Conventional wisdom tells us that you can’t teach an old cell new tricks. Scientists at Standard University, however, have been able to change adult mouse skin cells into mouse neurons. Unlike previous work with converting cells fro...

In virtually every part of the body, stem cells stand ready to replenish mature cells lost to wounds, disease, and everyday wear and tear. But like other cells, stem cells eventually lose their normal functions as they age, leaving ...

As you age, your blood ages. Deep in your bone marrow, blood stem cells keep churning out your blood cells, but the mix of blood cell types goes awry, making you more prone to disease. Joslin Diabetes Center scientists now have dem...

Why do stem cell populations in the body become less effective with age? The resulting decline in the generation of replacement cells is one of the contributing factors to age-related degeneration, leading to tissues and organs that...

Joslin Diabetes Center scientists uncover clues toward treating age-related conditions via the blood.

Some nagging uncertainties remain on progress in stem cell medicine - and especially progress in reprogramming easily obtained somatic cells into patient-specific pluripotent stem cells. These uncertainties will be answered and addr...

Blood vessel blockage, a common condition in old age or diabetes, leads to low blood flow and results in low oxygen, which can kill cells and tissues. Such blockages can require amputation resulting in loss of limbs. Now, using mice...

Blood vessel blockage, a common condition in old age or diabetes, leads to low blood flow and results in low oxygen, which can kill cells and tissues. Such blockages can require amputation resulting in loss of limbs. Now, using mice...

Blood vessel blockage, a common condition in old age or diabetes, leads to low blood flow and results in low oxygen, which can kill cells and tissues. Such blockages can require amputation resulting in loss of limbs. Now, using mice...

A 14 year old boy’s missing facial bones have been regrown with the help of his own stem cells.  The procedure, led by Jesse Taylor, MD, a surgeon and researcher at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, represents the culmi...

In a groundbreaking tissue engineering procedure, doctors in the US used the patient's own stem cells to help a 14-year old boy with a rare rare genetic condition that left him with underdeveloped and partly missing cheekbones g...

A new study reveals the potential for human stem cells to provide a vaccination against colon cancer. This discovery builds upon a century old theory that immunizing with embryonic materials may generate an anti-tumour response. How...

In 2007 scientists demonstrated that they could make the nucleus of an old cell young again. Since then, scientists have made rapid progress toward harnessing the potential of reprogrammed cells for the treatment of disease. ...

My sister, a person whom I love beyond measure and who also has had type 1 diabetes since she was an innocent little eight year old girl with the whole world in front of her, sent me this Time article. I encourage you to check it ou...

Frozen embryos, like waffles or fish or my old Dell, are only good for so long. You can't just keep them in the freezer forever with the assumption that, once you need them, you can scrape them off and use them.

Dr. David Steenblock of Mission Viejo, California, a pioneer in clinical applications of stem cells, is pleased to report the results of a 16 year old girl who suffered from cerebral palsy. The patient had right side paralysis and s...

You may have heard that the Obama administration has proposed new rules for federal funding of embryonic stem cell (ESC) research. (The proposed rules are available in draft form through the end of the public comment period; the NI...

Old age is bliss.  There’s a nest egg in the bank account and nothing needs to be done but spoil the grandchildren and watch Judge Judy.  But, like a bad episode of the Twilight Zone, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) sets in a...

Human embryonic stem cell research rules unveiled by the Obama Administration may prevent federal funding of more cells than the old rules, suggests one report. In April, the National Institutes of Health unveiled draft rules allowi...

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