esearchers have performed the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells in hopes of restoring fertility in a man ...

An international research team, led by scientists from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center, has unveiled an ...

In the beginning, one cell becomes two, and two become four. Being fruitful, they multiply into a ball of many cells, a shimmering sphere of human potential. Scientists have long dreamed of ...

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs or ES cells) are cells from the early embryonic development, from which all cells and organs of an individual descend. Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning that ...

Until a few hundred years ago, before scientific advances allowed researchers to peer inside the human body or extract cells to study them in the laboratory, I imagine that the mysteries of ...

Autism rates have tripled over the last 16 years. Although the causes and resulting manifestations of Autism Spectrum ...

It’s no secret that stem cells are a revolutionary weapon in medicine, and these special cells can be found in your own body, even your teeth. 1 Stem cells have two main defining characteristics ...

For years, a Japanese man lay motionless, paralyzed from the neck down after a devastating spinal cord injury. Doctors ...

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Mar. 11, 2025 — Researchers have identified genetic changes in blood stem cells from frequent blood donors that support the production of new, non-cancerous cells. Understanding the differences ...

THOUGH THEY'RE CURRENTLY only approved to treat a small group of diseases, researchers are exploring a whole world of ...

Researchers have succeeded in generating high-quality feline embryonic stem cells using sperm and eggs from testes and ovaries discarded during sterilization surgery. As different as they may seem ...