by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 25, 2020 | Stem Cell News
A study published in medRxiv this month suggests that antibodies in a mother’s blood can protect newborn babies from acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This finding gives researchers additional insight into how antibodies protect...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 18, 2020 | Stem Cell News
Immunotherapy is a new field of medicine where scientists multiply or modify the native cells of the immune system to help the body fight off viral infection, cancer, and other diseases. There is a growing body of research to suggest that umbilical cord blood (UCB)...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 16, 2020 | Labor & Birth, Pregnancy
Sleepless nights are most commonly associated with newborn babies, not pregnancy, but in reality if you aren’t careful, you could end up losing out on valuable sleep while pregnant, which in turn could harm your health and well-being as well as your unborn child’s....
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 14, 2020 | Cord Blood Banking
Did you know that aside from saving your baby’s umbilical cord blood after birth, you also have the option to store a piece of the umbilical cord itself? This is called cord tissue banking and is offered by many cord blood banks in addition to cord blood banking. So...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 11, 2020 | Stem Cell News
Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is a rich source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which have the capacity to generate blood cells. HSCs are already used to treat over 80 different conditions and are the subject of dozens of ongoing clinical trials. Despite HSCs being...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 9, 2020 | Labor & Birth, Pregnancy
During pregnancy, every woman goes through an alarming amount of hormonal changes and for some, this can play havoc with their beauty regime. Learning to deal with those hormonal changes and the effect it has on your skin and body will be important. Every pregnancy is...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 7, 2020 | Cord Blood Banking
Many more parents are now deciding to save their child’s umbilical cord blood after birth, along with the accompanying stem cells in case these are needed for treatment or therapy in the future. The process by which this is done is non-invasive and the technology for...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 4, 2020 | Stem Cell News
Scientists from around the world have been rushing to develop more effective treatments for COVID-19 in recent months. Some of the most promising clinical trials have used stem cell-based therapies to alleviate COVID symptoms. CellTrials.org recently published a list...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 2, 2020 | Labor & Birth, Pregnancy
As the due date gets closer and closer, you’re going to be preparing yourself for the birth. There are a number of things that you can do to help prepare for going into labour, but when your contractions are building up and your waters have broken, what do you when...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Oct 31, 2020 | Cord Blood Banking
Umbilical cord blood collection is a procedure that involves draining off some of the umbilical cord blood into a bag. It is normally performed by a qualified caregiver or midwife and is a simple, pain-free process that should take no more than a few minutes. This is...
