Cartilage is the body’s most stubborn tissue. Once it wears away, it’s usually gone for good. This biological dead-end is the ...

Supplementing the guts of older mice with poop from younger ones has revealed the key role microbes play in intestinal stem ...

Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury—a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. A UCLA study conducted in ...

With the power of self-renewal and multipotency, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer the possibility of regenerative treatment for a variety of medical conditions, including spinal cord injury and ...

Stem cell IVF could enable same-sex couples and single parents to have genetically related children. It’s time to think ...

A new study reveals that age-related changes in the gut microbiota directly impair intestinal stem cell (ISC) function and that restoring a youthful microbial environment can reverse this decline.

NEW YORK — For only the second time, the U.S. government has approved a test in people of a treatment using embryonic stem cells — this time for a rare disease that causes serious vision loss.

A first-in-human pilot trial suggests umbilical cord–derived mesenchymal stem cell eye drops may safely improve symptoms and ...

A small subpopulation of highly plastic cancer cells has been found to be for cancer progression and treatment resistance.