A new global initiative launched today aims to close a critical gap in ALS/MND drug discovery - current cell models used for ...

A rare group of neurons can reconnect broken spinal circuits and trigger leg muscle activity after spinal cord injury—a ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

When stem cells are injected into thick tissues, they often clump together and die from lack of oxygen or nutrients, making ...

Researchers at the San Carlos Clinical Hospital in Madrid may have targeted a potential solution for hair loss. A recent study analyzed the effect of injecting mice's skin with stem cells from human ...

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine ...

(CNN) — Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, ...

Multiple myeloma is a cancer in which plasma cells, which normally produce antibodies, multiply uncontrollably in the bone marrow. There is currently no cure. However, various therapies can stabilize ...

As Alzheimer’s disease now affects seven million Americans — the largest number ever — there is a growing demand for new treatments. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, have discovered ...

CLEVELAND—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control ...

(CNN) — Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a new study has found, furthering scientists’ understanding of the potential effects of space exploration on the human body. Stem cells ...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are unique adult stem cells with immunosuppressive properties that also may play a key role in preventing autoimmunity. In a new study, researchers identified metabolic ...