Every year, around 15 million babies worldwide are born before 37 weeks of gestation. Being born preterm can disrupt development, and earlier births increase the risk of life-changing health outcomes.

When Alice Bertaina, M.D., Ph.D., attended medical school in Italy, her goal was to work in pediatrics. But she wasn’t sure ...

Researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources have developed a novel line of bovine embryonic stem ...

Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury—a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. A UCLA study conducted in ...

An intracoronary infusion of stem cells after PCI may benefit some STEMI patients as an adjunctive treatment in reducing the incidence of heart failure (HF), according to results from the ...

Key takeawaysUCLA researchers studying mice discovered that stem cells in aged muscle accumulate a protective protein called ...

Key takeaways UCLA researchers studying mice discovered that stem cells in aged muscle accumulate a protective protein called NDRG1 that slows their ability to repair tissue but helps the cells ...

For decades, damaged joint cartilage has been a one-way street toward pain, stiffness, and eventually metal and plastic replacements. Now researchers are uncovering ways to coax the body into ...

State Sen. Eric Barlow is pushing a bill that would allow doctors to perform stem cell treatments not approved by the FDA, creating guidelines ...