Scientists Find New Way Stem Cells Repair Organs
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Embryonic stem cells, valued by researchers for their ability to become any kind of tissue that a body might need, also produce druglike compounds that can help ailing organs repair themselves, scientists are reporting today.
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Reports show cells can help correcting faulty heart rhythms and fighting vision-destroying diseases.
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British scientists are reportedly working on how they can use stem cells to treat cirrhosis of the liver. A team of researchers at London&#39;s Hammersmith Hospital are testing a process which uses the patient&#39;s
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Stem cell technologies could be used to cure diseases and heal injuries within 10 years, a Japanese scientist who recently broke new ground in the field said Wednesday.
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New experiments suggest stem cell research may be possible using skin patches rather than embyros.
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Modified stem cells from muscular dystrophy patients eased symptoms of the disease in mice, says a small study that raises hopes for treating patients with tissue from their own bodies.
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German researchers repaired the damaged skull of a seven-year-old girl with stem cells derived from her fat tissue, according to a study in the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.
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An international team of scientists has isolated pancreatic stem cells in adult mice, a breakthrough that could lead to treatment for juvenile or Type 1 diabetes, researchers said in a study published Thursday.
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A new breakthrough by Chinese scientists will further push forward the success rates for transplanting human marrow and tissue organs.
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Scientists have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt for cures to a range of diseases.
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Scientists have developed an easy-to-use technique for reprogramming a skin cell of a mouse back to the embryonic state, which could have implications for regenerative medicine in humans.
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Pioneering research is to test if stem cells can repair heart muscle damaged by a heart attack.
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Science & environment: Objective of growing replacement organs for humans has been brought a step closer
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Embryonic stem cells may not have to actually grow replacement body parts to be useful.    New research suggests these cells also secrete healing molecules powerful enough to reverse a lethal birth defect in mice...
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Doctors use stem cells from liposuctioned fat in an experimental procedure to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed.
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Transplanted stem cells could save vision in eyes damaged by retinal disease, say researchers who have demonstrated their promise in mice.
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Korean researchers, using stem cells isolated from umbilical cord blood, succeeded in reversing the paralysis of the lower limbs caused by spinal cord injury, of a 37-year-old female patient.