Submitted by the WiCell Research Institute in Madison, Wisconsin, the WA01 (commonly known as H1) stem cell line "is one of the most utilized lines in the world," NIH director Francis Collins said at ...

This is TALK OF THE NATION/SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. Groups of scientists in both South Korea and Great Britain say they have cloned human embryos. The UK researchers at the University of ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pluristyx, a leading provider of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), cutting-edge, induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologies, today announced the immediate ...

A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By ...

The brain's mechanisms for repairing injuries caused by trauma or degenerative diseases are not yet known in detail. Now, a ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Twelve people with type 1 diabetes who received ...

A new resource allows for studies of human longevity and resilience that can fuel the discovery and validation of novel therapeutics for aging-related disease. Individuals who display exceptional ...

For individuals with inherited eye disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa or macular degeneration, the irreversible degeneration of the retina—a layer of photoreceptors at the back of the eye—can ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has for a decade owned a human ...