A single infusion of stem cells helped frail older adults walk significantly farther.

Getting old doesn't have to mean getting frail. A landmark trial suggests stem cells can reverse the physical decline of ageing ...

The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...

Swallowing is a fundamental human function that supports nutrition and communication. Damage to swallowing muscles can reduce quality of life and even lead to aspiration pneumonia or malnutrition.

A discovery may boost the effectiveness of stem-cell transplants, commonly used for patients with cancer, blood disorders, or autoimmune diseases caused by defective stem cells, which produce all the ...

When injured, cells have well-regulated responses to promote healing. These include a long-studied self-destruction process that cleans up dead and damaged cells as well as a more recently identified ...

A new study from WashU Medicine identifies a previously unknown way that cells purge waste in a process that helps them revert to a stem cell-like state to promote healing after injury. Here, three ...

Share on Pinterest An experimental stem cell therapy could help reverse corneal damage in people with a vision-threatening eye condition. Image credit: daliloveart/Getty Images. Researchers estimate ...

TESTING AND RELEASE ANY DISCREPANCIES. GIFT OF LIFE HELPS CONNECT PATIENTS WITH BLOOD CANCERS AND OTHER DISEASES TO LIFE SAVING STEM CELL AND BONE MARROW DONORS. TONIGHT ANGELA ROZIER JOINING US, AND ...