San Francisco–based Ossium Health has carried out three transplants for cancer patients using stem cells from deceased donors ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, above all before vaccines were available, an alarm was sounded regarding a possible correlation ...

A Thai nurse in Bangkok allegedly stole umbilical cords and placentas and sold them to a clinic to create growth factors and ...

The placenta, an organ that forms during pregnancy, is a key organ in a fetus’s development. It provides nutrients and antibodies to a developing fetus. After birth, the placenta typically has no ...

but we have far less sophisticated ways of manipulating it compared to the technology we've developed for working with the stem cells and reproduction of placental mammals. But, based on these new ...

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has launched a state of the art cord blood banking service. This is the country ...

The British Heart Foundation’s Reflections of Research competition showcases beautiful images captured by researchers ...

The outer membrane (chorion) and trophoblast layer of the placenta are derived from the trophoectoderm of the blastocyst cells. Other extra-embryonic tissues, including the amnion (inner membrane ...

Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable ...

Study reveals how viruses invade cells by exploiting host proteins, with findings that may help in pre-pandemic preparedness.

Cord blood banking is the process of collecting and storing the blood from a newborn’s umbilical cord and placenta after ...