Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that bacteria can drive stem cell regeneration to repair the intestinal lining after injury—uncovering an unexpected way in which the gut ...

Defying long-held biological rules, an immature "starter" immune cell managed to stay young and divide indefinitely for ...

LOS ANGELES - Stem cells made from mature cells and rewound to an embryoniclike state retain a distinct "memory" of their past that might limit their potential for therapeutic use, scientists reported ...

"The latest findings highlight the potential of tissue patches derived from stem cells to treat heart failure, which remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide". Muscle patches made with ...

WASHINGTON – Two teams of scientists provided the first definitive evidence Sunday that embryonic stem cells can be grown in laboratory dishes without harming healthy embryos, an advance that some ...

Patients with sickle cell disease are often hesitant to undergo transformative gene therapy—the current lengthy process ...

When researchers at Lund University investigated how the molecule UM171 works, a molecule used to make blood stem cells multiply, they made an unexpected connection.

It’s been a good week for advocates of stem cell research, both politically and scientifically.more On Wednesday, an appellate court allowed the government to continue its funding of human embryonic ...