Potential stem cells treatment for retinitis pigmentosa and other ...
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A team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute was able to preserve visual function in mice that were genetically predisposed to developing a profound degenerative disease that destroys their retinas.
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Possible stem cells identified in the mouse pancreas could hold the key to new treatments for type 1 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada believe that the cells
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Monkey stem cells can repair the brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease, researchers have shown.
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Stem cells from human eyes can generate various cell types required for sight, a finding that marks an important step towards regenerative treatments for eye diseases.
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A technique would let scientists use a patientâs skin cell to generate new heart, liver or kidney cells that might be transplantable.
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CHICAGO - Austrian researchers are successfully treating incontinent women with the patient&#39;s own muscle-derived stem cells. The findings of the first clinical study of its kind were presented today at the
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Pioneering research is to test if stem cells can repair heart muscle damaged by a heart attack.
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NEW YORK  - Transplanting stem cells from a  healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis  apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal  Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Toronto University scientists have said that stem cells can be a cure for diabetes, thereby eradicating the need for replacing insulin.
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Human embryonic stem cells can   partly restore vision in blinded rats, and may offer a source   of transplants for people with certain eye diseases,   researchers at a U.S. company reported on Thursday.
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Patients with few options available at home in America say they are having some success with experimental treatments in China. People suffering from varied ailments such as spinal-cord injuries, Parkinson's or blindness turn to the internet to find stem-cell treatments. But Western doctors warn that medical tourists are serving as guinea pigs.
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Scientists hope it may be possible to treat age-related hearing loss by stimulating the growth of new hair cells in the inner ear.
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A drug to treat a common eye disease that damages vision produced promising results in a major trial, researchers say.
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Genetic breakthroughs and an unlikely drug offer hope for a disease ravaging the eyes of an aging population.
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UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells.
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Researchers have suggested that some forms of human blindness may be treatable with cells from a patient&#39;s own bone marrow. According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Martin Friedlander
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Medical researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered potential stem cells in the pancreas, a finding that could lead to new treatments for diabetes.