October 27, 2015 Peeking into healthy brains to see if Alzheimer’s is brewing Sticky plaque gets the most attention, but now healthy seniors at risk of Alzheimer's are letting scientists peek into their brains to see if another culprit is lurking.
October 27, 2015 Researchers grow miniature beating hearts to study disease Thousands of miniature human hearts have been grown by scientists to explore a possible cure for a form of heart disease.
October 27, 2015 Muscle relaxant may treat rare form of diabetes, scientists find A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant may help treat a rare form of diabetes, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found.
October 27, 2015 In a cloning first, scientists create stem cells from adults Scientists have moved a step closer to the goal of creating stem cells perfectly matched to a patient's DNA in order to treat diseases, they announced on Thursday, creating patient-specific cell lines out of the skin cells of two adult men.
October 27, 2015 Did cord blood banking save this baby from brain damage? Rebecca Coates had given birth to her daughter Bailey only hours earlier when she noticed something was not quite right with her infant.
October 26, 2015 British biotech firm sets crowdfunding record with heart drug A British biotech company founded by a Nobel prize winner has raised what it says is a record 691,000 pounds ($1 million) via crowdfunding to help launch a stem cell-based regenerative medicine for use following heart trauma.
October 26, 2015 Scientists transform human skin cells into mature liver cells In a medical first, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have transformed human skin cells into mature, fully functioning liver cells.
October 26, 2015 Simple chemical stops prion disease Mad cow, scrapie and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease are all diseases of the brain that debilitate before they kill, and have no cure, or even many good treatment options beyond supportive care.
October 26, 2015 Embryonic cloning shows promise for treating diabetes Researchers said they created an embryonic clone of a 32-year-old woman with diabetes, extracted healthy stem cells from the clone, and then changed those cells into fresh ones that produce insulin.
October 26, 2015 Stem cell 'Wild West' takes root amid lack of US regulation More than 170 clinics across the country are selling experimental stem cell procedures for dozens of diseases and conditions — a mushrooming industry that has flourished despite little evidence of its safety or effectiveness.
