The mutation, called CCR5 delta 32, disables a protein on the surface of immune cells that HIV often exploits to trigger ...

After receiving a stem cell transplant from his brother, a 63-year-old Norwegian man known as the "Oslo patient" has become ...

A burgeoning field is launching its first clinical trial to find out whether dialing back cell development can safely refresh ...

Stem cell transplantation could be a rapid and effective way to restore hemoglobin production in individuals with the blood ...

Stem cells are the body's ultimate shape-shifters, sustaining tissues by balancing two competing demands: maintaining their ...

For the 40 million Americans living with diabetes, researchers are pursuing treatments that go beyond lifelong insulin injections. One emerging approach — reprogramming a patient’s own cells into ...

Share on Pinterest Japan has given approval for world-first stem cell treatments for Parkinson’s disease and heart failure. Image credit: David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images Japan has granted world ...

American counterterrorism agencies are quietly monitoring suspected sleeper cells on U.S. soil in the wake of joint U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran, stepping up surveillance amid heightened fears of ...

Stem cell therapy could represent a new frontier in the treatment of certain birth defects. Preliminary research published today suggests that donor stem cells received in the womb can help children ...

The combination of placenta-derived stem cells (PMSCs) with standard in utero repair for severe spina bifida appears feasible and safe, with no cell-related adverse events observed at birth, a ...

Stanford researchers collaborated on a Nature study published in January, which revealed that many autism-linked mutations ultimately converge on shared biological pathways despite genetic complexity.

One major point of differentiation from other active ingredients is that stem-cell skin-care products aren’t necessarily filled with live stem cells. Rather, they have “collections of exosomes and/or ...