King's College London researchers have created a unique collection of human stem cell models that could help to uncover why ...

Every year, around 15 million babies worldwide are born before 37 weeks of gestation. Being born preterm can disrupt development, and earlier births increase the risk of life-changing health outcomes.

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Researchers at the San Carlos Clinical Hospital in Madrid may have targeted a potential solution for hair loss. A recent study analyzed the effect of injecting mice's skin with stem cells from human ...

A treatment that could replenish cells in the brains of Parkinson’s disease patients caused no major negative reactions in two small, early-stage clinical trials. The research offers hope that stem ...

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports that the studies show that scientists are close to ...

Two new lines of brain research are testing whether aging cells can be nudged into working more like young ones. In one study ...

TO THE STUDY’S FIRST PATIENT. 82 YEAR OLD LOUIS MEYER HAD A HEART ATTACK OVER 25 YEARS AGO, AND EVER SINCE HE’S DONE EVERYTHING HE CAN TO MANAGE IT, THE DAMAGED PART STARTS TAKING OVER. THAT’S THE ...

(CNN) — Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, ...

As Alzheimer’s disease now affects seven million Americans — the largest number ever — there is a growing demand for new treatments. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, have discovered ...

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer in the U.S. every year, according to the American Cancer Society, and the rate of new cases continues to rise. Now, researchers at University of ...