Foetal cells 'to treat strokes'
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A UK company is applying for permission to transplant stem cells made from human foetal tissue into the brains of stroke patients.
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A major clinical trial found that children with sickle cell disease who are at high risk of having strokes should continue to be treated with periodic blood transfusions.
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Researchers will report today that cells grown from human embryonic stem cells slowed vision loss when injected into the eyes of rats with a disease similar to macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people older than 55.
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Infusing patients with bone marrow cells can reinvigorate their dying hearts and grow tiny new arteries and heart muscle tissue, a treatment that may one
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ATLANTA -- A new device that was studied in Atlanta has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to help stroke victims.
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An injection of stem cells saved the sight of mice who would otherwise have gone blind, researchers reported this week. The study raises the prospect that some forms of human blindness might be treated with cells from a patient&#39;s own bone marrow.
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It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm.
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Cooling the brains of newborns who have  been deprived of oxygen during birth could help cut the risk of  brain damage.
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Cord blood offers an ethical means of using stem cells to heal illness.
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Newborn babies with brain damage could one day be treated by stem cell therapy using cells taken from their bone marrow, scientists say.
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Scientists in Aberdeen say a breakthrough could help improve the vision of thousands of stroke victims.
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British doctors believe they have cured a boy of a rare disorder by transplanting cells from his baby brother.
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Monkey stem cells can repair the brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease, researchers have shown.
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At least 120,000 Americans a year suffer strokes because of a common irregular heartbeat &#151; one that's on the rise, hard to treat and can shoot deadly blood clots straight to the brain. Now doctors are experimenting with a new way to prevent those brain attacks: a tiny device that seals off a little section of the jiggling heart where the clots form.
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Using a technique borrowed from in vitro fertilization, researchers have for the first time shown that it is possible to create new embryonic stem cell colonies without destroying human embryos. Corrected article
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The restoration of a blind woman's sight using foetal tissues is likely to spark ethical debate, say scientists.
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Researchers at Merck can use neural stem-cell tech in early stages of drug development. Plus: Pay for eggs OK in Britain. In Bodyhack.