by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education
Today is Canada Day, the day where Canadians across the country celebrate the formation of Canada as a country back in 1867. Families around the country will be attending celebrations, festivals, concerts, and tributes to all things Canadian today. But July 1 is also...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education, Cord blood stem cells
A child’s umbilical cord blood is a rich and viable source of hematopoietic stem cells or HSCs. These cord blood stem cells are often used for therapeutic transplants to help improve the lives of children living with life threatening blood conditions, diseases, or...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education
1. What is it? With cord blood and cord tissue banking, parents now have the option to bank two different types of stem cells from their newborn. Cord tissue is collected after umbilical cord blood, and provides families with access to a different source of stem...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cerebral Palsy, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog
Two brothers were the headline story of the Cerebral Palsy Swagger, a not for profit walk designed to raise awareness about cerebral palsy. The condition is caused by a series of damages the motor control centre of an infant’s brain often pregnancy, and experts...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education
For parents who are interested in how cord blood banking works and are considering doing so for their child, we have a parent education session in Mississauga this Saturday! The education session is at 10:00am on Saturday, June 7th at 1620 Tech Avenue, Mississauga,...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education, Cord Tissue
Umbilical cord blood banking is becoming a common post-birth process due to the benefits of cord blood stem cells, which often function as alternatives to bone marrow stem cells or other methods of therapy. But as researchers continue uncovering new benefits of cord...