When Alice Bertaina, M.D., Ph.D., attended medical school in Italy, her goal was to work in pediatrics. But she wasn’t sure ...

Every year, around 15 million babies worldwide are born before 37 weeks of gestation. Being born preterm can disrupt development, and earlier births increase the risk of life-changing health outcomes.

"We all just want the best chance." Stem cells are special cells that can change into other blood cells to be used to treat many different cancers, as well as immune deficiencies and genetic disorders ...

A new study has found that L1td1, a protein evolutionarily co-opted from the Long interspersed nuclear element 1 (LINE1) ...

A newly identified protein may hold the key to rejuvenating aging brain cells. Researchers found that boosting DMTF1 can restore the ability of neural stem cells to regenerate, even when age-related ...

Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to ...

16-year-old Leo, from Bromsgrove, needs several days of intensive chemotherapy before the operation.

“This is an early but exciting step toward recharging aging tissues using their own biological machinery,” Gaharwar says in ...

For most of his 20 years, a New Jersey man knew pain as a daily reality. Now, after a one-time CRISPR gene-editing treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Austin Louis says he is finally ...

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in our bodies, promising revolutionary medical treatments. However, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kim and Khloé Kardashian had stem cell therapy in Mexico overseen by Dr. Adeel Khan. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Kim ...

Cartilage is the body’s most stubborn tissue. Once it wears away, it’s usually gone for good. This biological dead-end is the ...