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The blood that remains in the umbilical cord after birth is rich in newborn stem cells, and additional stem cells can be found in the tissue of the umbilical cord and placenta. Once the baby is born, and even if cord clamping is delayed, it is possible to collect these cells and bank them in cryogenic storage. Parents have a choice between donating cord blood to a public bank for free, or paying a private bank to store it for their family.
Shai's Story
Shai was a feisty little girl whose mother used her scientific background to search for the best approach to cure her cancer. Shai narrowly escaped death many times, including a recovery that even her doctors considered a miracle, yet she died at dawn on the day that she would have begun kindergarten. Her mother went on to found this website and charity in her memory. Read more...
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 Jul 2026 Registration is now open for the AABB 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held Oct. 17-19 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. |
 Jul 2026 Extremely premature babies require multiple blood transfusions for anemia. But they benefit more from cord blood than adult blood, because it is rich... more |
 Jul 2026 Neonatal cardiac surgery is one of the largest and most predictable clinical settings in which autologous cord blood can already be incorporated into... more |
 Jul 2026 Interview with Rocio Ayala Edgerton of New England Cryogenic Center, about their partnership with Kindbody.
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 Jun 2026 We interview Nina Horowitz, PhD, the CEO of ImmuneBridge. Their technology can expand stem cells 100K-fold, making the large scale production of... more |