by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Blog, Health and Wellness, pregnancy blog, pregnancy tips
The countdown is on! Your little one is almost ready to make their debut and you couldn’t be more excited. But, before it’s time to head to the hospital to deliver, here are a few things to consider doing before your due date: Plan for the unexpected You may not know...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Tissue, Stem cell blog, Stem Cell Research
There’s a lot of buzz about banking stem cells as an investment in your family’s future. But, most of the time, we hear about banking cord blood not cord tissue. What’s the difference between these two resources? What can cord tissue offer expecting parents as...
by Insception Lifebank | Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord blood stem cells
During a routine check-up at age two, Devon’s family received the news every parent dreads; that their child is sick. When the doctor listened to Devon’s heart, it was clear that something wasn’t right. After a series of tests, the results were rushed to McMaster’s...
by Insception Lifebank | Autism, Blog, Clinical Trials, Cord Blood, Research
Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg, at Duke University in North Carolina, is a leader in the cord blood field for both transplantation and regenerative medicine. Currently, she’s investigating the effectiveness of cord blood in a variety of paediatric conditions associated with...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Blog, cord blood questions, Cord blood stem cells
Now that you’ve made the excellent decision to bank your baby’s cord blood or cord tissue, there are a few crucial questions to ask before you choose a bank. In this post, we’ve highlighted some of the tough cord blood questions to get answers to before you make your...
by Insception Lifebank | Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord blood stem cells, Cord Tissue, Science & Research
Working along side an international team of researchers, Insception Lifebank board members, Dr. Ian Rogers and Dr. Nagy, identified a new type of stem cells that could be instrumental in the generation of safer and more efficient designer cells used in therapy. Headed...