After growing in culture for a few months, the mini-brains produced rhythmic neural activity that strengthened over time.

Two coauthors of a new study discuss their findings about nearly 170 facilities in the southwestern US selling unproven therapies—and what should be done about them.

Insulin-producing cells grown in the lab could offer a functional cure for the disease.

The introduced cells engrafted in the nose, became olfactory sensory neurons, and sent axons to the animals’ brains.

Age-related macular degeneration patients who received injections of retinal cells derived from donors’ induced pluripotent stem cells have maintained their level of eyesight for a year.

The lab-made organoids are fully functional, the team reports, and could aid the study of vascular-related diseases such as diabetes.

Changes in gene expression also hint at how the brains of people with ASD develop differently from those of other people.

A zebrafish model of the birth defect craniosynostosis provides insights into how the condition develops.

Critics say the misleading term actually refers to a heterogeneous population of cells, including possible tissue-specific progenitor cells and nonstem cells all lumped together.