Mary Lou Rusco was recovering from four open heart surgeries when she discovered she had Leukemia. Devastated but undaunted, she found new hope in an adult stem cell plant at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. Her story is an inspiration to all who hear it. To watch the video please click here   ...

In a newly planned trial, recently approved by the FDA, researchers will examine whether stem cells obtained through umbilical cord blood at birth may be an effective treatment for children with autism. The 30 children that will participate in the placebo controlled trial, ages 2-7, had umbilical c...

Four boys with a rare and often fatal brain disease were implanted with stem cells that began fixing damage that impeded their ability to walk, talk and eat, a trial found. Twelve months after the surgeries, the boys have more myelin — a fatty insulating protein that coats nerve fibers and speeds...

Two scientists who upended fundamental beliefs about biology by demonstrating that every cell in the body has the potential to grow into every other type of cell have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Sir John Gurdon and Dr. Shinya Yamanaka were honored Monday for "the discovery that...

Japanese researchers have discovered a potential cure for some forms of infertility by using stem cells to create viable eggs in living mice. While the method, reported in the journal Science, is far from being ready for possible human use, it did overcome a key challenge in reproductive medicine:...