After the baby has been delivered, the umbilical cord is clamped and about 2 to 3 ounces of the blood it contains are collected. The blood is then transferred to a specially prepared bag and sent ...

Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood, a new study ...

The umbilical cord may become a crystal ball of sorts, helping doctors predict the future of children at risk for long-term ...

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 that works and if there are already uses for cord blood.

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 that works and if there are already uses for cord blood.

Adult stem cells are usually taken from umbilical cord blood, amniotic fluid, bone marrow or fat tissue. However, it requires invasive techniques to extract a stem cell sample from these areas ...

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 that works and if there are already uses for cord blood. Can ...

At the conference, a Korean brand called Primoris was selling sheet masks and micro-needling serums derived from human umbilical cord stem cells harvested from births. The material contains 1,470 ...

Scientists highlight that, with over 60,000 global transplants using stem cells from umbilical cord blood, the demand for this life-saving treatment is on the rise. Stay up to date with the latest ...

The 42-year-old Brisbane mum gave birth at home and, after reading about umbilical cord burning, decided it would be a great way to involve her three-year-old son Milan in the birth of his sister. “I ...