Rewriting Life Eye Study Is a Small but Crucial Advance for Stem-Cell Therapy The results show that the treatment can be safe, but whether it can be effective is another question. by Karen Weintraub 2012-01-25T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Researchers Create a Pituitary Gland from Scratch The results could be an initial step toward generating viable, transplantable human organs. by Erica Westly 2011-11-09T14:27:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Cloned Human Stem Cells, with a Twist Researchers create a genetic oddity in pursuit of a more versatile cell. by Karen Weintraub 2011-10-05T16:41:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Stem Cells Help Irradiated Mice Grow New Brain Cells The study could offer hope for brain cancer patients, who often suffer dire cognitive problems as a result of radiation treatment. by Karen Weintraub 2011-07-20T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Injecting Stem Cells into the Heart Could Stop Chronic Chest Pain Early research suggests that the treatment works by promoting blood vessel growth. by Karen Weintraub 2011-07-11T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Stem-Cell Gamble After years of controversy, a therapy based on human embryonic stem cells is finally being tested in humans. The treatment holds out hope to paralyzed people, but at how great a risk? by Antonio Regalado 2011-06-21T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Patients Facing Blindness to Test Therapy with Stem Cells Replacing certain cells in the retina could slow visual impairment for people with macular degeneration. by Emily Singer 2011-01-07T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life The Year in Biomedicine Two steps forward and one step back for stem cells, genome sequencing to diagnose disease, and the creation of artificial life. by Emily Singer 2010-12-27T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Cell-Seeded Sutures to Repair the Heart Polymer threads coated with stem cells might one day heal damaged cardiac muscle. by Emily Singer 2010-12-16T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life A New Way to Make Stem Cells Using RNA instead of DNA could avoid the health risks–and the political pitfalls–of stem-cell treatments. by Karen Weintraub 2010-10-01T00:00:00-04:00
