During pregnancy, the umbilical cord connects a developing fetus to the placenta. The placenta is an organ within a pregnant woman's womb. It provides oxygen and nutrients to a growing baby, and ...

TALLAHASSEE — With races in 2026 for governor, a U.S. Senate seat and Florida Cabinet offices, Secretary of State Cord Byrd on Wednesday expressed confidence in the integrity and security of Florida’s ...

Vials of blood from donors for testing at the Blood Bank of Delmarva Christiana Donor Center in suburban Newark, Delaware, on April 15, 2020. (New York Blood Center Enterprises via Courthouse News) ...

Choosing a private cord blood bank is an important decision for new parents and healthcare professionals. With the rise of regenerative medicine, cord blood banking offers a proactive way to preserve ...

Captive animals sometimes need a transfusion, but the typical approach to blood banking isn’t practical for zoos and aquariums. One veterinarian is testing a solution. Dr. Lily Parkinson, a clinical ...

Onward Medical today announced two simultaneous publications supporting its investigational ARC-IM spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system. Results from multi-year clinical feasibility studies ...

Innate-like T cells (ILT), including γδ T cells (Vδ2s), Natural Killer T cells (NKTs) and Mucosal-associated Invariant T cells (MAITs), integrate innate and adaptive immunity, playing important roles ...

Despite its therapeutic potential and unique immunological properties, the immune composition of umbilical cord blood lacks consistent and comprehensive characterizations. Human umbilical cord blood ...

Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. She joined CBS Miami in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in ...