Plain-language guides to stem cells, regenerative medicine and medical research
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Tissue Engineering: Scaffolds, Cells and Growth Signals
Tissue engineering builds tissue substitutes from cells, scaffolds and signals. This page covers each part, the evidence and the limits.
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Tissue Engineering: Scaffolds, Cells and Growth Signals
Stem Cell Therapy Explained: What Is Approved and What Is Experimental
Regenerative Medicine Explained: Fields, Methods and Evidence
Stem Cell Research: How the Field Works and Where It Is Heading
What Are Stem Cells? Types, Sources and Roles in the Body
Organoids: Lab-Grown Mini Organs and What They Are Used For
Stem Cells for Knee Osteoarthritis: What the Studies Show
Stem Cell Therapy Risks: Reported Harms and Safety Concerns
Stem Cell Research in Parkinson’s Disease: Where It Stands
Stem Cell Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis: Trials and Limits
Stem Cell Research in Type 1 Diabetes: Islet Cells and Beyond
How to Find and Read Stem Cell Clinical Trials
Questions to Ask Before Considering a Stem Cell Treatment
The Phases of Clinical Trials: Phase 1 to Phase 4
Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Properties, Sources and Research Uses
ISSCR Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: How iPS Cells Are Made and Used
A Short History of Stem Cell Research
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants: How Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cells Are Used
Gene Therapy vs Cell Therapy: How They Differ
How the FDA Regulates Cell and Tissue Products
FDA-Approved Stem Cell Treatments: The Short List
Embryonic vs Adult Stem Cells: Differences and Ethics
CRISPR Gene Editing: How It Works and Where It Is Used
COPD and Stem Cell Therapy: Research Status
CAR T-Cell Therapy: How Engineered Immune Cells Work
Adipose Stem Cells: What Research Says About Fat-Derived Cells
Cord Blood Banking: What It Stores and What It Can Be Used For
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Stem Cell Therapy Explained: What Is Approved and What Is Experimental
A plain guide to stem cell therapy: the few approved treatments, the investigational work still under trial, and the regulatory warnings about…
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Stem Cell Research: How the Field Works and Where It Is Heading
How stem cell research is organized, from basic science to clinical trials, the cell types and tools involved, and what is approved versus investigational.
Around the Table
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What trials of stem cell-derived islets and other cell types report in type 1 diabetes, and their limits.
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A practical checklist for judging a stem cell treatment offer, built on FDA and ISSCR guidance.
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What each of the four clinical trial phases tests, how large they are and why phase labels matter when reading about investigational therapies.
Fresh from the Journal
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A Short History of Stem Cell Research
Key turning points in stem cell research, from bone marrow transplants to reprogrammed iPS cells, and…
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants: How Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cells Are Used
A hematopoietic stem cell transplant restores blood-forming cells destroyed by high-dose treatment. This page covers sources,…
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Gene Therapy vs Cell Therapy: How They Differ
How gene therapy and cell therapy differ, where they overlap, and how the FDA regulates them.
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How the FDA Regulates Cell and Tissue Products
How the FDA sorts cell and tissue products, what minimal manipulation and homologous use mean, and…
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FDA-Approved Stem Cell Treatments: The Short List
Which stem cell products does the FDA approve? A plain summary of the licensed list, its…
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Embryonic vs Adult Stem Cells: Differences and Ethics
A comparison of embryonic and adult stem cells covering potency, sources, ethical debate and regulatory status.