Lack of stem cells leads to repeat miscarriages: Study
The researchers examined tissue samples from the womb lining, donated by 183 women.
Mar 09, 2016, 08:57 AM ISTCrucial brain chemical made from human stem cells
Serotonin affects emotions, sleep, anxiety, depression, appetite, pulse and breathing. It also plays a role in serious psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.
Dec 16, 2015, 19:01 PM ISTIn a first, retinal nerve cells grown in lab
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have developed a method to efficiently turn human stem cells into retinal nerve cells that transmit visual signals from the eye to the brain.
Dec 01, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTNew drug to help bones heal better, faster
Bone fractures are a big problem in society, especially in older people
Nov 20, 2015, 17:34 PM ISTFirst 'in womb' stem cell trial announced
The donated stem cells should provide the correct instructions for growing bone.
Oct 12, 2015, 16:14 PM ISTRecipe for a working mini-brain is here
A team of US researchers has described how to make an inexpensive, working - but not thinking - miniature brain for drug testing, to test neural tissue transplants or to experiment with how stem cells work in the lab.
Oct 02, 2015, 17:09 PM IST