DNA changes in umbilical cord blood may help predict which children are at higher risk for future health issues like diabetes, liver disease, and stroke.

Consider the poignant story of your baby's umbilical cord. For nine months it faithfully served as your baby's lifeline. It provided him with oxygen, with nutrients, with life itself. Now ...

Epigenetic changes in umbilical cord blood DNA, particularly in genes such as TNS3, GNAS, and CSMD1, are associated with markers of metabolic dysfunction—including liver fat, ALT, blood pressure ...

Genetic clues found in cord blood can offer early insight into which infants are at higher risk for health problems like ...

To provide an increasing body of knowledge related to umbilical cord care, a literature review was conducted to study the evolution of umbilical cord care, to evaluate the scientific evidence used ...

Compared to standard blood samples, umbilical cord blood gives a unique window ... parents a little bit better of an idea ...