stem cells

Young Girl Receives Lifesaving Windpipe Transplant Made From Her Stem Cells

Young Girl Receives Lifesaving Windpipe Transplant Made From Her Stem Cells

Hannah Warren was born without a trachea but now has one made from plastic fibers and a stew of her own stem cells. The 2-year-old Korean Canadian… Read more »

FDA approves Phase II of stem cell trial for ALS led by U-M’s Dr. Eva Feldman

FDA approves Phase II of stem cell trial for ALS led by U-M’s Dr. Eva Feldman

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For nearly two years, University of Michigan neurologist Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. has led the nation’s first clinical trial of stem cell injections… Read more »

New method for mass-producing RPE cells paves way to treating age-related blindness

New method for mass-producing RPE cells paves way to treating age-related blindness

Durham, NC – Scientists have developed a new, simpler way to produce human pluripotent stem cells in quantities large enough that they can be used to develop treatments for age-related… Read more »

Parkinson’s Disease Research – Ask the Stem Cell Expert, Dr. Xianmin Zeng

Parkinson’s Disease Research – Ask the Stem Cell Expert, Dr. Xianmin Zeng

Dr. Xianmin Zeng, associate professor at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging answers your questions about Parkinson’s disease and stem cell research. Zeng has a CIRM… Read more »

Stem Cells Show Promise in Extending Transplanted Kidneys’ Survival Time

Stem Cells Show Promise in Extending Transplanted Kidneys’ Survival Time

Can stem cells provide an answer to the perplexing question of how to ensure long-term survival of transplanted kidneys? The results of a new Phase 1 clinical… Read more »

Living with Multiple Sclerosis, Hoping for a Stem Cell Therapy

Living with Multiple Sclerosis, Hoping for a Stem Cell Therapy

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Scientists Create Stem Cells From Urine

Scientists Create Stem Cells From Urine

Some scientists from China used an unlikely item to make stem cells and it could change the way people think about and treat stem cell research. According… Read more »