Dr. John Germiller at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia poses with his 11-year-old patient, who is now able to hear thanks to gene therapy. It is now 12 months since the Food and Drug ...

Researchers led by Osaka University in Japan have conducted the first human trial using induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived corneal epithelium to treat limbal stem cell deficiency, offering a ...

Andrew Cassy had spent his working life in a telecommunications research department until a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 2010 pushed him into early retirement. Curious about his illness, which ...

Researchers from UC San Francisco and Cedars-Sinai have developed a new way to prompt stem cells to form specific organs. It sets the stage for growing human organs from scratch – a long-time goal of ...

In recent years, the field of stem cell and developmental biology has seen remarkable breakthroughs that have deepened our understanding of how organisms grow, age and regenerate, with major ...

Wellness travel has expanded well beyond spa retreats and cosmetic procedures, and one category sits at the center of the ...