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 ...

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Before you got pregnant, you may not have given your baby's umbilical cord 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 ...

When Amalia Kessler was pregnant with her first child, Stella, in 2008, she knew she didn’t want to waste the baby’s valuable umbilical cord blood, which can be a life-saving source of stem cells used ...

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When a baby is born, medical professionals routinely throw away a sick child's potential lifeline. Dr. Hugh Miller of Obstetrix Medical Group, 5301 E. Grant Road, is working to establish the upside of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cord Blood Registry is one of several companies in the U.S. that "banks" a baby's cord blood. Cord blood banking is suddenly ...

Key market opportunities in cord blood technologies include advancements in stem-cell applications, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and biological preservation. The focus on innovations in ...

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