CNN — (CNN) — Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury ...

Six pregnant women participated in a small trial in which placenta-derived stem cells were applied to fetal spinal cords and the treatment was found to be safe.

A new study describes a technique that rejuvenates aging blood-forming stem cells and could help reduce the risk of age-related blood disorders.

Human pluripotent stem-cells (HPSCs)—including human embryonic stem-cells and human induced pluripotent stem-cells—are reshaping the landscape of regenerative medicine.1,2 In Parkinson's disease, ...

The always-popular Teach-In lecture series returns to UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Weekend this year, with button-pushing presentations about the role of the humanities in a “post-truth” world and the ...

This letter from Matthew B. Lovern of Stillwater, an incorrect Web site was printed. The site should be http://stemcells.nih.gov/. Jean Stiles (Letters, Aug. 11) has ...

Although embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have been successfully derived from mice and rats, efforts to establish chimeric and germline-competent ESC lines in species beyond rodents have been unsuccessful.

To the editor: I keep reading letters with assertions about what Amendment 2 does and does not allow. The language of the proposed amendment is clear enough to be quoted and understood. The first ...