Researchers have now identified a family of proteins that contributes to the survival and regenerative potential of blood-forming stem cells.

Creatine, a popular nutritional supplement used by weightlifters and sprinters to improve athletic performance, could lend muscle strength to people with muscular dystrophies.

Stem cells taken from adult human bone marrow have been manipulated by scientists at the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to generate aggregates of cells called spheres that are similar to those derived from neural stem

Two scientists from the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the spinal cord use network mechanisms similar to those used in the brain. The discovery is featured in the current issue of Science.

Professor Laing said his team had discovered a number of children across Europe who, despite a complete absence of the crucial skeletal muscle protein actin, were not totally paralysed at birth, and managed to have some muscle movements.

A steady rise in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) has been noted in recent decades, and environmental factors could be the cause of this increase.

The South Korean scientist had rocketed to international fame after claiming to be the first to have created stem cell lines from cloned human embryos, something experts around the world had been trying - and failing - to do for years.

A group of researchers has discovered a number of children suffering from rare muscle diseases whose bodies have "switched on" a gene that is usually turned off at birth.

Walking a mile in another person's shoes may be the best way to understand the emotions, perceptions, and motivations of an individual; however, in a recent study appearing in the December 2006 issue of Psychological Science, it is reported that those in

In both men, the flu-like symptoms triggered a more debilitating condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome for which there is no known cure, and no known cause. Its symptoms range from fatigue and vertigo to nausea, pain and cognitive confusion.

Britain has delayed a decision on whether scientists should be allowed to create human stem cells from animal eggs. The final decision will be made after a consultation with the public.

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill backing embryonic stem cell research, marking a major challenge to President George W Bush.

We transform the lives of disabled children through the use of corrective surgery and the provision of prosthetic limbs. By leveling the playing field for these children, we seek to give them access to education, work and community opportunities - the too

Scientists have linked a recently discovered gene to a rare nervous system disease called hereditary spastic paraplegia, for which there is no cure.