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‘Cure’ for Arthritis is Near: New Breakthrough With Stem Cells
There's nothing fun about cartilage wearing down and bones rubbing together. Can you say ouch? The only refuge from arthritis today comes from either pain...
Discovery of “Cancer Stem Cells” Could Revolutionize Treatment
Three independent studies have now shown that our understanding of the physical makeup of cancer tumors has been based on a myth.
The conventional view...
Chemical Discovered Repairs Wounds by Summoning Own Stem Cells
Scientists in the UK and Japan have identified the chemical that prompts the body's stem cells to flock en masse to the site of...
Experiment Moves Past Stem Cells, Advancing Brain Treatment
In a "dramatic" breakthrough that has positive implications for Parkinson's or Alzheimer's, researchers have transformed ordinary mouse skin cells directly into functioning nerve cells,...
Alzheimer Symptoms Reversed With Stem Cells
A new stem cell treatment reverses Alzheimer-like memory impairment in mice, according to researchers at the University of South Florida and James A. Haley...
Stem Cell Generation From Ordinary Cells Now Safe
Japanese researchers who invented a way to make powerful stem cells out of ordinary cells say they have now found a safer way...
Scientists Create Blood From Stem Cells
People usually require blood transfusions that match their own blood type: A mismatch can be fatal. Yet type O-negative can be safely transferred...
Cancer Breakthrough Found to Boost Immune Cells Without Harmful Side-Effects By Directing Protein Cytokines
A new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer—avoiding harmful side-effects such as hair loss—has been developed.
Scientists at Virginia Tech devised the...
Scientists Discover Potential HIV Cure that Eliminates Disease from Cells Using CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing
A new study has unveiled a likely future cure for HIV which uses molecular scissors to ‘cut out’ HIV DNA from infected cells.
To cut...
Belgian Boy is the First Child in the World to Have Been Cured of Brain Stem Glioma, a Brutal Cancer
Advances in medicine over the decades have seen the 5-year survival rate of children diagnosed with cancer increase to 85%, but there are outliers...
Exciting Clinical Trials of New Stem Cell Injection Treatment Shows Promise for Halting Multiple Sclerosis
A collaborative study involving experts in Europe and the US found the treatment of stem cells appears to protect the brains of MS patients...
12-year-old Develops Fire Detection System That Wins Her $25,000 and Top Junior Scientist Award
A 12-year-old girl from Miller Middle School in San Jose has won $25,000 in a science fair for her invention of a new fire detection...
Chicken Feathers Can Replace ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Lowering Cost
With a brilliant idea that could clear two hurdles in one leap for renewable energy sources, scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a way...
Scientists Discover a Small Strand of RNA to Be Key to Fighting Cancer With Our Immune System
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown how a single, small strand of microRNA, known as let-7, governs the...
Scientists Regrow Retina Cells to Tackle Leading Cause of Blindness Using Nanotechnology
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in developed countries, but regrowing the human cells lost to this condition was the feature of...
How Lizards Regenerate their Tails Could Lead to Arthritis Treatments: Key Cartilage Cells Identified
Lizards have the ability to shed their tails to escape predators, after which they will regrow in around 60 days' time.
Although it looks like...
Plants Respond to Touch Sending Different Signals Through Their Cells, Shows New Study
Despite the veins in a leaf appearing like a nervous system, our woody neighbors do not have a nervous system—but that doesn't mean they...
Microbot That Targets and Captures Damaged Cells is Real-Life Pac-Man
A tiny controllable robot acts as a real-life 'Pac-Man'—identifying and gobbling up damaged cells in living things.
Scientists say the minuscule robot, which is seven...
One Stem Cell Injection to Target Inflammation Slashed Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke By 58%
A large trial showed that a single injection of a patient's own stem cells into their heart was able to reduce inflammation and risk...
Interior Design of Human Cells is Mapped for the First Time, a Breakthrough That Could Revolutionize Healthcare
Scientists have just debuted a new way to see how cells organize themselves, shedding modern light on the building blocks of life.
In a new...