Researchers have identified an unexpected mechanism that links age-related stress to the decline of blood-forming stem cells. Instead of triggering cell death, a known signaling pathway subtly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals that human blood stem cells age faster in orbit. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) For years, doctors and scientists have ...

Comprehensive analysis of blood stem cells: Using advanced FACS sorting and innovative low-input methods, blood stem cells (HSPCs) and their progenitors were isolated from human bone marrow and ...

For the roughly 30,000 Americans living with hemophilia and thousands more with rare enzyme deficiencies, treatment often ...

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in our bodies, promising revolutionary medical treatments. However, ...

Texas A&M researchers found a way to make stem cells produce double the normal number of mitochondria using nanoflower particles. These energized stem cells then transfer their surplus “power packs” ...

Q I have Type 1 diabetes. I try to stay healthy and keep my blood sugar under control, but it feels like a fight every day. I read there’s a study using stem cells for a cure. Are there any updates?

For years, doctors and scientists have tracked how space changes the human body. Astronauts often come back with weaker muscles, thinner bones, and immune systems that do not respond as well as before ...