Stem Cells

Friday, Apr 26, 2024 | Last Update : 11:28 PM IST

It could be a major breakthrough in the development of new non-opioid, non-addictive pain management strategies for patients.

First successful treatment for pain using stem cells discovered

The next step for the researchers is to perform extensive safety tests in rodents.

25 Jan 2020 9:13 AM

Researchers describe the stem cell procedure in an infant with cleft lip and palate, diagnosed by ultrasound before birth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Umbilical cord stem cells may help repair cleft palate

The study is the first to use stem cells as part of primary surgery to repair cleft palate in an infant.

03 Oct 2018 7:13 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japan scientists to use 'reprogrammed' stem cells to fight Parkinson's

Clinical trials come after researchers used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to restore functioning brain cells in monkeys

31 Jul 2018 1:33 PM

Human stem cells may restore function in primate heart-failures

Most heart failures are caused by the death of heart muscle due to heart attacks.

03 Jul 2018 9:55 AM

Experts claim that if testing goes according to plan, then it could mark the end of current alternative treatments transplant by open heart surgery and overreliance on drugs for treatment.

Now millions of heart failure patients can be saved with breakthrough therapy

Majority of this stem-cell therapy takes place at home replacing other costly treatments like open heart surgery.

12 Jun 2018 1:30 PM

It’ll take another two decades to perfect the technique and create human embryos (Photo: AFP)

Scientists find way to create an embryo only with stem cells

This can also lead to progress in research for finding the cause for infertility and can also be used to test effects of medical treatment.

03 May 2018 4:20 PM

Scientists grow first adult-like human heart muscle

The team from Columbia University used stem cells to grow it.

05 Apr 2018 11:32 AM

One manufacturer has gone on to claim that meat grown in a laboratory could be on restaurant menus by the end of the year. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Clean meat' grown in labs to soon be sold

Environmentalists believe process could reduce global warming, with one study predicting it could lower harmful greenhouse emissions.

03 Mar 2018 2:45 PM

Stem cells, or unspecialised cells that can produce tissue, are currently used to help patients with damage to their bodies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soon, a green way to enlarge penis

The findings indicated that the stem cell surgery can reduce risk and speed up recovery times.

21 Jan 2018 2:22 PM

Inflammation may train skin to heal faster, suggests study

Inflammatory skin diseases are considered to be the most common problem in dermatology.

19 Oct 2017 12:19 PM

Researchers have previously assessed the potential of bone marrow-derived stem cells as treatment; however, intravenous umbilical cord-derived stem cells have never been evaluated. (Photo: AP)

Heart failure may be treated by umbilical cord stem cells, says study

Research finds stem cell therapy shows improvement in hearts' ability to pump blood in year following treatment.

29 Sep 2017 8:58 AM

Early studies have shown the mosquito-borne virus can destroy cells responsible for glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain cancer can be fought with Zika virus, says study

Research shows that the virus specifically takes aim at brain cancer stem cells, the kind that tend to survive chemotherapy and spread.

06 Sep 2017 8:51 AM

Worldwide, about 10 million people are afflicted with the disease (Photo: AFP)

Human stem cells restore mobility in monkeys with Parkinson's

Parkinson's is a degenerative disease that erodes motor functions. Typical symptoms include shaking, rigidity and difficulty walking.

31 Aug 2017 8:16 PM

Stem cell injections: New knee reliever

Stem cells are special types of cells with innate ability to self-renew or multiply.

31 Aug 2017 9:33 AM

If the same technique were to work in humans, it would allow many sterile men to become fathers (Photo: Pixabay)

Sperm cells are created in the lab offering hopes of cure from infertility

Scientists create stem cells from ear tissue that become fully functional sperm cells on introduction to mice testes.

18 Aug 2017 1:19 PM

The quiescence of hair follicle stem cells is regulated by many factors. In certain cases they fail to activate, which is what causes hair loss (Photo: Pixabay)

A new stem cell therapy may help promote hair growth

Researchers found that hair follicle stem cell metabolism is different from other cells of the skin.

16 Aug 2017 8:18 AM

Researchers hope to use the artificially created structures to test treatment methods for dementia and speed up drug development (Photo: Pixabay)

Mini-human brains grown in the lab may halt Alzheimer's disease

According to researchers process involves transforming skin cells into neurons, which are then 3D printed into structures resembling brain.

08 Aug 2017 11:48 AM

The use of stem cells will be crucial in patients suffering from the syndrome because their brain activity is altered and they find difficulty in doing activities. (Photo: AFP)

Stem cells may be instrumental in treating brain defects

Patients with Angelman syndrome cannot develop mature brain activity which is where the cells can help

25 Apr 2017 4:29 PM

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