Aditi Shankar is just eight years old, but she is a pioneer of British medicine thanks to a new way in which she has received a kidney transplant. But first, a little about the girl. Aditi has the rarest form of dwarfism in the world, Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia...
When you’re pregnant, you may be considering what you can do with your baby’s placenta and umbilical cord after birth. You might have heard of delayed cord clamping or even optimal cord clamping, as well as the possibility of storing the leftover blood...
In recent years cord blood banking has become increasingly popular amongst expectant parents but what exactly is cord blood banking and why should you consider it for your family? Cells4Life, the UK’s leading umbilical cord blood stem cell bank, answer their...
Today is World Leukaemia Day, an opportune moment to raise awareness of this type of blood cancer. We’ll be asking what is Leukaemia? What are the symptoms? And, what role does cord blood play in fighting against this form of cancer? What is Leukaemia?...
A recent study has suggested that therapeutic interventions such as umbilical cord blood stem cell therapy, which impact immune modulation and regulation of neural connectivity, have shown great promise in the treatment of autism. What was the study and what did it...
Calling all sports fans – Could you give a cheek swab to save baby Francis’ life? Meet baby Francis from Walton in Liverpool. At just three months old, this beautiful boy has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer, Acute Myeloid...
