Cord blood and stem cells
What is cord blood?
Cord blood is the blood remaining in the umbilical cord and placenta after the child is born. In the past, the cord blood was usually discarded as biological waste. However, there is a great value of cord blood for human health – the cord blood contains stem cells that do not occur in our blood later in life. The most important of all are the haematopoietic stem cells. Read more »
What are stem cells?
During the prenatal growth and development the child’s organism grows from unspecified cells called stem cells. Eventually, these cells differentiate into various tissues and organs such as the heart, skin, muscle, brain cells etc. Only some of these stem cells stay in the organism after the birth. Read more »
Why store cord blood?
- Cord blood saves lives - it is used in the treatment of over 80 serious diseases;
- Cord blood is collected at the beginning of life when cord blood stem cells are young and unspoiled, unaffected by illnesses, drugs or aging;. Read more »