YOUR brain may be to blame for your ageing body. A small cluster of stem cells in the brain seems to help mice stay young, and injecting extra stem cells helps them live longer. One day anti ...

Despite doctor’s dismal expectations, Kaliysha is now 6 years old and has managed to survive with only a partially functioning brain stem. According to Dr. Nicholas Bambakidis, director of ...

At the time of trial, a decision must be made in certain cases as to whether an application should be made for the trial to be bifurcated ... injuries to his brain and head.

“We don’t open up the brain surgically,” Andreadis said, “but rather are using syringes to perform in what is called stereotactic surgery.” Up until now, scientists have essentially put the stem cells ...

Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking treatment that could stop the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) in its tracks. A team of international researchers published their findings Monday ...

A 3-year-old boy is hearing the world for the first time, thanks to an auditory brain stem implant. "He likes sound," young Grayson's mom Nicole Clamp, said to CBS affiliate WBTV in Charlotte ...

Paddison's team called upon Plaisier to help analyze their brain stem cell data characterized through a process called single-cell RNA sequencing. "That data turned out to be pretty amazing ...

(CBS News) Patients with brain cancer may face devastating side effects from chemotherapy, but a new study offers a possible solution: stem cells. The stem cells form a shield of sorts against the ...

We hypothesized that human umbilical cord blood (UCB)–derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can attenuate severe brain injury induced by permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO ...