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In World First, Stem Cells Reverse Woman’s Type-1 Diabetes
“I can eat sugar now,” said a woman from Tianjing, China, who recently became the first human to have their type-1 diabetes cured through...
Lab-Grown Blood Stem Cells Could Replace Bone Marrow Donations for Transplants
A team of Australian researchers has developed a method to morph personalized stem cells into hematopoietic stem cells, something that would promise risk-free bone...
Stem Cells in Menstrual Blood Have Thrilling Potential for Health, Including Diagnosing Endometriosis
(Originally published by Knowable Magazine – written by Sneha Khedkar)
Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could be the source of important medical applications.
Roughly 20 years...
Scientists Are 3D-Printing Stem Cells that Can Be Implanted as Brain Tissue
An exciting advance from Oxford Univ. has raised the prospect of tailoring stem cells quickly to treat brain injuries in humans in the future,...
Sound Waves Convert Stem Cells Into Bone in Regenerative Breakthrough
Researchers have used sound waves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could one day help patients regrow...
First Treatment for Pain Using Human Stem Cells is a Success; Now Moving Towards Human Trials
Not only were the pain-killing neurons shown to be effective in mice, it also provided lasting relief without any side effects after one single treatment.
In ‘World First’ Blind People Have Their Vision Restored Thanks to Stem Cells From Deceased Organ Donors
Millions of blind people could have their vision actually restored using stem cells taken from the eyes of non-living donors, according to new research...
‘For the First Time’, Researchers Use Healthy Stem Cells for Future Type 1 Diabetes Cure
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing a cure for type 1 diabetes – and human trials are set to begin soon.
Scientists Activate Stem Cells to Make Hair Grow
Anyone who struggles with baldness – whether it's because of alopecia, chemotherapy, age, or stress – might soon have access to a full head of hair.
First Ever Quadriplegic Treated With Stem Cells Regains Motor Control in His Upper Body
Thanks to the stem cells injected into his spinal cord, Kris Boesen can once more use his arms to sign his name, use his phone, and hug his family.
Man Flies 1200 Miles to Donate Stem Cells to Save 7-year-old Girl
Priya Shah was fighting a losing battle with a rare disease and was forced to drop out of school when none of her family...
Scientists Create Stem Cells That Can Target and Kill Brain Cancer
Harvard scientists have discovered "a way of turning stem cells into killing machines to fight brain cancer," reports the BBC.
In experiments on mice, the...
Diabetes Breakthrough: Scientists Coax Human Stem Cells Into Making Insulin
Since his infant son Sam was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 23 years ago, Harvard scientist Doug Melton has dedicated his career to finding...
First Hints That Stem Cells Can Help Patients Get Better
Two women losing their sight to progressive forms of blindness may have regained some vision while participating in an experiment testing a treatment made...
First Time Ever, Stem Cells Trained on Deadliest Brain Tumor
In a pioneering experiment, a California woman became the first person to have embryonic stem cells injected into her brain to try and cure...
Scientist Uses Adult Stem Cells to Repair Human Heart
Evidence is growing that new kinds of stem cells -- immature adult stem cells extracted from bone marrow, hearts, kidneys or even the skin,...
Stem Cells Offer a Potential Cure for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's is a debilitating disease characterized by loss of muscle control, but there may be new hope for people with this illness in the...
Natural Reconstruction of Breasts from Stem Cells in Fat
Cytori Therapeutics is testing a breast reconstruction therapy that uses stem cells derived from fat to reconstruct breast tissue in women who have...
59-year-old Man Who Had Type 2 Diabetes for 25 Years is Cured by Stem Cells
Stem cells are being used more and more widely in treatments across the spectrum of medicine, but a recent breakthrough from Shanghai promises the...
Experimental Type 1 Diabetes Drug Shields Pancreas Cells from the Usual Crippling Immune System Attack
Scientists at Johns Hopkins say that an experimental antibody drug appears to prevent and reverse the onset of type 1 diabetes in mice—and often...