Scientists find pancreatic stem cells in mice
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After most scientists had given up the search, a Belgian team said on Thursday they found elusive pancreatic stem cells in adult mice, a finding that could lead to treatments for people with type-1 diabetes.
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British researchers have successfully implanted lung cells grown from embryonic stem cells into the lungs of mice in a move that may one day provide treatments for humans with severe breathing problems.
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A man's testicles might be a source of stem cells to help him fight serious diseases, US scientists have shown.
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Scientists have identified a type of stem cell that appears to fuel the growth of brain tumours. The Canadian and American researchers say their discovery could lead to new ways of targeting cancer cells.
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In a leap forward for stem cell research, three independent teams of scientists reported Wednesday that they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice without the controversial destruction of embryos.
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Healthy mice are successfully cloned from skin cells taken from adult mice, US researchers report.
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A therapy using embryonic stem cells  helped restore muscle function in mice with Duchenne muscular  dystrophy, the most common form of muscular dystrophy in  children, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
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Researchers in the UK and Japan say adult stem cells could be used to reverse liver disease.
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Genetically engineered mice outperform their naturally bred brethren
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Toronto University scientists have said that stem cells can be a cure for diabetes, thereby eradicating the need for replacing insulin.
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Scientists at Washington University have transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells into diabetic monkeys, which could have major implications for the treatment of diabetes in humans.
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Researchers report that embryonic stem cells sent molecular signals that repaired fatal genetic damage to heart cells in laboratory mice.
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Microscopic embryonic stem cells might hold the answer to afflictions from baldness, wrinkles, and age spots to the most intractable diseases.
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In a major breakthrough, scientists have 'reprogrammed' fully matured skin cells in mice, causing them to act exactly like embryonic stem cells.
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A mutated gene named Bik can shrink or kill tumors in the pancreas of mice, US researchers said in a study published Monday, offering hope for one of the deadliest human cancers.
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US researchers said on Friday they had found sperm nursery cells in mice, grown them in lab dishes and used them to father baby mice.
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The discovery of cancer stem cells is just one result of the increasing scientific attention being paid to a once-unheralded corner of biology: the apparently deep connections between cancer and stem cells.