A student who was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 16 has credited a "tiny vial of blood" taken from a placenta and umbilical cord in Spain 12 years earlier for saving her life. Lyra Cassell, 20 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lyra Cassell said she was told there was a "high chance of death" following her diagnosis [BBC] A student who was diagnosed with ...

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 ...

Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants’ umbilical cords. But storage companies have misled them about the cells’ promise. By Sarah Kliff Pregnant women are bombarded with ...

IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, IF YOU’RE INTO YOUR SECOND TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, YOUR DOCTOR MAY HAVE TALKED WITH YOU ABOUT CORD BLOOD BANKING. THAT’S WHEN YOUR BABY’S UMBILICAL. CORD BLOOD IS ...