Stem cell research is still a new field within biology. Many big advances, like the discovery of human embryonic and tissue stem cells, have been made only during the past 25 years. Thanks to stem ...

For now, stem cell therapy is most likely to help people who have active inflammation or frequent relapses. Research does not suggest it can repair serious damage or help those who already have a ...

US President Barack Obama has reversed some barriers to human embryonic stem cell research, but much remains to be done to ensure that stem cell research flourishes in the US in the coming decades.

THOUGH THEY'RE CURRENTLY only approved to treat a small group of diseases, researchers are exploring a whole world of possibilities when it comes to stem cells. “It’s an exciting field ...