Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect, meaning that a fetus’ developing spine and spinal cord don’t fully form and ...

Six pregnant women participated in a small trial in which placenta-derived stem cells were applied to fetal spinal cords and the treatment was found to be safe.

Elderly people with frailty, which affects up to one-quarter of over-50s, increased their endurance after a single dose of ...

CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access ...

An “immune system reset” eliminated autoimmune, or Type 1, diabetes in mice in a study conducted at. Researchers say the strategy could also have potential for treating other autoimmune diseases and ...

A pioneering clinical trial is exploring whether lab-engineered stem cells can restore dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease.

The congenital condition spina bifida is often treated surgically in the womb, but many children still go on to have mobility issues. The addition of a patch made up of stem cells from donated placent ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own ...

Douglas Melton has two compelling reasons to go to work every day: his children Sam and Emma, both of whom have. After decades teaching at Harvard, where he co-founded the Harvard Stem Cell Institute ...

A family with triplets hopes to raise £130,000 to fund one daughter's stem cell treatment after she was starved of oxygen at birth. During Naomi Foley's emergency Caesarean section, Margot suffered a ...

Scientists in China have unveiled a breakthrough way to mass-produce powerful cancer-fighting immune cells in the lab. By ...