Big strides in children's healthcare as USask's Dr. Tyler Wenzel is awarded for rethinking treatments for rare pediatric ...

The stem cell-based embryo model (SCBEM) takes advantage of the flexibility of pluripotent stem cells (non-reproductive cells that can give rise to many different types of cells) to resemble that of ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Embryo Models Working Group has released updated recommendations for the oversight and regulation of stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEM), ...

When stem cells are injected into thick tissues, they often clump together and die from lack of oxygen or nutrients, making it almost impossible to use them for thick, highly vascularized tissues like ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 years—obsolete. Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., executive director of the Board of Governors ...

Stem cell-based therapy is a potential treatment for neurodegenerative diseases, but its application to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains limited. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is critical ...

The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission announced over $4.8 million in awards through the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) during the first funding cycle of fiscal year 2027, supporting ...

The IAEA has launched a new stem cell research project to improve healing for patients suffering from severe radiation skin injuries. For patients suffering from radiation damage to their skin, the ...

Welcome to Lab Dish, a First Opinion column on regenerative medicine from Paul Knoepfler. Twenty years ago, the use of human embryonic stem cells in research was among the most fiercely debated topics ...

Death ends the body’s ability to function as a whole, but it does not kill every cell at the same instant. Research has shown that some human cells remain viable for hours or even days after death, ...