Before you got pregnant, you may not have given umbilical cords much thought. But did you know it's full of cells that could save someone's life? Not to brag, but cord blood is a pretty big deal, and ...

Disease-free survival of 96% with no severe GVHD in acute leukemia, other blood cancers ...

The global stem cell therapy market was $342.7 million in 2019 and is expected to reach $3.7 billion in 2027, according to Emergen Research. The FDA approves umbilical cord blood treatment for certain ...

Giving birth to a child who is unresponsive or struggling to breathe is a harrowing experience. The medical team must quickly cut the umbilical cord and then rush the baby to aid. But taking a few ...

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 ...

A new way of using umbilical cord blood for treating blood diseases could make the treatment more accessible to patients who ...

Umbilical cord and placenta blood, often referred to as “cord blood,” is the blood that is collected from the umbilical and placental tissue at birth. Once stored in “banks,” its stem cells can be ...