Cancer patients and people with genetic disorders could be helped by a breakthrough by Australian researchers who have grown new human stem cells outside the body. The funding has the potenial to cut the number of painful bone-marrow harvests needed for … [Read more...]

Pathologists have discovered a way to expand the number of human blood-forming stem cells by growing them on a stretchy surface. This work paves the way for future treatments that may involve large numbers of therapeutic stem cells, according to experts … [Read more...]

In a world first, Australian researchers at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital have established how to deliver gene therapy successfully and safely.  As part of an international clinical trial, the Australian scientists have effectively achieved a gene … [Read more...]

Cancer patients and people with genetic disorders could be helped by a breakthrough by Australian researchers who have grown new human stem cells outside the body. The scientists discovered how to manipulate the environment of blood-forming stem cells … [Read more...]

Australian scientists have found a unique way to grow a precious and life-saving type of stem call, likened to putting a "cat on a sofa" in the lab. They have developed a super-thin and springy substance that mimics conditions inside the human body, and … [Read more...]