Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells that are present in multiple tissues, including umbilical cord, bone marrow and fat tissue. Mesenchymal stem cells can self-renew by ...

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 ...

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain made a life-changing decision when their daughters Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia ...

Bone-marrow-derived multipotent progenitor stromal cells — or mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) — are the common predecessors of cells of the mesenchymal lineage, such as bone, cartilage and fat ...

Cord blood cells are easily available and preserved, and they could potentially serve as a routine starting material for isolation and expansion of cells ... deriving macrophages from induced ...

In partnership with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, we committed nearly $4 million over five years to co-fund a major study of mesenchymal (adult) stromal cells as a new ...

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.