Before you got pregnant, you may not have given umbilical cords much thought. But did you know it's full of cells that could save someone's life? Not to brag, but cord blood is a pretty big deal, and ...

SAN BRUNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cord Blood Registry (CBR), the world’s largest and most experienced cord blood stem cell bank, announced today that it has achieved record processings and ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. It’s one of the human body’s most wondrous, disease ...

If you are pregnant you’ve probably heard about the possibility of banking the blood from your baby’s umbilical cord after delivery. It’s become pretty common and it’s more than just a fad. The blood ...

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, who are expecting their son in 2 1/2 weeks, left a doctors office on Tuesday with a cord blood collection kit. Read more about the process of cord blood collection ...

Moments after Linda Buzan’s son Luca is born, her OB-GYN goes to work. She carefully cuts the white umbilical cord, then clamps it shut before any blood can escape. Once the cord is cleaned, she ...

As the work it's been doing for more than a decade gains broader interest from industry, researchers and academia, the nonprofit Cleveland Cord Blood Center has taken steps in recent years to be ready ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The joy of bringing a new life into the world is something mothers never forget, but doctors say new moms can also save a life during delivery. July is Cord Blood Donation ...