Stem cells

Elias Zerhouni charges that a ban on federal funding of research on new embryonic stem cell lines hurts science and the nation

Progress in cell transplants to heal damaged retinas

Taking a cue from rats, researchers find new neurons developing in a brain region used to process scents

A gene coding for a regulatory protein essential to brain development could also be "gateway" to brain tumor formation; finding could lead to new therapies

Stem cells in hair follicles prove the viability of adult stem cells to not only clone, but also possibly create embryonic stem cells.

The brain becomes a target in stem cell clinical trials

Senate is expected to follow suit, but President Bush has threatened a veto

Scientists isolate and culture stem cells from placenta with characteristics of both embryonic and adult stem cells

Stem cells from pulled teeth regenerate new roots, might some day replace dental implants

by Nikhil Swaminathan

In the coming decades this work could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative disorders that affect millions

Stem cells created from unfertilized mice eggs are successfully transplanted without immune rejection

New research finds that stem cells repair and reinforce brain cells in mice