Stem cells

Concerns that stem cells  could cause cancer in recipients are fading further with a new study

For more than 40 years government officials have grappled with how to regulate and fund the controversial research 
 

Stem cell therapy is emerging as a promising treatment for Parkinson's disease

Cell lines made by two separate teams could boost the prospects of patient-specific therapies

Working esophagi from stem cells could be used to aid cancer patients in the future

The organs, grown from the patients' own cells, are showing normal functions for the four young women

The director of the agency's Center for Regenerative Medicine resigned on March 28 after just one clinical-trial award had been made

Poverty and unstable family environments shorten chromosome-protecting telomeres in nine-year-olds

A Japanese researcher stands by her claim to be able to produce stem cells using an acid bath or mechanical stress

Immature cells' regenerative prowess injects new excitement into the field

Injections of a normally silent gene sparked recovery in pigs induced to have heart attacks
 

A research institute is launching an inquiry after allegations of irregularities in two blockbuster papers