By UC San Diego Today In animal models, researchers found that intensive physical therapy in tandem with implanted neural stem cells increased tissue growth, repair, and functionality more than those treatments alone In recent years, researchers have made measurable...

By University of Oxford - Genengnews.com Scientists at Mount Sinai say they have published one of the first studies to demonstrate the importance of reactive oxygen species in maintaining stem cell function and preventing inflammation during wound repair. The team...

CBS Sunday Morning Emily Whitehead has a secret weapon: "My T-cells, part of my immune system, were trained to fight and kill my cancer." She was only six when she became the first child ever to receive genetically-modified T cells. The experimental treatment cured...

Brilliant and inspiring article! Stem cell treatment for spina bifida! For the first time in the world, #UCDavisHealth successfully cured #paralysis and predicted associated neurological defects spina bifida for babies in utero during fetal surgery. Kudos to fetal...

By University of Pennsylvania - Sci Tech Daily Overactive populations of osteoclasts may result in a variety of disorders such as osteoporosis, arthritis, and cancer. A new function for a protein that regulates osteoclasts—the cells that break down bone—has been...

A girl with a rare disorder can now breathe more easily after receiving transfusions of a liquid that her sister's umbilical cord stem cells were grown in By Clare Wilson - New Scientist A girl who was critically ill with heart failure is doing well after receiving an...

Image caption: Chinese scientists whose study of the axolotl’s ability to regenerate cells after injury was published in Science journal say their findings have the potential to help improve the regenerative capability of mammalian and human brains in the future....

There are more cancer survivors in the U.S. than ever before, thanks to advances in cancer research. By Kaitlin Sullivan - NBC News Significant strides in cancer treatments, diagnostic tools and prevention strategies continue to drive down cancer death rates,...

The technique had largely been limited to editing patients’ cells in the lab. New research shows promise for treating diseases more directly. By Emily Mullin - Wired A decade ago, biologists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier published a landmark paper...

A mutation in the small protein SHMOOSE is associated with Alzheimer’s risk and highlights a possible target for treatment. By Beth Newcomb - USC Leonard Davis A mutation in a newly discovered small protein is connected to a significant increase in the risk for...

By Susan Buckles - Mayo Clinic May is ALS Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the role of regenerative medicine research in advancing understanding and treatment of  amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. This neurodegenerative disorder causes...

Researchers in the Netherlands found that a therapy that uses a patient's own immune cells slowed the progression of metastatic melanoma. By Kaitlin Sullivan - NBC News European researchers announced Saturday that a new treatment for advanced melanoma was more...