Ajay
Devgn
and
Kajol
have
named
their
new
born
son
Yug.
It
is
taken
from
Sanskrit
word
Yug,
meaning
'life" or
'being".
It
also
means
'eternity"
or
'era".
Kajol
gave
birth
to
a
baby
boy
on
September
13.
The
couple
has
a
seven-year-old
daughter
named
Nysa,
named
after
the
goddess
of
beauty
in
Greek
mythology.
It
is
reported
that
Kajol
has
stored
her
umbilical
cord
blood
and
cord
tissue
with
a
Chennai-based
'cord
blood
bank'
Life
Cell
International.
Umbilical
cord
blood
is
a
source
of
primitive,
undifferentiated
stem
cells
(of
type
CD34-positive
and
CD38-negative).
These
cord
blood
cells
can
be
used
in
treating
various
diseases
like
leukaemia,
lymphoma,
blood
cancer
and
bone
marrow
disorders.
Cord
tissue
contains
mesenchymal
stem
cells
(MSCs),
which
create
structural
and
connective
tissue.
It
can
treat
injuries
including
spinal
cord,
stroke,
and
cartilage
damage.