Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have identified the earliest master human heart stem cell from human embryonic stem cells - ISL1+ progenitors - that give rise to a family of cells that form the essential portions of the human heart. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Human embryonic stem cells can partly restore vision in blinded rats. What are we waiting for? Oh yah, our current government doesn't support stem cell research. picked by afeldman 3 years ago

Fully functioning teeth have been grown from stem cells planted in the mouths of mice, scientists said today.

The researchers in Japan hope the breakthrough could proved not only to be an important step towards being able to replace teeth in humans but eventually replacing organs, lost or damaged as a result of disease, injury or aging. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to generate blood -- a feat that could eventually lead to endless supplies of type O-negative blood, a rare blood type prized by doctors for its versatility picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

They can even make bigger boobs without surgery.

Go Stem Cells! Go Stem Cells! picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem cells — suggesting a future in which damaged retinas could be repaired by cells grown from the patient's own skin. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

It’s the first documented demonstration that ordinary cells from an adult human can be used to make cloned embryos mature enough to produce stem cells. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Discarded fallopian tubes from hysterectomies could be a good source of donor stem cells, say researchers.

Work shows they are an abundant source of the immature cells that have the potential to become a variety of the body's tissues, like muscle and bone. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The search for a source of stem cells other than from embryos has found its latest source - testicles. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

The first person to receive a new cardiac stem cell treatment in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical trial is doing well, it was announced last week. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Globs of human fat removed during liposuction conceal versatile cells that are more quickly and easily coaxed to become induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, than are the skin cells most often used by researchers, according to a new study from Stanford's School of Medicine. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

A team at the University of Sheffield said on Thursday they had discovered how to turn stem cells into ones that behave like sensory hair cells or auditory neurons, which could then be surgically inserted into the ear to restore lost hearing. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

President Barack Obama's is overturning his predecessor's policies toward embryonic stem cells also will include a broad declaration that science — not political ideology — would guide his administration. picked by juaner899 9 months ago

Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.

A team at Keele University is testing injectible stem cells that they say they can control with a magnet. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Heart attacks and other vascular injuries could eventually be treated using regular injections of magnetised stem cells, experts say. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

C’elle as the service is called, costs $500 and allows you to collect and FedEx your menstrual stem cells for preservation.

The FedEx guy must love those deliveries. picked by suebe 2 years ago

The success in repairing a damaged layer of retinal cells in mice implies that blood stem cells taken from bone marrow can be programmed to restore a variety of cells and tissues, including ones involved in cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Chinese scientists have given cells from adult pigs the ability to turn into any tissue in the body, just like embryonic stem cells.
They hope the breakthrough could aid research into human disease, and the breeding of animals for organ transplants for humans.
It may also enable the development of pigs that are resistant to diseases such as swine flu. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Two-year-old British girl Dakota Clarke can see for the first time after undergoing pioneering stem cell treatment in China.

Dakota, who was born blind, is the first British patient to undergo the new type of therapy. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

National Geographic article about wisdom teeth stem cells picked by acemak 1 year ago