In the brain of adult mammals neural stem cells ensure that new nerve cells, i.e. neurons, are constantly formed. This process, known as adult neurogenesis, helps mice maintain their sense of smell. A ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell therapies, which are often used interchangeably, actually contain ...

Personalized therapies for diabetes, while showing promise in international studies, is met with healthy skepticism from ...

Research roadblocks and political debates have delayed progress—but scientists are inching closer to delivering a cure. Twenty-five years ago, in 1998, researchers in Wisconsin isolated powerful stem ...

Type 2 diabetes patients who are not overweight and who have had the disorder for less than a decade can benefit from stromal stem cells transplanted from their own bone marrow, according to a study ( ...

Stem cell-derived therapy may be an avenue for treating Type 1 diabetes, according to a clinical trial by Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The trial was centered on one patient, who was diagnosed with Type 1 ...

A combination of blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely prevented or cured type 1 diabetes in mice in a study by Stanford Medicine ...

Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood cells. Stem cell transplants are one possible treatment. In some cases, a stem call transplant – alongside chemotherapy or radiation ...