Caring new born involves the cleaning of umbilical cord stump with alcohol after every diaper change. (newbornbabyzone.com)
Analyzing immune cells in umbilical cord blood from 1074 infants, Zhang and colleagues found that babies who showed hyperactive innate immune responses at birth went on to develop a food allergy when tested at age one. (aaas.org)
A separate bill to create banks of umbilical cord blood for adult stem cell research — presented by opponents of HR 810 as an alternative rallying point — sailed through the House 431 to 1. (sciencemag.org)