A Florida cardiologist could have his medical license revoked by state authorities who have accused him of performing illegal stem cell therapy on a patient who died during the procedure.
Elizabeth Cohen reports on a milestone in embryonic stem cell research.
Two women with untreatable eye diseases said they had dramatic improvements in their vision after injections of human embryonic stem cells, making it the first documented time these controversial cells have helped someone.
A 50-year-old man from Trion, Georgia, is the first person to be injected with stem cells in the upper part of the spinal cord, making him yet another pioneer in the scientific quest to use stem cells to heal.
For the first time, researchers have succeeded in creating human embryonic stem cells by injecting DNA from a skin cell into an unfertilized egg, according to a study published Wednesday.
There's great potential in the field of regenerative medicine, but doctors caution against seeking experimental treatments in an unregulated environment.
The Bartolo Colon story has intrigued me since it first broke in May. Colon is a former AL Cy Young winner whose career seemed to be lost but who is now pitching effectively again for the Yankees at age 38. I did more than raise an eyebrow when I heard that his incredible comeback was aided by a relatively unknown stem cell procedure. As an injured pitcher who is also 38, I had to know more. It didn't take long for me to find Colon's doctor, Joseph Purita of The Institute of Regenerative and Molecular Orthopedics in Florida.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday that tried to block funding of stem-cell research on human embryos.
Is it possible for humans to regenerate a damaged body part the way starfish and salamanders can? Will doctors one day be able to replace cancer-ridden organs with healthy ones engineered in a lab? Will lengthy waiting times for organ transplants eventually become a thing of the past?
Dr. Anthony Atala shows a new technique at his lab that he hopes could one day help shorten the organ donor list.
Is saving your child's cord blood a wise investment for future stem cell therapy?
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on how blood from umbilical cords can save the lives of cancer patients.
"Pitcher's Treatment Draws Scrutiny," proclaimed the headline for this week's New York Times story about the medical treatment performed on New York Yankees pitcher Bartolo Colon's elbow and shoulder. The Web browser banner for the story was: "Disputed Treatment Used in Bartolo Colon's Comeback." Based on follow-up headlines across the sports world, the point of dispute is muddled at best and entirely misinterpreted at worst.
A federal appeals court has lifted a ban on federal funding for stem cell research.
A federal court has given the Obama administration the go-ahead to continue funding embryonic stem-cell research.
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