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stem cell research

·May 4, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Develop New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Approach Using Human Stem Cells

Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells...

Neurology

·April 2, 2012·2 min read

Study Raises Hopes for Treatment of Stroke

Therapy to mend parts of the brain damaged by strokes has moved a step closer, thanks to research at Monash...

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 13, 2011·4 min read

Scientists Recreate Brain Cells from Skin Cells to Study Schizophrenia Safely

A team of scientists at Penn State University, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and other institutions have developed a...

Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·January 23, 2009·1 min read

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries Begins

This summer, a US based bio-technology company will proceed to test the effectiveness of human embryonic stem cell therapy on patients with spinal cord injuries. The much anticipated research project will be the world's first study of treatments which incorporate human stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries.