Two Northeastern University researchers want to make life better for people who've experienced serious physical trauma, the ...

Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the remarkable ability to develop into various types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Dr. Nick Mondek learned his cancer had returned this spring, he didn't know that his 10-year-old son Stephen would eventually ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – A Los Angeles boy is being credited with potentially saving the life of his father by donating stem cells to help treat his dad’s leukemia. Just nine years old at the time, ...

Diagnosed with severe spina bifida, baby Nixon receives pioneering stem cell fetal surgery, gaining mobility beyond ...

Emily Coiro works with blood cancer patients every day and knows the power of stem cell donation Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to PEOPLE for over 20 years.

A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By ...

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

When Dr. Nick Mondek learned his cancer had returned this spring, he didn't know that his 10-year-old son Stephen would eventually become his lifesaving hero. "Stephen is proof that real-life heroes ...