by Cells4Life Middle East | Mar 16, 2023 | Labor & Birth, Pregnancy
It can be a shock to the system when you see the number on the scales increase faster than you thought possible during pregnancy. And for some mothers-to-be, weight gain could be something you desperately want to control. In this article, we’ll talk about the simple...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jan 17, 2023 | Cord Blood Banking
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...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Jan 11, 2023 | Stem Cell News
Stroke is one of the world’s most common health conditions, with an estimated 1 in 4 adults over the age of 25 experiencing one in their lifetime. It is a potentially life threatening event and about 5.5 million people die from stoke each year. In 2018, the...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 23, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking
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)...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 16, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking
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...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 11, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking
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...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Nov 9, 2022 | Cord Blood Stem Cells
One of the most exciting recent developments in the field of stem cell research has involved Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells or VSELs. VSELs are pluripotent, which means that they can transform themselves into other types of cells. These stem cells can become: An...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Oct 28, 2022 | Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Facts
The decision to collect and store your baby’s cord blood is a big one. You want to make sure that you are making the right choice for your baby and whole family. But there are so many myths out there about what cord blood banking entails. We’re here to set...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Oct 21, 2022 | Cord tissue stem cells, Stem Cell News
A 3-year-old girl with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) has been given a new lease on life! It’s all thanks to an “experimental” treatment tried by her doctors — giving her stem cells from her baby sister’s umbilical cord tissue. The young...
by Cells4Life Middle East | Oct 18, 2022 | Labor & Birth, Pregnancy
Non-invasive Prenatal Testing or NIPT is a way to test whether your unborn child may have certain chromosome markers that can help determine if your child might be at risk of the following: Down syndrome Turner syndrome Extra sequences of Chromosome 13 Extra sequences...
