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Stem cells are undifferentiated cells, meaning they have not developed for a particular function yet. Therefore, they have ...

In this MedPage Today interview, Leigh Turner, PhD, a professor of health policy and bioethics at the University of California Irvine, unpacks the growing influence of stem cell clinics and the ...

This may not happen with stem cell harvesting, but it can leave bruises similar to what a liposuction surgery does when removing adipose tissue (fat cells). In fact, fat cells have been used as a ...

UB researchers and collaborators have completed a series of studies that reveal how much painful mouth sores known as oral ...

C.J. Nitkowski had nothing to lose in spring 2011. The rotator cuff in his left shoulder that he’d relied on during his decade as a major league pitcher was in tatters. He was 38 and his fastball ...

A new generation of blood donors is needed to keep supplies going as the population ages, the Welsh Blood Service has said.

This year’s event will take place on November 4–5, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark and offers a dynamic platform for scientific ...

For years, doctors and scientists have tracked how space changes the human body. Astronauts often come back with weaker ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As they spar over stem cell research, both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry say they want to develop the technique so it can cure such afflictions as Alzheimer's disease and ...