Umbilical Cord Blood
Umbilical cord blood: is the blood from the umbilical cord once a baby is born and the umbilical cord is cut from the placenta. The placenta grows in the uterus of the female body and supplies the unborn baby with food and oxygen through the umbilical cord and contains stem cells.
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OCT 21, 2018Technology
OCT 21, 2018Monitoring the heartbeat of the unborn is known to be stressful for expectant mothers. However, recent research at the University of Sussex may ease this p...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminSEP 21, 2018Immunology
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JUL 22, 2018Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, holds implications for increased cardiovascular complications....WRITTEN BY: Caitlin WilliamsJAN 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
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MAY 04, 2017The benefits of human umbilical cord blood are well known for fighting cancer and harvesting stem cells, but new research shows that cord blood could be a ...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 26, 2017Plants & Animals
APR 26, 2017Premature births are somewhat of a problem, not just for humans, but also for animals. The main issue with premature births is that the newborn doesn&rsquo...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 11, 2017Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molecular link is through telomeres, which help maintain chromosomes....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
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SEP 07, 2016A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving in cases of sepsis. However, the com...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerSEP 03, 2016Plants & Animals
SEP 03, 2016Identical twin formation in humans seem to fascinate the masses. To our brains, which are programmed to see everyone differently, seeing two people who loo...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 25, 2016Reporting in the journal Development, researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have identified a cause of several types of birth defects ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2016Cardiology
JUL 21, 2016Heart defects are the most common birth defects across the globe, yet scientists know very little about the environmental and genetic influences that cause...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerJUN 02, 2016Cardiology
JUN 02, 2016A heart attack creates a state of inadequate blood supply to organs and tissues that damages heart function and forms scar tissue for many weeks after the ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2016Videos
JUN 01, 2016In recent years parents have started banking the blood from the umbilical cords of their children. Cord blood contains stem cells that are useful in treati...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
MAY 07, 2016For the first time, scientist demonstrate an effective way to deliver drugs to the placenta – a feat that’s almost impossible to accomplish wit...WRITTEN BY: Xuan PhamFEB 12, 2016Cardiology
FEB 12, 2016For diabetics, the threat of a heart attack is much more ominous than non-diabetics, because their prognosis is much worse. However, a new study highlights...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerNOV 04, 2015Immunology
NOV 04, 2015Previously thought to create immunotolerance, scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore have discovered that neonatal ex...WRITTEN BY: Kara Marker
OCT 21, 2018
Technology
OCT 21, 2018
Monitoring the heartbeat of the unborn is known to be stressful for expectant mothers. However, recent research at the University of Sussex may ease this p...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
SEP 21, 2018
Immunology
SEP 21, 2018
Pregnancies during allergy season may provide protection against allergy development in children...
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
JUL 22, 2018
Cardiology
JUL 22, 2018
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, holds implications for increased cardiovascular complications....
WRITTEN BY:
Caitlin Williams
JAN 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
JAN 26, 2018
Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts of DNA that let chromosomes be copi...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
JUL 17, 2017
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that target. In a new study from the Univ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
MAY 04, 2017
Neuroscience
MAY 04, 2017
The benefits of human umbilical cord blood are well known for fighting cancer and harvesting stem cells, but new research shows that cord blood could be a ...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
APR 26, 2017
Premature births are somewhat of a problem, not just for humans, but also for animals. The main issue with premature births is that the newborn doesn&rsquo...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 11, 2017
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molecular link is through telomeres, which help maintain chromosomes....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 09, 2016
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels of vitamin D often go on to have a v...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 09, 2016
Many cancer patients with leukemia will undergo stem cell transplants as part of their treatment plan. The problem is that donor cells must be a genetic ma...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 07, 2016
Immunology
SEP 07, 2016
A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving in cases of sepsis. However, the com...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
SEP 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
SEP 03, 2016
Identical twin formation in humans seem to fascinate the masses. To our brains, which are programmed to see everyone differently, seeing two people who loo...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 25, 2016
Reporting in the journal Development, researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have identified a cause of several types of birth defects ...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2016
Cardiology
JUL 21, 2016
Heart defects are the most common birth defects across the globe, yet scientists know very little about the environmental and genetic influences that cause...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2016
Cardiology
JUN 02, 2016
A heart attack creates a state of inadequate blood supply to organs and tissues that damages heart function and forms scar tissue for many weeks after the ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2016
Videos
JUN 01, 2016
In recent years parents have started banking the blood from the umbilical cords of their children. Cord blood contains stem cells that are useful in treati...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
MAY 07, 2016
For the first time, scientist demonstrate an effective way to deliver drugs to the placenta – a feat that’s almost impossible to accomplish wit...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
FEB 12, 2016
Cardiology
FEB 12, 2016
For diabetics, the threat of a heart attack is much more ominous than non-diabetics, because their prognosis is much worse. However, a new study highlights...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
NOV 04, 2015
Immunology
NOV 04, 2015
Previously thought to create immunotolerance, scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore have discovered that neonatal ex...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker