If cells are removed from the embryo they will differentiate into any cell type. These are called embryonic stem cells. Some stem cells remain in the bodies of adults as adult stem cells.

Breakthrough computer models reveal how the bladder lining regenerates. They show how its cells divide and mature, similar to ...

The stem cell-based embryo model (SCBEM) takes advantage of the flexibility of pluripotent stem cells (non-reproductive cells ...

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, stroke, ...

Generally, normal cells grow and multiply through controlled cell division, where old and damaged ... Another type of treatment using stem cells called differentiation therapy, however, focuses ...

Instead, the daughter cells aren't typically round after division, and they are asymmetrical. Once thought to be a characteristic of stem cells, this work has suggested that asymmetric cell division ...

In the new study, Paz and her collaborators tested a stem cell therapy under development by SanBio. One month after rats had a stroke, the scientists injected the modified human stem cells into ...

Microglia are a specialized type of immune cell that accounts for about 10% of all cells within the brain and spinal cord.

A protein found in our cells has emerged as a secret weapon against biological aging, acting like a glue to repair damaged ...

A new cancer treatment discovered by the University of California, San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute (SSCI) and developed ...