Umbilical Cord Tissue Stem Cells – more valuable than you think

For over four years Cells4Life has offered the additional option of storing umbilical cord tissue stem cells alongside those found in the cord blood. But what is so special about these cells and why is it important to preserve them? The benefits of storing umbilical...

Stem Cells for Sports Injuries

Football is sport loved across the country with young boys and girls taking part in the sport from a young age; developing a passion for a sport, which they will most likely take with them into adulthood. As the nationโ€™s favourite sport, football is played and enjoyed...

Prof. Joanne Kurtzberg – a cord blood transplant pioneer

Professor Joanne Kurtzberg is a world-renowned researcher based at Duke University. Her career has spanned decades and contains many pioneering medical landmarks: from the first cord blood transplant in the late 1980s, to her current research into the application of...
National Sibling Day: Siblings and Cord Blood

National Sibling Day: Siblings and Cord Blood

April 10th is National Sibling Day and itโ€™s also the perfect time to discuss siblings and cord blood. There are many benefits to storing cord blood for your baby but what if you already have children and you didnโ€™t know about cord blood banking when they were born?...

Joanne Kurtzberg; International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Womenโ€™s Day, weโ€™re taking a brief look at the career of one of the most pioneering women in modern medicine; Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg. Joanne Kurtzberg & the first cord blood transplants. Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg is a researcher at Duke...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ย Here we look at breast cancer, the causes, the symptoms and how stem cells are being used in the fight against the illness. Each year in the UK approximately 55,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer. ย Breast cancer is...

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