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Cord Blood
Cord blood or Umbilical Cord blood is the blood in the umbilical rope after your child's cord is cut. When the infant is conceived, and regardless of whether rope clasping is deferred, it is feasible to gather these cells and bank them in cryogenic capacity.
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JUL 17, 2018Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUN 20, 2018Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2018Neuroscience
Head injuries, like concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBI), can have devastating after effects. From post-concuss ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2018Neuroscience
Once a person has suffered a spinal cord injury, there isn't much to be done except to learn how to live with paraly ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Simply looking out for the classic warning signs of a meningococcal infection may cause some cases to go unnoticed - at ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 17, 2018Immunology
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotroph ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a slowly progressive disease characterized by the buildup of abnormal deposits of a ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 25, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the affected individual’s imm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 14, 2018Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 12, 2018Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial Italian surgeon on the impossible quest to transplant a human head recently claimed to have “suc ...SEP 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing ...AUG 28, 2017Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen ...AUG 09, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Sometimes medical problems are brought on by the most common household items. In the case of a 62-year-old man, doctors ...JUL 17, 2017Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 11, 2017Neuroscience
When you’re dead you’re dead, game over, right? Not entirely, at least not according to an American c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2017Neuroscience
The benefits of human umbilical cord blood are well known for fighting cancer and harvesting stem cells, but new researc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Premature births are somewhat of a problem, not just for humans, but also for animals. The main issue with premature bir ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2017Immunology
After early a decade of research, scientists have finally discovered the function of the “Armadillo repeat contain ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 31, 2016Cardiology
Needle pricks instead of popping pills? Maybe. A new study from the University of California, Irvine’s Susan Samue ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels o ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 20, 2018
Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Head injuries, like concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBI), can have devastating after effects. From post-concuss
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 30, 2018
Neuroscience
Once a person has suffered a spinal cord injury, there isn't much to be done except to learn how to live with paraly
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Simply looking out for the classic warning signs of a meningococcal infection may cause some cases to go unnoticed - at
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 17, 2018
Immunology
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotroph
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a slowly progressive disease characterized by the buildup of abnormal deposits of a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 25, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the affected individual’s imm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 12, 2018
Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial Italian surgeon on the impossible quest to transplant a human head recently claimed to have “suc
...
SEP 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing
...
AUG 28, 2017
Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen
...
AUG 09, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sometimes medical problems are brought on by the most common household items. In the case of a 62-year-old man, doctors
...
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 11, 2017
Neuroscience
When you’re dead you’re dead, game over, right? Not entirely, at least not according to an American c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2017
Neuroscience
The benefits of human umbilical cord blood are well known for fighting cancer and harvesting stem cells, but new researc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Premature births are somewhat of a problem, not just for humans, but also for animals. The main issue with premature bir
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2017
Immunology
After early a decade of research, scientists have finally discovered the function of the “Armadillo repeat contain
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 31, 2016
Cardiology
Needle pricks instead of popping pills? Maybe. A new study from the University of California, Irvine’s Susan Samue
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch