stem cell transplant

Umbilical cord blood may be a good alternative to bone marrow transplants for treating HIV in patients with HIV and cancer.

Researchers insert functioning cone photoreceptors into the retinas of mice with advanced eye disease, improving their vision.

The National Academies’ report touches on ethical issues raised by new technologies such as brain organoids and human-animal chimeras, and suggests that current regulatory oversight is sufficient.

A study in mice reveals that stem cell transplants, currently in clinical trials, may not actually require the cells.

Several early-stage clinical trials indicate that implanting patients with the cells is safe. But whether they can alleviate neurological problems remains to be seen.

Lab-grown stem cells fill in for damaged tissue in the noses of mice.

Doctors treated the fetus, who has alpha thalassemia major, with cells from her mother’s bone marrow.