Semen cryopreservation is not only for men fighting cancer We have more control over our fertility and reproductive lives than ever before – that’s true for women AND for men. Today, men can save their semen in private storage banks, which means they have the option of future fertility where [...]
This is what you don’t know about newborn screening A simple blood test done on a newborn baby in the first few days of life can alert medical staff to certain serious metabolic or endocrine conditions at birth. These disorders involve the metabolism of nutrients in the body, leading to [...]
Introducing ‘Families of Hope’ from Netcells We started discussing the form that our corporate social investment would take well over a year ago. While we weren’t clear at first exactly what our programme would look like, we agreed that certain criteria were non-negotiable. First, we felt [...]
HLA matching embryos for the potential treatment of life-threatening conditions Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is an advanced genetic test that is used to screen embryos for a known mutation causing a familial genetic condition. A large proportion of families with a family history of a [...]
A newborn screening test done in collaboration with North-West University and includes tests relevant to the South African population. Newborn screening is a worldwide recognised public health measure aimed at the early screening, diagnosis and management of selected inherited diseases. Diseases [...]
Current academic views on cord blood banking are still conservative as the lifetime likelihood of developing a blood related disease requiring transplantation remains low. However we would like to highlight the enormous growth in the field of perinatal stem cell research in particular the non- [...]
