SEATTLE — What would normally would be tossed out as medical waste after childbirth, has the potential to save a life. That was the case for a Seattle woman. "I started having what felt like asthma ...

Clusters of cells grown in the lab have been encouraged to produce human blood stem cells in a discovery that could one day ...

It’s been touted as a miracle “insurance” — but some experts say blood banking may not be worth the money and time. Drew Barrymore recently revealed that she saved blood from both of her daughters’ ...

Dear Doctors: My fiance and I plan to have kids someday. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to keep our babies’ umbilical cords, which would be full of stem cells. We would like to know how ...

LISBON, Portugal — Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) could eventually be diagnosed in umbilical cord blood samples taken at birth, potentially allowing people with the disease to be treated long ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers identified five proteins in umbilical cord blood that could signal early-onset sepsis in preterm ...

Patients who receive umbilical cord blood transplants for blood cancers now live equally long regardless of their race, new research from UVA Cancer Center shows. The findings, from UVA Health's Karen ...

It's estimated that around 13.4 million infants are born prematurely around the world, and preterm birth complications are a major cause of mortality for these babies. Preterm births can happen both ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says Cord Blood Registry preys on the vulnerabilities of new parents and fears of potential diseases that may be treated with umbilical cord blood stem cells.

According to Precedence Research, the global cord blood banking services market size will grow from USD 3.27 billion in 2025 to nearly USD 5.81 billion by 2034, with a CAGR of 6.61%. Driven by the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher umbilical cord insulin concentration may confer hypertension risk in offspring. Hypertension risk was ...