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National Sibling Day: Siblings and Cord Blood
April 10th is National Sibling Day and itโs 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 didnโt know about cord blood banking when they were born?...
Joanne Kurtzberg; International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Womenโs Day, weโre 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...
Cord Blood Awareness Month: Public VS Family Banking
As Cord Blood Awareness Month draws to a close we will be taking a look at the differences between banking cord blood in a family bank and donating cord blood to a public bank. Because cord blood banking in the UK does not yet have the profile it deserves, there are...
Cord Blood Awareness Month 2015: Why is Cells4Life so special?
What makes Cells4Life stand out as industry leaders? Cells4Life was founded back in 2002 by our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr Jeff Drew BSc PhD. ย Jeff holds a PhD in molecular virology and has 25 years of experience in microbiology, cancer and genetic research and has...