Chinese researchers have developed a new stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease which reportedly provides rapid ...

Katie Blue-Pugh was just a few hours old when her lips turned blue and panic suddenly set in for her parents and staff in a California maternity ward. Later that day, doctors discovered she had a ...

Childhood heart disease is the leading cause of infant mortality and heart problems are the most common birth defects for infants, but new research indicates stem cells could be key in treating heart ...

Nearly 1,000 babies are born every year in the U.S. with a heart defect that is difficult to survive. Surgeons treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome with many surgeries, and now doctors want to know ...

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NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals’ stem cell tech has delivered real-world promise for those with Crohn’s disease, ...

A research team reported recently that heart muscle cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells can integrate into the hearts of monkeys with a state of pressure overload. Heart muscle cells grown ...

Allogeneic HSCT achieved 92% sustained, medication-free remission and 100% survival in children with monogenic IBD, highlighting its potential as a transformative treatment. Monogenic IBD, ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that amniotic fluid stem cells can be safely collected from vaginal fluid after childbirth rather than relying on more ...

Heart muscle cells grown from human induced pluripotent stem cells (in green) have successfully integrated into rhesus macaque heart muscle in this microscope image of heart tissue from a new study by ...