A new study suggests that a group of cells, key for the health of blood and the immune system, are vulnerable to aging-like ...

When you were first conceived, you were a single cell. From this basic fact, we can extrapolate a few things, most especially that all the cells that make up your body today came (indirectly) from ...

Stem cells made a public splash with large research breakthroughs in the 90s and early 2000s. However, since then, stem cells ...

It’s not your imagination. Whether you’re scanning the shelves of your local Sephora for newness to add to your rotation or swinging by your favorite neighborhood facial bar for a complexion refresh, ...

In this MedPage Today interview, Leigh Turner, PhD, a professor of health policy and bioethics at the University of California Irvine, unpacks the growing influence of stem cell clinics and the ...

We have written quite a bit about fraudulent stem cell clinics. They have followed a typical pattern of overhyping new potential therapies, with some clinics going as far as selling fake stem cell tr ...

Scientists in Zurich have shown that stem cell transplants can reverse stroke damage by regenerating neurons, restoring motor functions, and even repairing blood vessels. The breakthrough not only ...

When someone has a stroke—a leading worldwide cause of death and disability—time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and ...

Scientists have demonstrated that genetically engineered human stem cells can slow signs of aging in monkeys, offering hope ...

A recent study suggests that human stem cells age faster in space, potentially due to radiation and microgravity, but some damage might be reversible.

A Los Angeles boy is being credited with saving the life of his father by donating stem cells to help treat his dad's ...