Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in our bodies, promising revolutionary medical treatments. However, ...

Stem cell research holds enormous potential for treating disease, but it also raises deep ethical questions—especially when ...

Stem cells are special in the way they can keep on replicating, and turn themselves into many other types of cell. Now scientists have discovered how their superpowers get a remarkable boost when they ...

An international research team, led by scientists from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center, has unveiled an innovative method for activating adult stem cells from human bone marrow, enabling ...

Neural stem cells (NSCs) are undifferentiated cells capable of extensive self‐renewal and the production of specialised cell types, including neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. In the adult ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has submitted a formal response to a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding its pause on new ...

A coalition of anti-abortion legislators is calling for an end to human embryonic stem cell research at the National ...

Former GOP Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum returned to Eastern Iowa Wednesday to offer his support for a Coralville research program that will use adult stem cells to find cures for diseases.

In the United States, age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in people who are 60 and older. It affects the central portion of the retina, called the macula.

Miracell, a stem cell-focused biotechnology company, announced that clinical results have demonstrated significant cognitive ...

Lab-grown dopamine cells show early success in Parkinson’s patients, improving movement and offering a new treatment path.