(ARA) - When expectant parents imagine their children's future, chances are that a rare genetic disorder is not part of that picture. But that was the reality for Andres and Paulina Trevino of Boston.

SEATTLE — What would normally would be tossed out as medical waste after childbirth, has the potential to save a life. That was the case for a Seattle woman. "I started having what felt like asthma ...

Some private UK biobanks may be misleading expectant parents about the value of storing umbilical cord blood to treat life-threatening diseases that may arise in their child in the future, reveals an ...

Dear Doctors: My fiance and I plan to have kids someday. 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 ...

It’s been touted as a miracle “insurance” — but some experts say blood banking may not be worth the money and time. Drew Barrymore recently revealed that she saved blood from both of her daughters’ ...

A team of Texas and British researchers have produced embryonic-like stem cells from umbilical-cord blood, a breakthrough that could overcome the controversy holding back the cutting-edge field. The ...

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- An increasing number of parents who want to do everything possible for their children's health are paying more than $1,300 each to have umbilical cord blood, which is rich in stem ...

The CEO of Royan Stem Cells Company has stressed that despite widespread sanctions and infrastructure challenges, Iran ranked ...

Stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood, then given intravenously along with a drug known to temporarily breach the brain's protective barrier, can dramatically reduce stroke size and damage, ...

Q My fiance and I plan to have kids someday. 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 ...