Heart failure may be treated by umbilical cord stem cells, says study

Research finds stem cell therapy shows improvement in hearts' ability to pump blood in year following treatment.

Brain cancer can be fought with Zika virus, says study

Research shows that the virus specifically takes aim at brain cancer stem cells, the kind that tend to survive chemotherapy and spread.

Parkinson's is a degenerative disease that erodes motor functions. Typical symptoms include shaking, rigidity and difficulty walking.

Stem cells are special types of cells with innate ability to self-renew or multiply.

Scientists create stem cells from ear tissue that become fully functional sperm cells on introduction to mice testes.

Researchers found that hair follicle stem cell metabolism is different from other cells of the skin.

According to researchers process involves transforming skin cells into neurons, which are then 3D printed into structures resembling brain.

Patients with Angelman syndrome cannot develop mature brain activity which is where the cells can help