Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a devastating disease that affects a person’s ability to control their own body. It is also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, after the famous baseball player who died of the condition in 1941. ALS occurs when nerve cells...

Scientists working in the field of regenerative medicine continue to make important breakthroughs. A new stem cell breakthrough has put them one step closer to growing replacement body organs for human beings. This new stem cell breakthrough has occurred thanks to the...

When a person has a heart attack, the heart muscle is usually greatly damaged. It can take many weeks or months for the muscle to heal and when it does it often has scar tissue present. Having scar tissue on the heart muscle reduces the effectiveness of the muscle,...

A new study has discovered that cord blood stem cells could be used to change the behaviour of immune cells in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The researchers are calling the process Stem Cell Educator because the stem cells teach the immune cells how to...

A group of researchers has just developed a new technique to create functional arterial cells using stem cells. This technique could help them develop new forms of treatment for cardiovascular disease. The breakthrough was published in the journal Proceedings of the...

Millions of baby boomers are currently struggling with arthritic conditions. One of those people is Dr. Mark Wallace, who was recently suffering from arthritis in his shoulders. The condition was so painful that it was preventing him from participating in his...