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 ...

Following childbirth and the cutting of the umbilical cord, the mother must deliver the ... Take "milky leg syndrome" or "milk leg," for instance—deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the iliac veins ...

"We've been overwhelmed by the global enthusiasm for our work, particularly from groups interested in leveraging Adia Labs' Adia Vita for umbilical cord blood stem cell therapies," said Larry ...

The ultrasound screening is performed by the direct visualization of the umbilical cord or by tracking the umbilical arteries around the fetal bladder with color Doppler technology (10). The diagnosis ...

A mum whose friend's death from leukaemia prompted her to bank stem cells from her newborn's umbilical cord has described it as a "back-up" which has brought her reassurance. Natalie Harrop ...

Retinal blood vessel morphological abnormalities are generally associated with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and systemic diseases, automatic artery/vein (A/V) classification is particularly ...

1 The synthesis of LC-PUFA by the human placenta and fetus is limited, and therefore the main source of fetus LC-PUFA must be maternal plasma via the umbilical cord. 2 The prevalence of atopic ...

The authors conclude that, whenever possible, saphenous vein grafts should be performed with single distal anastomoses. This study has several strengths. First, angiography was performed ...