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Yale Scientists Successfully Repair Injured Spinal Cords Using Patients’ Own Stem Cells
Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant improvement in motor functions, researchers from Yale...
Revolutionary CRISPR-based Genome Editing System Destroys Cancer Cells ‘Permanently’ in Lab
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have demonstrated that the CRISPR genome editing system is very effective in treating metastatic cancers, a significant step on...
Discovery of ‘Tendon Stem Cells’ Could Revolutionize How We Recover From Injuries
Muscle injuries that can currently spell the end of an athletic career may soon be a thing of the past thanks to this latest medical breakthrough.
First-of-its-Kind Clinical Trial Will Try and Cure Parkinson’s Disease Using ‘Reprogrammed’ Stem Cells
This will be the world's first clinical trial in which researchers use iPS cells to cure Parkinson's disease.
‘Cure’ for Arthritis is Near: New Breakthrough With Stem Cells
There's nothing fun about cartilage wearing down and bones rubbing together. Can you say ouch? The only refuge from arthritis today comes from either pain...
Discovery of “Cancer Stem Cells” Could Revolutionize Treatment
Three independent studies have now shown that our understanding of the physical makeup of cancer tumors has been based on a myth.
The conventional view...
Chemical Discovered Repairs Wounds by Summoning Own Stem Cells
Scientists in the UK and Japan have identified the chemical that prompts the body's stem cells to flock en masse to the site of...
Experiment Moves Past Stem Cells, Advancing Brain Treatment
In a "dramatic" breakthrough that has positive implications for Parkinson's or Alzheimer's, researchers have transformed ordinary mouse skin cells directly into functioning nerve cells,...
Alzheimer Symptoms Reversed With Stem Cells
A new stem cell treatment reverses Alzheimer-like memory impairment in mice, according to researchers at the University of South Florida and James A. Haley...
Stem Cell Generation From Ordinary Cells Now Safe
Japanese researchers who invented a way to make powerful stem cells out of ordinary cells say they have now found a safer way...
Scientists Create Blood From Stem Cells
People usually require blood transfusions that match their own blood type: A mismatch can be fatal. Yet type O-negative can be safely transferred...
Diabetes-Reversing Drug Boosts Insulin-Producing Cells by 700%
A new drug tested in mouse models of type 1 and 2 diabetes septupled the number of beta cells in the pancreas, reversing the...
Cancer Breakthrough Found to Boost Immune Cells Without Harmful Side-Effects By Directing Protein Cytokines
A new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer—avoiding harmful side-effects such as hair loss—has been developed.
Scientists at Virginia Tech devised the...
Scientists Discover Potential HIV Cure that Eliminates Disease from Cells Using CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing
A new study has unveiled a likely future cure for HIV which uses molecular scissors to ‘cut out’ HIV DNA from infected cells.
To cut...
Belgian Boy is the First Child in the World to Have Been Cured of Brain Stem Glioma, a Brutal Cancer
Advances in medicine over the decades have seen the 5-year survival rate of children diagnosed with cancer increase to 85%, but there are outliers...
Exciting Clinical Trials of New Stem Cell Injection Treatment Shows Promise for Halting Multiple Sclerosis
A collaborative study involving experts in Europe and the US found the treatment of stem cells appears to protect the brains of MS patients...
12-year-old Develops Fire Detection System That Wins Her $25,000 and Top Junior Scientist Award
A 12-year-old girl from Miller Middle School in San Jose has won $25,000 in a science fair for her invention of a new fire detection...
Chicken Feathers Can Replace ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Lowering Cost
With a brilliant idea that could clear two hurdles in one leap for renewable energy sources, scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a way...
Scientists Discover a Small Strand of RNA to Be Key to Fighting Cancer With Our Immune System
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown how a single, small strand of microRNA, known as let-7, governs the...
Scientists Regrow Retina Cells to Tackle Leading Cause of Blindness Using Nanotechnology
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in developed countries, but regrowing the human cells lost to this condition was the feature of...