For years, doctors and scientists have tracked how space changes the human body. Astronauts often come back with weaker muscles, thinner bones, and immune systems that do not respond as well as before ...

Stem cells are gaining attention for their potential to treat leukemia, certain solid tumor cancers, and inherited metabolic ...

Personalized therapies for diabetes, while showing promise in international studies, is met with healthy skepticism from ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg and ETH Zurich have created the first integrated map detailing the metabolic and molecular changes in human blood ...

Adult stem cells are already designated for a certain organ or tissue. Some adult stem cells can be coaxed into or be reprogrammed into turning into a different type of specialized cell within the ...

A new study suggests a gene mutation could have a protective effect against Alzheimer's. The research looked specifically at blood stem cells, which live in the bone marrow and make different types of ...

A single infusion of stem cells helped frail older adults walk significantly farther.

In this MedPage Today interview, Leigh Turner, PhD, a professor of health policy and bioethics at the University of California Irvine, unpacks the growing influence of stem cell clinics and the ...

Stem cell therapy is an emerging treatment for type 2 diabetes. Although it’s not yet FDA-approved in the United States, it is a rapidly expanding and promising field of research. Stem cells are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals that human blood stem cells age faster in orbit. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) For years, doctors and scientists have ...