A graphic illustration of the innovative stem cell treatment. The microchip on the left generates high-frequency sound waves (green) to precisely manipulate the stem cells, which are placed in ...

Three individuals with vision disabilities experienced eyesight improvements after receiving stem-cell transplants targeting ...

When thinking about the immune system, most people think about B and T cells and how they can be trained to recognize ...

Three people with severely impaired vision who received stem-cell transplants have experienced substantial improvements in ...

And they argue that scientists can achieve the same results using adult stem cells— immature cells found in bone marrow and other organs in adult human beings, as well as in umbilical cords ...

Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease, researchers say. The ...

A stem-cell derived human embryo model showing blue cells (embryo), yellow cells (yolk sac) and pink cells (placenta). Scientists have grown an entity that closely resembles an early human embryo ...

In 2005, the National Academies released the book, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of ...

In a world first, scientists have successfully used stem cell therapy to reverse type 1 diabetes in a woman. This achievement is being hailed as a major medical breakthrough, as it offers a ...

We cover the spread of Marburg virus, a stem cell treatment for diabetes and the way dolphins smile in this week’s news roundup. On a more hopeful note, researchers say they’ve effectively ...

A new therapy may delay Alzheimer's disease progression by years, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&M University ...

You might have a stem cell or bone marrow transplant as part of your treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Having a transplant means destroying as many leukaemia cells as possible and ...