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 ...

Scientists are developing a revolutionary new stem cell therapy to treat a rare and life-threatening disease that leaves newborn babies unable to function without invasive surgery, thanks to a ...

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

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 ...

A phase 3 clinical trial found that mavacamten can improve flow through the left ventricle, with the potential to spare some patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from open-heart surgery.

Stem cell research done at the Mayo Clinic will be on board the SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket set to launch early Sunday morning. Mayo Clinic wants to test the effect of zero gravity on stem cell growth, so ...

As we venture further into space and increasingly use low Earth orbit for in-space manufacturing, the potential for the development of innovative technologies appears to be infinite. For these ...

Nutritional management forms a critical component in optimising outcomes for patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). A comprehensive approach to nutrition not only aims to ...

The National Medical Commission has barred stem cell therapy for autism in routine practice, limiting its use to 32 approved ...

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an advisory declaring stem cell therapy illegal for the treatment of Autism ...

The team, in collaboration with Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, has conducted regenerative islet transplantation surgeries ...

Stem cells made a public splash with large research breakthroughs in the 90s and early 2000s. However, since then, stem cells have largely been adopted by the alternative medicine and wellness world ...