One day, there could be a new test to screen for type 1 diabetes, now that scientists have found markers in the blood of the ...

One day, there could be a new test to screen for type 1 diabetes, now that scientists have found markers in the blood of the ...

Researchers have identified a protein pattern that, already at birth, looks markedly different in those who later go on to ...

Researchers have identified a protein pattern that, already at birth, looks markedly different in those who later go on to ...

Cord blood banking is a topic that has gained significant attention in recent years, especially among expectant parents. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after a ...

Umbilical cord and placenta blood, often referred to as “cord blood,” is the blood that is collected from the umbilical and placental tissue at birth. Once stored in “banks,” its stem cells can be ...

The umbilical cord — the lifeline between mother and baby — was historically discarded as medical waste after birth. Today, an increasing number of parents are choosing to preserve the cord blood for ...

Lab operations manager Beth Mapother reaches into a dewar at the Cord Blood Registry offices in Tucson, Ariz. The growing number of parents who bank their children’s cord blood believe it is a form of ...