Researchers in Britain have found how stem cells in the brain can regenerate myelin, the nerve tissue damaged by MS.

Dec 7, 2010 - Fran Gardner

Parkinson's disease, caused by the degeneration of dopamine producing cells, may be among the first conditions to be successfully treated using stem cells.

Jul 6, 2011 - Zoe Bianchi

Discoveries in stem cell therapy are making waves worldwide. What it does it mean for the medical field and what can it do for patients in times to come?

Jan 4, 2011 - Sebanti Ghosh

Stem cells are the building blocks of our whole body. There are dozens of stem cells inside an embryo no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence.

Apr 6, 2010 - Rebekah Colburn

Umbilical cord blood is a tissue that contains stem cells. Umbilical cord blood banking can replace bone marrow collection when these cord stem cells are needed.

Nov 21, 2009 - Diane Ursu

Stem cell therapies are used to treat chronic and congential conditions and promise a future bright with hope too in cosmetic treatments. But just not yet.

Jul 1, 2009 - John Howe

A large percentage of stem cells exist in the bone marrow. A person also has a few that cycle from the marrow into the bloodstream from time to time.

May 19, 2009 - Naheed Ali

Stem cell implants are a new form of cosmetic surgery. This article explores the pros and cons compared to silicone implants, what it costs, and where to get treatment.

Apr 22, 2009 - Nicci Talbot

A bio technology firm in Korea has developed a method of obtaining protein from placenta stem cells to use in cosmetic products.

Apr 30, 2008 - D. Yvette Wohn

Voluntary bone marrow or hematopoietic stem cell donations take place with related or unrelated donors. What are the motivations and pressures behind this altruistic act?

Mar 31, 2008 - John O'Connor

These special somatic cells are primitive, undeveloped research darlings that have the remarkable potential to differentiate into many different cell types.

Mar 6, 2008 - Tami Port

Many opponents of abortion and stem cell research believe that both procedures involve taking life. Yet, the two procedures have differing ethical rationales.

Nov 10, 2006 - J. Rosser Matthews

Human embryonic stem cells are derived from 3 to 5 day-old embryos that have been grown in a petri dish and never implanted in a woman's uterus.

Aug 25, 2010 - Diane Evans

Clinical trials have started in the US using human embryonic stem cells to treat spinal cord injury.

Nov 23, 2010 - Veronica Mitchell

Cancer stem cells are the latest drug discovery tools available for scientists to develop new anti-cancer drugs and shape cancer treatment strategy.

May 26, 2010 - Gangadharan Sajithlal

Storing Milk teeth stem cells has several advantages over umbilical cord stem cells in the existing and potential treatment of diseases.

Aug 10, 2010 - Andres Hernandez

The use of stem cells in research is a highly controversial subject. This article will help shed an unbiased light on several different ways cells are used.

Feb 23, 2011 - Jaclyn Castek

The Catholic Church objects to the use of human embryonic stem cells but supports cord blood stem cell research. Learn why in an overview of this hot topic.

Jun 1, 2010 - Maryalene LaPonsie

Medical research has found a way of modifying mouse stem cells to produce sensitive hair cells which could one day provide a cure for deafness.

May 18, 2010 - Allan Johnson

The recently discovered induced pluripotent stem cells, or IPS cells, seem to be just as promising as embryonic stem cells without any of the ethical drawbacks.

May 21, 2009 - Katherine Brind'Amour