Researchers Cure Blind Mice by Transplanting Photoreceptors Derived from Stem Cells
A team of researchers managed to use human stem cells to restore the vision of blind laboratory mice. The team used photoreceptors derived from stem cells and suppressed the immune …
Scientists reprogram embryonic stem cells to expand their potential cell fates
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to reprogram mouse embryonic stem cells so that they exhibit developmental characteristics resembling those of fertilized eggs, or zygotes. …
How the discovery of stem cells revolutionized medicine
Stemcell Technologies Inc. makes more than 1,500 types of tissue culture media, the crucial tools for harvesting and growing stem cells, and sells them to laboratories and hospitals in more …
Stem cells lay foundation for treatments of cancer, other disorders
Stem cell research is now considered among the most seminal medical findings of the past century, on a par with the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA by James …
Stem Cell Research for Fighting Degenerative Disc Disease
Low back pain resulting from degenerative disc disease is one of the most prevalent pathologies in the developed world. In the US, low back pain is the most common health …