Learn more about an umbilical cord complication known as velamentous cord insertion and how doctors manage it.

After the cord is cut, you will see a gelatinous stump with three small blood vessels in the middle. Since there is no longer a blood supply to nourish it, the umbilical cord stump will begin to ...

Chris Lemons’ tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean’s surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.

Massive waves and winds blew the vessel off course, effectively dragging the dive bell and the divers, who are attached to the bell by a 45-metre "umbilical cord" that supplies them life-giving ...

Menstrual blood has historically been overlooked in research – considered only to be a waste product . But menstrual blood ...

China dispatched 82 warplanes and vessels to areas near Taiwan on Wednesday, the last day of its latest military exercises in the region, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday. The Chinese ...

These stem cells are highly active when sourced from umbilical cord blood but remain in a "dormant ... which mimic the blood vessels that support stem cells in the bone marrow environment ...

While stem cells from umbilical cord blood are naturally active ... which simulate the blood vessels in the bone marrow environment, showing an enhanced ability to restore blood production ...

At 4 months pregnant you've officially entered the second trimester of pregnancy. Your baby is growing and you might start ...

but later scans reveal the presence of a single umbilical artery. Upon staining with Hematoxylin–Eosin, sections of the umbilical cord revealed the presence of thrombosis (specifically, fibrinous, ...

Background: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSCs ... (DP), tail vein injection (DT), intraperitoneal injection (DI), and dorsal pancreatic artery injection (DPA). Results: After two ...