NEW YORK - Newborn babies don't need to be held down around their mother's vagina while the last of the placental blood makes its way through the umbilical cord, according to a new study. Waiting a ...

When a child is born, the cutting of the umbilical cord is full of symbolism. [iStockphoto] In many African societies, when a child is born, the cutting of the umbilical cord is full of symbolism.

LISBON, Portugal — Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) could eventually be diagnosed in umbilical cord blood samples taken at birth, potentially allowing people with the disease to be treated long ...

Patients who receive umbilical cord blood transplants for blood cancers now live equally long regardless of their race, new research from UVA Cancer Center shows. The findings, from UVA Health's Karen ...

(WGNTV) — To save or not to save cord blood? The answer is not so simple. For decades, doctors have put the precious resource to good use, most commonly, to treat patients needing a stem cell or bone ...