Adult stem cells may help repair hearts damaged by heart attack — in part by becoming heart cells themselves. That was the finding of a new study, released Monday, that points to a promising new treatment for heart attack patients that could reduce...

An article featured in the December 15, 2009 issue of the journal Cancer Research reveals the discovery of a team at Children’s Hospital & Research Center in Oakland, California of compounds occurring in soy that could help prevent and possibly treat...

The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, said this week that the work by two scientists has shown adult stem cells to be much more promising for medical treatment than embryonic stem cells. The use of adult stem...

A research team in Germany evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of autologous (self-donated) umbilical cord blood mononuclear cell (UCMNC) transplantation on right ventricular (RV) function in a large animal model of chronic RV overload. Their study...

Scientist says mother’s milk may play vital role in helping children ‘fulfil their genetic destiny’ Breast milk, long revered for the nutritional advantages it gives a newborn, could be just as vital in terms of infant development, a leading scientist...