To test whether the neurons were functional, the researchers injected them into the brains of rats treated with a neurotoxin ...

Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe ...

They took stem cells from the patients' blood and injected them into an artery supplying the damaged part of the spine. Within two months, the volunteers reported having feelings in their legs for ...

Advanced treatment options and hair-loss clinics have continued to emerge — and researchers are making progress on finding ...

In a breakthrough that could change the future for millions experiencing hair loss, scientists have uncovered a small but ...

For years, a Japanese man lay motionless, paralyzed from the neck down after a devastating spinal cord injury. Doctors ...

UCLA genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles. A UCLA-discovered molecule, PP405, may finally offer real hope for hair regrowth by reawakening dormant follicles, with promising early ...

Recent decades have seen a lot of progress in diabetes treatment. In a new study, Per-Ola Carlsson, Professor of Medical Cell Biology, has obtained promising results. "This is the first time anyone ...

A cure for HIV infection is one of the ultimate long-term goals ... In another study presented at CROI, Henrich’s team modified stem cells from people with HIV who received autologous transplants to ...

Sebastien Beauzile became the first person in NY to be made symptom-free after undergoing a new type of gene therapy.

Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that seed cancer relapses, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana ...