• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 29th, 2013
Scientists Use Skin Cells to Engineer Mini-Brains No Bigger than a Pea

Scientists Use Skin Cells to Engineer Mini-Brains No Bigger than a Pea

The tiny brains will be used to study human neurological diseases

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 22nd, 2013
Stem Cells Help Restore Sight to Blind Mice

Stem Cells Help Restore Sight to Blind Mice

Researchers grow artificial photoreceptors, transplant them in animals

Mystery Diner Readies to Feast on World's First Test-Tube Burger

Mystery Diner Readies to Feast on World's First Test-Tube Burger

Professor Mark Post says it's possible a celebrity chef will help him cook the burger

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 4th, 2013
Functional Human Liver Created from Stem Cells for the First Time Ever

Functional Human Liver Created from Stem Cells for the First Time Ever

Scientists implant the tiny livers in mice, the rodents respond well to the transplant

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 3rd, 2013
Stem Cells Might Have Cured Two HIV Patients

Stem Cells Might Have Cured Two HIV Patients

The men received stem-cell transplants 3 and 5 years ago, respectively

Test-Tube Burger Only Costs About $325,000 (€250,000)

Test-Tube Burger Only Costs About $325,000 (€250,000)

Specialists say in-vitro meat will soon become a run-off-the-mill food source

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 1st, 2013
2-Year-Old Has New Windpipe Made from Her Own Stem Cells

2-Year-Old Has New Windpipe Made from Her Own Stem Cells

Doctors have spent a total of 9 hours fitting Hannah with her new trachea

Stem Cells Transplanted in Mice Heal the Animals' Neurological Deficits

Stem Cells Transplanted in Mice Heal the Animals' Neurological Deficits

The stem cells restored the mice's memory, helped them regain their ability to learn

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 13th, 2013
Brain Cancer Can Be Fought Off with the Help of Fat

Brain Cancer Can Be Fought Off with the Help of Fat

Stem cells collected from a patient's adipose tissue can track down migrating cancer cells

  • Health
  • By Cristina Macari
  • December 3rd, 2012
Stem Cells Successfully Grown Out of Blood Vessels

Stem Cells Successfully Grown Out of Blood Vessels

New possibilities for heart disease treatments arise, scientists say

Japanese Scientists Grow Healthy Mice from Stem Cells

Japanese Scientists Grow Healthy Mice from Stem Cells

There is now a viable method for creating eggs ready for gestation

Stem Cell Transplants Can Now Be Performed with Fewer Risks

Stem Cell Transplants Can Now Be Performed with Fewer Risks

Ways to prevent deadly complications were developing in a study on mice

Missing Link in the Human Immune System Found

Missing Link in the Human Immune System Found

Experts have been trying to find the elusive cell type for a long time

Cancer Stem Cells May Exist After All

Cancer Stem Cells May Exist After All

These cells could be the primary source of relapses

Bone Growth Stimulated with Stem Cells

Bone Growth Stimulated with Stem Cells

The approach is very effective for improving dental health

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 28th, 2012
Diabetes Reversed via Stem Cells

Diabetes Reversed via Stem Cells

Canadian experts make important headway in this field of research

New Cell Delivery Technologies in the Works

New Cell Delivery Technologies in the Works

Future approaches will help decrease inflammation, scientists say

 
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