The Cord Blood Council (CBC), a new capacity building nonprofit, has launched to support the nation’s public cord blood banks ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four-year-old Tristan Ford, left, needed a stem-cell transplant as an infant. He got one from the public umbilical cord blood bank ...

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 ...

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 ...

The "Cord Blood Banking Services - A Global Market Overview" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global cord blood banking services market size was valued at US$32.2 ...