This potential represents a major breakthrough in the stem cell field Scientists at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) led by Vladimir Serikov, MD, PhD, and... Read more
Eliminates the need for stem cell transplant Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown the ability to turn scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells u... Read more
Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells derived from a new process that... Read more
These cells can actually attack HIV-infected cells in a living organism Expanding on previous research providing proof-of-principle that human stem cells can be genetically engineered into H... Read more
These cells hold great long-term medical potential Skipping pluripotency ‘detour,’ Max Planck researcher Prof. Schöler again takes lead in stem cell research Breaking new ground,... Read more
“This is a solid step forward.” For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal prog... Read more
Living a life that most transplant recipients dream of New ongoing research published March 7 in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests organ transplant recipients may not requi... Read more
TEETH could hold the key to helping spinal cord injury victims to walk again. Scientists transplanted dental pulp stem cells into rats with broken backs and discovered the animals reg... Read more
Scientists have recently succeeded in rejuvenating cells from elderly donors (aged over 100). These old cells were reprogrammed in vitro to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and t... Read more
Mark Post has been given €300,000 to make a hamburger, in one year. Easy money, you might think, but try doing that without using meat that has come from an animal. Professor Post is one of... Read more
The best way to manage extinctions is to preserve species and their habitats Starting with normal skin cells, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have produced the first stem cell... Read more
After a heart attack or stroke, heart scarring can lead to dangerously paper-thin heart walls and a decreased ability to pump blood through the body. Although the heart is unable to complete... Read more
A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered a novel way to convert human skin cells into brain cells, advancing medicine and human health by offering new hope for regenerative med... Read more
Every year, approximately 1.7 million people in the U.S. and Europe tear a meniscus – children and athletes are especially prone to such injuries. But first, just what is a meniscus? I... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Could also be used against a range of chronic viral diseases A proof-of-principle study has demonstrated that it is possible to engineer human blood stem cells into cells... Read more