stem cells

Parkinson’s disease breakthrough: Stem cells used to heal brain damage

According to Swedish scientists, stem cells can be used to heal the damage in the brain caused by Parkinson's disease.…

10 years ago

Engineered stem cells could treat brain cancer without killing normal cells

Stem cells could be turned into killing machines to fight brain cancer, scientists from Harvard Medical School have discovered. In…

10 years ago

Stem cell researchers claim major scientific discovery

Stem cell researchers in Japan are heralding a "major scientific discovery", with the potential to start a new age of…

11 years ago

Frankenburger: World’s first lab-grown burger to be unveiled in London

Frankenburger, the world's first lab-grown burger, is to be unveiled and eaten at a news conference in London on Monday.…

11 years ago

Frankenburger: First test-tube burger costs $400,000

Frankenburger is the world’s first test-tube burger and is being served in London. The burger is made from meat grown…

11 years ago

Teeth grown from human urine

A Chinese research team has grown rudimentary teeth out of the most unlikely of sources, human urine. The results, published…

11 years ago

2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka awarded for stem cell research

John Gurdon from the UK and Shinya Yamanaka from Japan, two pioneers of stem cell research, have shared the Nobel…

12 years ago

Skin stem cells become “grandparents”

Stem cells made from skin have become "grandparents" after generations of life were created in experiments by scientists in Japan.…

12 years ago

Jab developed to allow damaged hearts to heal themselves

A jab that allows damaged hearts to heal themselves and could be given by paramedics in the back of ambulances…

12 years ago

Hope for deafness treatment: Stem cells used to restore hearing in animals for the first time

British researchers say they have taken a huge step forward in treating deafness after stem cells were used to restore…

12 years ago

Tumors growth driven by cancer stem cells, new research discovers

Researchers have discovered the cells in tumors that seem to be responsible for their re-growth. Three separate studies on mice…

12 years ago

Stem cells could be used as shield to protect the body from chemotherapy effects

Early results from a US trial suggest it may be possible to use "stem cell shielding" to protect the body…

13 years ago