Twenty-three anti-abortion members of Congress are demanding the NIH stop human embryonic stem cell research, reviving a ...

Scientists have succeeded in regenerating bone, cartilage, and muscle using stem cells, marking advancement toward practical ...

Researchers at Hannover Medical School (MHH) have developed a method for the efficient production of human immune cells, such ...

Platelets are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood clotting after injury. Platelet transfusions in patients with severe trauma or ...

Michelle Johnson was 20 weeks into her pregnancy when she learned her unborn son had spina bifida. Because his spine hadn’t fully sealed, the spinal cord was left protruding from a gaping hole.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which can be harvested from fat and bone marrow, have immune-modulating and anti-inflammatory effects that are beneficial for both human and veterinary medicine. However ...

A combination blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have developed an improved method for ...

AMES, Iowa – Researchers looking for ways to regenerate nerves can have a hard time obtaining key tools of their trade. Schwann cells are an example. They form sheaths around axons, the tail-like ...

Stem cell therapy is an emerging treatment for type 2 diabetes. Although it’s not yet FDA-approved in the United States, it is a rapidly expanding and promising field of research. Stem cells are ...