“Philanthropic support plays a critical role in accelerating the development of these new, transformative treatments,” said ...

Replacing diseased or injured cells is a primary ambition of regenerative medicine. New advances in the development of pluripotent stem cells could ... the need for a heart transplant.

After years of controversy, stem cells are on the cusp of cures for conditions like epilepsy and type 1 diabetes.

Space-cultured stem cells have shown specific advantages for disease modeling and testing new therapies. For instance, ...

Following allocation system changes in 2018, heart transplant waitlist mortality decreased in patients with LVADs.

It would be the dawn of a new era of regenerative ... Few question the medical promise of embryonic stem cells. Consider the biggest United States killer of all: heart disease.

Cardiovascular disease continues to lead as the primary cause of death across the globe, taking millions of lives every year.

Human induced pluripotent stem cells reprogrammed from somatic cells by small molecules represent a promising approach for regenerative medicine. A recent study reveals a new chemical cocktail ...

A new study from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Institut Curie reveals how stem cells sense and respond to their environment, with implications for inflammatory bowel disease and ...

This study is the first to inject repeated doses of stem cells intravenously into patients who have heart failure due to a heart attack or coronary artery disease.

While the team at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute is making heart cells from stem cells in the blood for clinical use, it's also using these stem cells to figure out new drugs to treat ...