Uses for Stem Cells

Stem cells hold many benefits for treating serious conditions such as Parkinson's disease and diabetes. Potential also exists to prevent diseases...

The prevalence of diabetes has been growing and the goal of finding a cure or more effective treatment than current options has become increasingly...

Breast implants have been a subject of controversy for decades, from the silicone implants that were originally used to the saline and cohesive...

Stem cells have been touted as the treatment of the future for many diseases but perhaps surprisingly, they have also made the news recently for...

Cancer afflicts millions around the world each year and many go through treatment only to relapse years later. Others die from the disease and often...

One of the biggest setbacks to stem cell research is that it can potentially trigger one of the diseases that we hope it will eventually treat one...

Possibly the most exciting use of stem cells rests on their ability to differentiate into an enormous range of healthy functioning adult cells,...

Joint injuries can be extremely difficult injuries to treat particularly because they are often slow healing, painful and have an enormous effect on...

Any treatment that is targeted to a foetus tends to raise concerns because the risks and harm caused by an ineffective treatment or one that produces...

Gene therapy remains a fairly new and still experimental procedure for the treatment of disease. In addition stem cells are still a relatively new...

For men and women who are losing hair the experience can be both frustrating and embarrassing. The association of a full head of hair with youth and...

Brain damage that results from stroke is an enormous challenge to address for people around the world. That's why research into stem cell therapies...

Scientists have recently found a method of developing stem cells from skin cells which so far has shown very promising results and could help treat...

There are many stem cell treatments that are being researched alongside current treatments for serious health conditions. With continued...

There are many different reasons to find ways to create sperm from stem cells – one of these is to help infertile couples have children. It's an...

We already know that stem cells have enormous potential for treating some of the world's most devastating diseases but fine-tuning these therapies,...