Cord blood is the baby’s blood left after birth in the umbilical cord and placenta. It contains unique cells called hematopoietic stem cells which can be used to treat certain disease types. Most cells can only make their own copies. A skin cell, for instance, can only make another skin cell. However, hematopoietic stem cells […]
There was a huge growth in the cord blood industry during the period of the mid-late 2000s. Through the past few years, the cord blood market had become compact and matured. In addition to North Asia and Southeast Asia, the growth had been also seen in North American as well as the European countries. As […]
After a baby is born, the blood left in the umbilical cord and placenta has unique cells in it which can treat and cure certain serious diseases. The blood can be collected and stored — and many private cord blood banking companies are encouraging parents to do the preservation in case that their child or any family […]
When a woman becomes pregnant for the first time, they had to make many decisions. During pregnancy, the umbilical cord is the life of the baby attached to the placenta. The umbilical cord contains two feet twisted long vein which transports oxygen and nutrients from the mother’s placenta. Also, two arteries which carries oxygen as […]
Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent stem cells which can give rise to various types of cells that builds up a human body. The embryonic cells are formed from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst and the blastocyst is the early stage of the embryo before the implantation. Adult stem cells have demonstrated an effective […]
Cord blood banking has a number of health benefits to both the children and their parents. Let’s learn about cord blood banking. What it is exactly? Cord blood banking is a process of collecting and storing the baby’s umbilical cord blood at the time of birth. The umbilical cord blood has stem cells inside them, […]
Umbilical cord was at first discovered in 1974, as the main source of hematopoietic stem cells as well as the progenitor cells. The first transplantation of the umbilical cord was done in 1988 for the treatment Fanconi Anemia in France. Earlier the tissues of the umbilical cord were considered as a waste but in the […]
Cord blood is the blood that is found in the umbilical cord of the baby. The umbilical cord helps to create a connection between the mother and the child for passing various types of nutrients from the mother to the baby. In the past, the umbilical cord was thrown away because it was treated as a […]
Obesity is a growing concern for the upcoming generation, and it has been a leading health problem for people across the world for many years now. Most surprisingly, we did not have any potential therapeutics to ward off its complications, adding to our woes and dilemma. The reasons could be a lack of transparent methodical […]
Life is truly uncertain with its bout of ailments and untreatable diseases. This is why scientists and doctors are always in an attempt to come up with revolutionary cures and regenerative cures. And all across the globe there are miracle stories being circulated about the advanced stem cell and gene therapy and others that have […]