The Blood Bank of Hawaii hosted a blood drive at Dave & Buster’s at Ala Moana, where donors received free game play after ...

As a parent, you want to do everything possible to keep your children healthy. For some, that desire spurs them to sign up for umbilical cord blood banking as an insurance policy to help their kids in ...

Umbilical cord and placenta blood, often referred to as “cord blood,” is the blood that is collected from the umbilical and placental tissue at birth. Once stored in “banks,” its stem cells can be ...

New research will shed light on claims from commercial banks that cord blood–derived stem cells can be used in diseases beyond hematological disorders. Sarah Webb investigates. In April, University of ...

Umbilical cord blood banking has become increasingly popular in recent years, with a number of businesses both public and private offering the service. It's a relatively new concept, and there's ...

The umbilical cord — the lifeline between mother and baby — was historically discarded as medical waste after birth. Today, an increasing number of parents are choosing to preserve the cord blood for ...

Your July News Feature 1 highlighted the conventional categorization of umbilical cord blood banks into public and private banks. This division is often regarded as a dichotomy between altruism and ...

Cord blood banking is the storage of a baby's cord blood immediately after birth. After collection, cord blood is frozen and can be stored for many years without degradation. In case, this cord blood ...

The Blood Bank of Delmarva will be offering donors a decorative pair of socks or a hat for donations through January 2nd.

From regional organizations to local centers, there are many ways to donate badly needed blood samples to Delawareans in 2026 ...

In a nondescript commercial park on the outskirts of Las Vegas, a large cryogenic stem cell storage facility is ready to accept your baby's blood. Cord Blood America in Las Vegas is one of dozens of ...

Like other first-time parents, Carl Field and Christy Olsen Field had dozens of details to finalize as they prepared for their son’s birth last August. But unlike most parents in Seattle and elsewhere ...