Children’s Hospital Colorado performs only about one EXIT procedure each year, in cases where the baby has no other options.

After the baby has been delivered, the umbilical cord is clamped and about 2 to 3 ounces of the blood it contains are collected. The blood is then transferred to a specially prepared bag and sent ...

DNA changes in umbilical cord blood may help predict which children are at higher risk for future health issues like diabetes ...

Genetic clues found in cord blood can offer early insight into which infants are at higher risk for health problems like ...

FOX 26 Houston Umbilical cord stem cells to treat lower back pain Posted: April 18, 2025 | Last updated: April 19, 2025 A local woman suffering debilitating neck and back pain found relief through ...

Cord blood transplants can help save the lives of patients with leukemia as well as other blood cancers and genetic diseases. Found in the placenta and the umbilical cords of newborns, cord blood stem ...

In some cases, you may notice yellowish fluid with a foul odor leaking from the belly button (navel), the site that marks where your umbilical cord was tied off at birth. Or you may find clear belly ...

In most vertebrates, painful sensations are known to arise from the nervous system, which includes the brain, an intricate network of nerves and the spinal cord. While the brain's contribution to ...

The dynamic cables act as an umbilical cord to the static underwater cables ... but how often have we had to toss a charging cable or replace an extension cord because it was coiled or mishandled a ...

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 if there are already uses for cord blood.

Methods: This study evaluated the therapeutic effects of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) on bacterial pneumonia in a zebrafish model, focusing on their impact on macrophage and ...