Factor isolated from babies' cord blood could treat harmful inflammation, sepsis
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 14:32
in Health & Medicine
A factor found in umbilical cord blood could become the basis for developing new drugs to fight harmful inflammation, researchers report. When given to mice, the newly discovered factor countered signs of inflammation and sepsis, such as fever, fluctuations in respiratory rate, and death. The factor circulates in the blood of newborns for about two weeks after birth and is not found in older babies or adults, according to the study.