – sometimes mildly, sometimes extremely. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined, according to AutismSpeaks.org . “We want to see if there is any benefit to giving them an infusion to redirect the nervous system cells, which may have programmed themselves due For rest of today's SAR click here: www.sarnet.org/frm/forsar.htm Today's SAR newslist is human compiled and provided through the support of paid subscriptions. - THANK YOU - $35 for 1 year - or free! www.sarnet.org In This Issue: • • • • • • • • • • • RESEARCH Clinical Trial Attempts To Cure Autism With Cord Blood Are Schizophrenia And Autism Close Relations? 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