January 6, 2017 Hope for new treatments after scientists successfully grow stomach tissue in petri dish With a goal to better study how organs form during embryonic development, researchers have successfully used stem cells to generate human stomach tissues in a petri dish that produce acid and digestive enzymes.
December 20, 2016 Testing stem cells in tiniest hearts to fight birth defect The 4-month-old on the operating table has a shocking birth defect, nearly half his heart too small or even missing.
November 21, 2016 Stem cells could cure hereditary deafness within 5 years Scientists believe they are on the brink of a cure for people born deaf after producing stem cells to correct a hereditary defect.
November 8, 2016 Stem cell 'patches' could help to fix injured hearts Patching up a failing heart is no easy task, but now, researchers are using a new combination of cells to make grafts of heart tissue.
September 14, 2016 Asterias stem cell therapy shows promise in spinal cord paralysis, study says An experimental stem cell therapy developed by Asterias Biotherapeutics restored some movement to patients paralyzed by recent spinal cord injuries, according to interim data from a small study being presented on Wednesday.
August 30, 2016 FDA to consider more regulation of stem-cell treatment clinics In two days of hearings next month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider if clinics offering stem-cell treatments should be more closely regulated.
July 17, 2016 Novel stem cell technique helps patients avoid total hip replacement Jeanne Mitterando, 46, is a very active family medicine doctor— she hikes, skis and works out with a personal trainer.
July 1, 2016 Report suggests more US businesses offering unregulated, possibly harmful stem cell 'treatments' A new report suggests more clinics in the United States are offering potentially ineffective or harmful stem cell “treatments” without regulation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
March 18, 2016 Cat stem cell trial could lead to human treatments Davis, CA (Reuters) - The past five years of Smokey's life have been unbearable.
December 17, 2015 Most cancer cases due to lifestyle choices, not 'bad luck,' study suggests Between 70 and 90 percent of cancer cases are linked to avoidable lifestyle choices like exposure to radiation and toxic chemicals, suggests a study published online Wednesday in the journal Nature.
