Ageing is often related to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, but now a breakthrough is achieved in the research for treating these. Scientists have found a way of giving old and tired muscles, responsible for...

For the first time, researchers have used stem cell technology to grow huge quantities of red blood cells. This could help eliminate the need for blood donations, as blood types A, B and O have been harnessed. Now there would be no question of...

Menstrual blood could actually be banked and used to save lives. It is supposed to contain adult stem cells that can develop into any of nine different types of cells, including heart, lung, nerve and muscle. The find truly redefines a woman’s...

Every woman dreams of having an hour-glass figure and only a few women are lucky enough to be endowed such a figure naturally. Making impossible dreams possible is the job of scientists and they have done just that - your fantasy for a perfect...

Stem cell therapy is believed to be the next generation biomedical therapy that will revolutionize the world of medicine. The greatest problem involved in stem cell research is discovering easy ways of attaining stem cells. Stem cells...

I heard on the news the other day that researchers in the U.S. managed to create a working rat heart from stem cells. A step that brings us much closer to achieving the creation of human organs through the same technology. Basically the...

Stem cells in an old tissue are still able to perform regenerative functions, provided they receive appropriate chemical signals, according to a new study. Earlier studies have shown that when old tissue is placed in an environment of young...

Researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London have found that using stem cells they can help recreate parts of the eye. They have been using this awesome tool to help victims from chemical burns or sufferers of the disease aniridia. They...

In a story Feb. 29 about the Roman Catholic Church’s opposition to embryonic stem cell research in Brazil, The Associated Press misidentified the president of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops. He is Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, not Gerald...

There have been numerous researches and theories that have time and again proved that men are weaker than women in all aspects. There are even speculations that the male of human race may well be on the path of extinction. Now a recent research...