About 20 years ago, scientists discovered that skin cells could be converted into pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can ...

In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells ...

“We were able to get to yields where we could ask questions about whether these cells can be viable candidates for the cell ...

The nervous system is a marvel of biological engineering, composed of intricate networks that control every aspect of an ...

Converting one type of cell to another - for example, a skin cell to a neuron - can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a "pluripotent" stem cell, then ...

A 'devoted mother' has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) after her symptoms were initially mistaken for benign muscle twitches caused by stress. Holly Turner, 45, had already lost ...

A new process for converting skin cells to neurons directly could make it easier to develop therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.

MND Scotland says that around 450 people in the country are living with Motor Neurone Disease. One symptom that can easily be ...

Experts warn that excessive saliva, or drooling, could be a potential indicator of motor neurone disease (MND), a condition ...