Stem Cells

Researchers have converted stomach stem cells into insulin-producing cells that respond to changes in blood glucose levels. The discovery could mean that one day, diabetics produce their own insulin instead of relying on injections.

Australian researchers have achieved two firsts that will assist in the battle against heart disease: they created a tiny beating heart with its own vascular system and uncovered how the vascular system affects inflammation-driven heart damage.

It's a natural part of aging, but nonetheless many of us would rather keep the color than see a head of hair fade to gray. Now, scientists have uncovered a key mechanism in stem cell movement and have the fix for age-related gray in their cross hairs

Human stem cells can differentiate into any human cell. But dedifferentiation, differentiation in reverse, is implicated in several diseases. Now, researchers have uncovered a mechanism key to the process of stem cell dedifferentiation.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK have combined human stem cells with flexible electronics to create a new type of neural implant that has the potential to help amputees or those who’ve lost the use of their limbs.

Sufferers of chronic lower back pain know there's no magic bullet when it comes to easing the often debilitating symptoms of degenerative disk disease. But new regenerative cell therapy delivered with a single injection is hoping to be just that.

Getting stem cells to help repair brain tissue after injury relies on the survival of those cells. Now, a hybrid gel that helps provide the much-needed oxygen for those cells on site may be the boost needed for more effective therapy and recovery.

More than six million Americans suffer from chronic heart failure, and one of its key antagonizers is inflammation. Now, a landmark study has found that cell therapy can intervene, greatly reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Unlike the tissue in other parts of the body, such as the skin, the neuronal tissue in the brain doesn't regenerate after being damaged. It may one day be able to do so, however, with a little help from a new type of hydrogel.

A 53-year-old from Düsseldorf in Germany has followed the "Berlin" and "London" patients, becoming the third person in the world to be completely cured of HIV following a stem cell transplant using donor cells with a particular genetic mutation.

In what sounds like sci-fi, transfusions of youthful blood can improve the health of older people. A new study has found that an existing arthritis drug can effectively rejuvenate blood stem cells, mimicking the benefits of young blood transfusions.

Scientists have for the first time created male and female stem cells from the same person. This means the cells are genetically identical except for the sex chromosomes, enabling a new platform for studying sex differences in drugs and diseases.