Previously discarded as medical waste, umbilical cord blood and cord tissue are now regarded as very valuable medical resources. The stem cells found in cord blood are already used to treat almost 80 different illnesses including some forms of cancer, immune system...

HLA matching is an important process that has to be done before a cord blood transplant can be performed. In this article, we’ll explain what HLA matching means and why it is a necessary step before a stem cell treatment. What is the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)...

Storing the cord blood after birth is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture and preserve powerful stem cells from your baby’s umbilical cord that can currently treat more than 85 medical conditions. More than 40,000 transplants have been done worldwide...

If you are an expecting parent looking for more information about cord blood banking, you might have heard or read about public and private cord blood banking. It would be a bit overwhelming if this is your first time researching about such topics. This article will...