By mimicking the way embryonic stem cells develop into heart muscle in a lab, Duke University bioengineers believe they...

Pre-formed blood vessels in patches connect to rodents' heart circulation Monday, 12 October 2009 University of Washington (UW) researchers have succeeded in engineering human tissue patches free...

Scientists Grows Retina Cells from Skin-derived Stem Cells Monday, 24 August 2009 A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has...

Key to Maintaining Embryonic Stem Cells in Lab Friday, 10 July 2009 In a new study that could transform embryonic stem cell (ES cell) research, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have...

New finding could result in better tests for stem cell therapy, more accurate model Thursday, 25 June 2009 For years, proponents have touted the benefits of embryonic stem cell research, but the...

Superior Offspring without Genetic Modification Tuesday, 08 December 2009 We don't always turn out like our parents. Sometimes we become even better. How this happens is the subject of a new research project at the University of Gothenburg. When...

Innovative strategy could be effective against other chronic viral diseases Tuesday, 08 December 2009 Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and colleagues have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered into cells...

New Skin Stem Cells Surprisingly Similar to Those Found in Embryos Tuesday, 08 December 2009 Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone,...

Scientists Rescue Visual Function in Rats Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Friday, 04 December 2009 An international team of scientists has rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to embryonic stem cells....

Rush University Medical Center enrolling patients for next phase of trial Thursday, 03 December 2009 Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue...