CNN — (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 ...

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 ...

A new study describes a technique that rejuvenates aging blood-forming stem cells and could help reduce the risk of age-related blood disorders.

Although embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have been successfully derived from mice and rats, efforts to establish chimeric and germline-competent ESC lines in species beyond rodents have been unsuccessful.

The always-popular Teach-In lecture series returns to UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Weekend this year, with button-pushing presentations about the role of the humanities in a “post-truth” world and the ...

Experts say the ingredient is a promising avenue for antiaging benefits without some of the side effects associated with ...

Michigan's Proposal 2 would loosen our excessively strict regulations on embryonic stem cell research, which are among the toughest in the nation. The regulations were imposed back in 1978 in a ...