Top Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy
You have so looked forward to getting pregnant but there’s one thing you never anticipated – the several do’s and…
Stem Cell Research Leads to Insights on How Huntington’s Disease Develops
Huntington's disease (HD) is a rare inherited disease that causes the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. This degeneration…
7 Tips to Prepare Your Home for the Arrival of Your Newborn
Bringing your newborn home for the first time is perhaps one of the most exciting things about giving birth. It’s…
Cord Blood Banking 101: A Basic Guide for Expectant Parents
The world’s first umbilical cord blood transplant took place in France in 1988 – a fairly recent occurrence – where…
Cells4Life Cord Blood Bank Receives AABB Accreditation
Cells4Life is one of the industry’s leading private cord blood banks. We currently store more than 150,000 cord blood samples…
Human Mini-Brains Made from Stem Cells Make Brain Waves like Preemies
A recent study performed by researchers at the University of California San Diego suggests that miniature human brain models grown…
2 Lives Joined Together By DNA
Transplant donors are generous individuals who give a part of their body to another human being. In many cases, their…
World First: Doctors Use Reprogrammed Stem Cells to Repair Cornea
In a world first, a team of Japanese scientists has managed to repair a damaged cornea using induced pluripotent stem…
7 Ways to Balance Career and Family as a Working Mom
The modern mom finds herself faced with more challenges than ever before. It's not as easy to be a stay-at-home…
FDA Has Taken Several Measures to Ensure Proper Regulation of Stem Cell Clinics
There has been a massive growth in the number of stem cell clinics around the world in the past few…