Giraffes are big! Although that seems obvious, what many people don’t realize is that being so big places a heavy burden on joints. This is true for humans as well …
Surgery Using Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Rat Walk Again
There are an estimated 17,000 spinal cord injuries in the United States alone every year. A severed spinal cord in a human has never before been completely healed, but science …
How Stem Cells Are Working to Change Diabetes Treatments
Worldwide, more than 415 million people are living with diabetes. In 2012, scientists from the University of British Columbia were able to reverse diabetes in mice using stem cell transplants. …
New Anti-Aging Stem Cell Treatment Successful in First Human Trials
A new stem cell therapy focused on age-associated frailty has seen success in its first two human trials. The treatment extracted adult stem cells called mesenchymal stem cells, or MSC, …