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Individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease experience impairments in cognitive abilities, such as memory, as well as challenges with noncognitive functions, which can result in anxiety and depression. In a study published on April 6 in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers examined a process k

Human embryos are in the news quite a bit these days for many reasons – political, religious, medical – but one

(ARS TECHNICA) – The early days of how an embryo develops are shrouded in mystery, because it pulls a kind of vanishing act. Once a sperm finds an egg, it begins a roughly weeklong journey to the uterus, becoming a tiny ball of cells along the way. When it reaches its destination, it attaches to…

People with Alzheimer's disease develop defects in cognitive functions like memory as well as problems with noncognitive functions that can lead to anxiety and depression.

Human embryo development and early organ formation remain largely unexplored due to ethical issues surrounding the use of embryos for research as well as limited availability of materials to study.

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle have engineered stem cells that do not generate dangerous arrhythmias, a complication that has to date thwarted efforts to develop stem-cell therapies for injured hearts.

Researchers hope findings could ultimately lead to the development of highly targeted therapies for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

The embryo-like structures produced a response similar to pregnancy.

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle have engineered stem cells that do not generate dangerous arrhythmias, a complication that has to date thwarted efforts to develop stem-cell therapies for injured hearts.

Researchers in China implanted the structures in three surrogate monkeys, but they did not become viable fetuses.